Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Marcia Mae Holloway
Dec 17, 2015
Marcia Mae Holloway was born on April 5, 1941 to John and Lillie (Paulsen) Juhl in Manning, Iowa. She attended country school at Jefferson No. 7 at Botna and graduated from Irwin High School with the Class of 1959. She later attended Iowa Western Community College for two years, earning her Associate’s Degree in Graphic Arts. On February 14, 1960,...
John Dwayne Fromm
Dec 15, 2015
John Dwayne Fromm was born on July 20, 1961 to Peter and Therese (Kaufman) Fromm in Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance, Iowa, where he remained a life-long member. He attended Sts. Peter and Paul and St. Boniface Catholic Schools before graduating from Harlan High School with the Class of 1979. He...
Robert I. Hundt
Dec 14, 2015
Robert Irvin Hundt Robert Irvin Hundt was born in Avoca, Iowa to Irvin Carl and Orleane (Blakely) Hundt on March 30, 1940. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Oakland, Iowa. He attended Shelby school and was a member of the Class of 1959. He married Karen Danker at the United Church of Christ in Minden,...
Paul Martin Zaccone
Dec 13, 2015
The family suggests memorials be made to Paul's Tree Fund, Shelby County Catholic School, or Boy Scout Troop 90. Paul Martin Zaccone entered this world on July 17, 1996 into the loving arms of his parents Mark and Kimberly (Gehringer) Zaccone in Elk Grove Village, IL. His spirit was blessed through baptism and confirmation at St Michael's Catholic Church in...
Wendy Rae Waldemar
Dec 12, 2015
Wendy Rae Waldemar was born in Denison, Iowa, April 26, 1978, the daughter of Larry and Sandra Bowman Waldemar. She was raised on the Waldemar family farm at Deloit, Iowa, and received her education in the Denison Public Schools from which she graduated in 1996. She furthered her education at Western Iowa Tech taking Data Processing training. On December 3,...
Ruth Francis Riessen
Dec 12, 2015
Ruth Francis (Vetter) Riessen, 88, of Vail, Iowa died Saturday, December 12, 2015 at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll, Iowa. She was born on October 26, 1927, one of ten children born to Otto and Rosa (Boldt) Vetter. She was raised on their family farm south of Arcadia, Iowa, attending rural country school until graduating from Arcadia Public School.She...
Marjorie B. Rowen
Dec 12, 2015
Marjorie Belle (Martin) Rowen was born February 16, 1927 on a farm seven miles northwest of Clarks, Nebraska, the daughter of Henry Lee and Orabelle (Cruickshank) Martin. Marjorie graduated from Central City High School, Central City, Nebraska, in 1944. After graduation, she attended the Electronic Radio and Television Institute in Omaha, Nebraska. Upon completion of her schooling, Marjorie spent time...
Patricia "Pat" Margaret Kenkel
Dec 11, 2015
Patricia “Pat” Margaret Kenkel was born on July 6, 1944 to Leonard and Alice (Schiltz) Fahn in Defiance, Iowa. She was baptized at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance and confirmed at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan, Iowa. She started school at St. Peter’s, finished grade school and junior high at St. Michael’s, and graduated from Harlan High School....
Charlyn Joan Schultz
Dec 11, 2015
Charlyn Joan (Johnson) Schultz was born on May 12, 1928, in Kiron, Iowa, the daughter of Carl (Ted) and Etta Johnson. She was raised in Kiron and, in 1945; she graduated from Kiron High School. She earned her RN degree from Mounds-Midway School of Nursing in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1950.After graduation, she worked in the nursing field in Omaha,...
Raymond "Ray" Anthony Schaben
Dec 10, 2015
Raymond “Ray” Anthony Schaben was born on October 8, 1930 to William and Josephine (Block) Schaben in Earling, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance, where he attended country school until the eighth grade. On February 14, 1955, he was united in marriage to Frances Mary Haran at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Dunlap,...
Gene Hans Mohr
Dec 7, 2015
Gene Hans Mohr Gene Hans Mohr was born at home on November 30, 1940 to J. Melvin and Elinore (Harder) Mohr. Gene attended Newton Country School and later Avoca Schools where he graduated with the class of 1958. Gene was a lifelong member of Trinity Lutheran Church of Avoca, Iowa and attended Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines,...
Gayle "Whitey" Petersen
Dec 6, 2015
Gayle "Whitey" Bernell Petersen was born on December 31, 1932, to Eddie and Esther (Pedersen) Petersen of rural Harlan. Together with his sister Crystal, he was raised on the family farm and attended Kirkman School. He graduated from Harlan High School and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1951. He proudly served during the Korean War in the Atlantic Ocean...
Dolores Marie Wilkinson
Dec 6, 2015
Dolores Marie Wilkinson was born on June 29, 1927, the youngest of four children born to John and Gertrude (Muell) Blum in Panama, Iowa. She grew up on the family farm south of Panama and attended St. Mary’s Catholic School in Panama. Her oldest brother, Robert, gave her the nickname of “Tootie”, it stuck, and her friends and family members...
