Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Marlene Yvonne Larsen
Aug 27, 2026
Full Obituary is Pending...
Marlene Yvonne Larsen passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 27, 2026 at Hansen House in Harlan, Iowa attaining the age of 90 years, 10 months, and 1 day. She was preceded in death by her parents, Johanna (Thomsen) and Clayton Mitten; husband of 72 years, Kenneth Larsen and siblings, Javaine Mitten, Joyce (Virgil) Christensen and Merlyn (Ada)...
Marvin Henry Fey
Aug 6, 2026
Marvin Henry Fey was born 18 March 1937 in Fratt, Texas, to Phillip and Elsie Fey. After graduation from Harlandale High School he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He graduated bootcamp at San Diego Marine Corps Recruit Depot. During his 23 years he served as a Supply Officer. While stationed near Denver, Colorado, he met the love of...
William "Bill" Campbell, Jr.
Sep 19, 2026
Bill Campbell was born on June 9, 1942 in Omaha Nebraska to William Campbell Sr and Ethel Campbell. He then went on to attend and graduated from Harlan High School in 1960. Bill had a deep love for sports that began in high school and enjoyed sharing that passion with his children and grandchildren. Bill”s passion for sports extended into...
Cherylene Mae Huebert
Sep 18, 2026
Cherylene Mae Smith Huebert, daughter of Lynn “Jack” and Josephine (Arkfeld) Smith, was born on February 3, 1946.
Cherylene was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s of Assumption Catholic Church in Panama, Iowa. She attended country school at Washington No. 7 and Cass No. 2 through the seventh grade. She then attended St. Mary’s Catholic School and graduated with the Class...
Bonnie Klein
Sep 15, 2026
Yvonne “Bonnie” Philomena Klein was born to Loretta (Woerdehoff) and William Koster on August 2, 1938, in Breda, Iowa. She was baptized at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church in Breda. As a young girl, she attended grade school in Breda until she moved to Dolliver, Iowa, at the age of 10, where she graduated from Dolliver High School. While in high...
Clifford Morrison
Sep 14, 2026
Clifford Lee Morrison, Jr. was born on May 23,1944, to Clifford and Jean (McIntosh) Morrison. He attended Harlan Community Schools and graduated high school in 1962. From there, he attended the University of Nebraska in Omaha College and started working at Vickers in Omaha. He then joined the Army National Guard where he served for six years.
In April of 1964,...
Lloyd John Pauley
Sep 13, 2026
Lloyd was born on the family farm near Portsmouth, Iowa, to Ted (Theodore) and Rose Pauley on March 30, 1938. He attended a one room school house near the home place and graduated from St. Mary's High School in Portsmouth in 1955.
Lloyd loved farming from an early age and spent his entire life farming with his wife, Nancy in the...
Gailen Sidebottom
Sep 12, 2026
Gailen Dean Sidebottom was born on February 4 at his family home in rural Persia during the great blizzard of 1936, to Grant and Lotus (Osbahr) Sidebottom. Gailen met his future wife, LaVonne Petersen, at the Phoenix Theater in Neola, IA. He got her phone number on a popcorn bag and from that small beginning grew a love that would...
Rosemary Faye Klein
Sep 10, 2026
Rosemary Faye Klein passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 10, 2026 at her home in Harlan, Iowa attaining the age of 78 years, 6 months and 20 days. She was preceded in death by her parents, Alice (Petersen) and Robert Steckelberg and brother, Rickey Steckelberg.
Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Alan Klein of Harlan, IA; children, Mark (Joanna)...
Catherine Moore
Sep 9, 2026
Catherine Elvira Ainsworth Moore, was born on November 12, 1949, in Indiana, to Joseph and June Foldenaur Ainsworth. She attained her GED and then went to Southeast CC in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was united in marriage to Richard Moore on November 21, 1971. To this union they had 2 daughters: Charity and Christine. Catherine loved gardening, horses, quilting, sewing, her...
Mary Elizabeth Nelson
Sep 8, 2026
Mary Elizabeth Nelson was born to Ella (Taylor) and Joseph Meisenbach on July 23, 1931 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Fort Dodge, Iowa. She attended school at Des Moines Township Consolidated School in Rolfe, Iowa where she graduated with the class of 1949.
On September 4, 1950, Mary was united in marriage to Clifford Howard Wiig at St. Margaret’s Catholic...
David Rihner
Sep 8, 2026
David Jerome Rihner, son of Walter and Ila (Jones) Rihner, was born on November 3, 1940, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He attended Avoca High School and graduated with the class of 1958. He was a member of the Community Christ Church. On August 18, 1961, David was united in marriage to Rosemary Jean Estes at the RLDS Church in Council...
Phyllis Ann Harms
Sep 6, 2026
Phyllis Ann Origer, daughter of Vernon Origer and Vera (Grems) Origer, was born on January 8, 1945, in Estherville, Iowa. She was baptized in Estherville and was confirmed at the Presbyterian Church in Estherville, Iowa.
Phyllis attended elementary school in Maple Hill, Iowa. She later went to Lincoln Central Schools in Gruver, Iowa where she graduated in 1962. After graduation she...
Sherry Lee Studebaker
Sep 4, 2026
Sherry Lee Eyestone was born on January 29, 1949, in Viroqua, Wisconsin, the youngest child of Doris Elorna Erickson Eyestone and Paul Lester Eyestone.
Sherry attended school in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and after graduating from high school in 1967, moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa.
On September 9, 1967, Sherry Eyestone entered into the union of marriage with Edward C. Studebaker. They moved...
Rosalund "Rosie" Dee Baumgarten
Sep 2, 2026
Rosalund (Rosie) Dee Saltzman Seitzer Baumgarten, age 77, of Ankeny, Iowa, passed away peacefully on September 2 surrounded by family. She was a beloved mother, sister, grandmother, and friend whose warmth, bubbly personality, and humor touched the lives of many around her.
Rosalund was born on March 3, 1949 in Bode, Iowa to Ila and Burl Saltzman.
She grew up in Iowa...
Bonnie Sieh
Sep 2, 2026
Bonnie Jean Sieh, was born on April 12, 1953, in Council Bluffs, Iowa and grew up on a farm outside of Persia, Iowa, to Roy and Dorothy Iwen. She attended Tri-Center Schools and graduated with the Class of 1971. Bonnie participated in band, track, cheerleading and 4-H. Following graduation, she attended Northwest Missouri State for 2 years as a music...
Donald "Donnie" Bauerkemper
Aug 29, 2026
Donald “Donnie” Dean Bauerkemper was born on April 16, 1960 in Atlantic, Iowa, to Darrell “Barky” and Dorothy Bauerkemper. Donnie attended Walnut Community School and graduated in 1978. He continued his education at DMACC, where he earned an associate’s degree.
Throughout his life, he built a strong work ethic and served his community in many ways. He worked in the banking...
William Haynes
Aug 24, 2026
Survivors include his step-sons Heath (Gina) Paulsen of Bellevue, NE; and Henry (Sue) Paulsen of Avoca, IA
Clarice Marie Buman
Aug 22, 2026
Clarice Lapke Buman was born on August 28, 1932, on