Thomas E. Hanigan
Dec 4, 2015
Thomas Edward Hanigan, 88, formerly of Denison, Iowa died Friday, December 4, 2015 at the Dunlap Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Dunlap, IA. Tom was born November 7, 1927, in Spalding, Nebraska, the second child of John Carlisle and Kathleen (Sullivan) Hanigan. He attended country school in Spalding until the fifth grade. In 1937, he moved to Denison with his...
Nola Anna Schiltz
Nov 28, 2015
Nola Anna Schiltz was born on November 2, 1930 in Portsmouth, Iowa, to Michael and Odelia (Langenfeld) Schmidt. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Portsmouth. She attended St. Mary’s Catholic School where she graduated with the Class of 1948. On November 25, 1952, Nola was united in marriage to Gerald J....
Irene Elizabeth Huebner
Nov 27, 2015
Irene Elizabeth Huebner was born to Barbara (Kenkel) and George (Shorty) Wegner in Panama, Iowa, on August 30, 1918. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Panama. She grew up along the railroad tracks with her siblings Orvelyn and Herb, and recalled how her mother cooked for the hobos from the train. Irene surely carried on...
Janette Jean Dotzler
Nov 26, 2015
Janette “Janet” Jean Dotzler was born on May 14, 1943 to Clarence and Irene (Goetzinger) Backhaus in Manilla, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance where she remained a life-long member. She attended school in Manilla, Iowa and graduated with the Class of 1961. During the summer while still in high school, she rented...
Margaret Ann Plumb
Nov 26, 2015
Margaret Ann Plumb was born on May 6, 1940 to Ralph and Vera (Cutler) Laver in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She attended country schools through the seventh grade, graduating from Irwin High School with the Class of 1958. She attended Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa for two years. She taught second grade in Jefferson, Iowa, for one year and...
Harry Doc Lortz
Nov 25, 2015
Harry Phillip “Doc” Lortz was born at Osmond, Nebraska, March 30, 1920, the son of Philipp and Elizabeth Schaffer Lortz. He grew up on the farm at Plainview, Nebraska, receiving his early education in the rural schools before graduating from Plainview High School with the class of 1936. He furthered his education at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, where...
Donna Unine Ross
Nov 25, 2015
Donna Unine Ross was born on October 4, 1935 to Duran and Thelma (Archer) Ross in Grand Island, Nebraska. She graduated from high school in Grand Island where she was raised by her paternal grandparents, George and Minnie Ross. She later studied nursing in Omaha. She was married to Russell Lacy in 1951 in Grand Island. They became parents to...
Marcia Mae Holloway
Dec 17, 2015
Marcia Mae Holloway was born on April 5, 1941 to John and Lillie (Paulsen) Juhl in Manning, Iowa. She attended country school at Jefferson No. 7 at Botna and graduated from Irwin High School with the Class of 1959. She later attended Iowa Western Community College for two years, earning her Associate’s Degree in Graphic Arts. On February 14, 1960,...
John Dwayne Fromm
Dec 15, 2015
John Dwayne Fromm was born on July 20, 1961 to Peter and Therese (Kaufman) Fromm in Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance, Iowa, where he remained a life-long member. He attended Sts. Peter and Paul and St. Boniface Catholic Schools before graduating from Harlan High School with the Class of 1979. He...
Robert I. Hundt
Dec 14, 2015
Robert Irvin Hundt Robert Irvin Hundt was born in Avoca, Iowa to Irvin Carl and Orleane (Blakely) Hundt on March 30, 1940. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Oakland, Iowa. He attended Shelby school and was a member of the Class of 1959. He married Karen Danker at the United Church of Christ in Minden,...
Paul Martin Zaccone
Dec 13, 2015
The family suggests memorials be made to Paul's Tree Fund, Shelby County Catholic School, or Boy Scout Troop 90. Paul Martin Zaccone entered this world on July 17, 1996 into the loving arms of his parents Mark and Kimberly (Gehringer) Zaccone in Elk Grove Village, IL. His spirit was blessed through baptism and confirmation at St Michael's Catholic Church in...
Wendy Rae Waldemar
Dec 12, 2015
Wendy Rae Waldemar was born in Denison, Iowa, April 26, 1978, the daughter of Larry and Sandra Bowman Waldemar. She was raised on the Waldemar family farm at Deloit, Iowa, and received her education in the Denison Public Schools from which she graduated in 1996. She furthered her education at Western Iowa Tech taking Data Processing training. On December 3,...
Ruth Francis Riessen
Dec 12, 2015
Ruth Francis (Vetter) Riessen, 88, of Vail, Iowa died Saturday, December 12, 2015 at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll, Iowa. She was born on October 26, 1927, one of ten children born to Otto and Rosa (Boldt) Vetter. She was raised on their family farm south of Arcadia, Iowa, attending rural country school until graduating from Arcadia Public School.She...
Marjorie B. Rowen
Dec 12, 2015
Marjorie Belle (Martin) Rowen was born February 16, 1927 on a farm seven miles northwest of Clarks, Nebraska, the daughter of Henry Lee and Orabelle (Cruickshank) Martin. Marjorie graduated from Central City High School, Central City, Nebraska, in 1944. After graduation, she attended the Electronic Radio and Television Institute in Omaha, Nebraska. Upon completion of her schooling, Marjorie spent time...
Patricia "Pat" Margaret Kenkel
Dec 11, 2015
Patricia “Pat” Margaret Kenkel was born on July 6, 1944 to Leonard and Alice (Schiltz) Fahn in Defiance, Iowa. She was baptized at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance and confirmed at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan, Iowa. She started school at St. Peter’s, finished grade school and junior high at St. Michael’s, and graduated from Harlan High School....
Charlyn Joan Schultz
Dec 11, 2015
Charlyn Joan (Johnson) Schultz was born on May 12, 1928, in Kiron, Iowa, the daughter of Carl (Ted) and Etta Johnson. She was raised in Kiron and, in 1945; she graduated from Kiron High School. She earned her RN degree from Mounds-Midway School of Nursing in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1950.After graduation, she worked in the nursing field in Omaha,...
Raymond "Ray" Anthony Schaben
Dec 10, 2015
Raymond “Ray” Anthony Schaben was born on October 8, 1930 to William and Josephine (Block) Schaben in Earling, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance, where he attended country school until the eighth grade. On February 14, 1955, he was united in marriage to Frances Mary Haran at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Dunlap,...
Gene Hans Mohr
Dec 7, 2015
Gene Hans Mohr Gene Hans Mohr was born at home on November 30, 1940 to J. Melvin and Elinore (Harder) Mohr. Gene attended Newton Country School and later Avoca Schools where he graduated with the class of 1958. Gene was a lifelong member of Trinity Lutheran Church of Avoca, Iowa and attended Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines,...
Gayle "Whitey" Petersen
Dec 6, 2015
Gayle "Whitey" Bernell Petersen was born on December 31, 1932, to Eddie and Esther (Pedersen) Petersen of rural Harlan. Together with his sister Crystal, he was raised on the family farm and attended Kirkman School. He graduated from Harlan High School and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1951. He proudly served during the Korean War in the Atlantic Ocean...
Dolores Marie Wilkinson
Dec 6, 2015
Dolores Marie Wilkinson was born on June 29, 1927, the youngest of four children born to John and Gertrude (Muell) Blum in Panama, Iowa. She grew up on the family farm south of Panama and attended St. Mary’s Catholic School in Panama. Her oldest brother, Robert, gave her the nickname of “Tootie”, it stuck, and her friends and family members...
Thomas E. Hanigan
Dec 4, 2015
Thomas Edward Hanigan, 88, formerly of Denison, Iowa died Friday, December 4, 2015 at the Dunlap Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Dunlap, IA. Tom was born November 7, 1927, in Spalding, Nebraska, the second child of John Carlisle and Kathleen (Sullivan) Hanigan. He attended country school in Spalding until the fifth grade. In 1937, he moved to Denison with his...
Nola Anna Schiltz
Nov 28, 2015
Nola Anna Schiltz was born on November 2, 1930 in Portsmouth, Iowa, to Michael and Odelia (Langenfeld) Schmidt. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Portsmouth. She attended St. Mary’s Catholic School where she graduated with the Class of 1948. On November 25, 1952, Nola was united in marriage to Gerald J....
Irene Elizabeth Huebner
Nov 27, 2015
Irene Elizabeth Huebner was born to Barbara (Kenkel) and George (Shorty) Wegner in Panama, Iowa, on August 30, 1918. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Panama. She grew up along the railroad tracks with her siblings Orvelyn and Herb, and recalled how her mother cooked for the hobos from the train. Irene surely carried on...
Janette Jean Dotzler
Nov 26, 2015
Janette “Janet” Jean Dotzler was born on May 14, 1943 to Clarence and Irene (Goetzinger) Backhaus in Manilla, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance where she remained a life-long member. She attended school in Manilla, Iowa and graduated with the Class of 1961. During the summer while still in high school, she rented...
Margaret Ann Plumb
Nov 26, 2015
Margaret Ann Plumb was born on May 6, 1940 to Ralph and Vera (Cutler) Laver in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She attended country schools through the seventh grade, graduating from Irwin High School with the Class of 1958. She attended Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa for two years. She taught second grade in Jefferson, Iowa, for one year and...
Harry Doc Lortz
Nov 25, 2015
Harry Phillip “Doc” Lortz was born at Osmond, Nebraska, March 30, 1920, the son of Philipp and Elizabeth Schaffer Lortz. He grew up on the farm at Plainview, Nebraska, receiving his early education in the rural schools before graduating from Plainview High School with the class of 1936. He furthered his education at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, where...
Donna Unine Ross
Nov 25, 2015
Donna Unine Ross was born on October 4, 1935 to Duran and Thelma (Archer) Ross in Grand Island, Nebraska. She graduated from high school in Grand Island where she was raised by her paternal grandparents, George and Minnie Ross. She later studied nursing in Omaha. She was married to Russell Lacy in 1951 in Grand Island. They became parents to...
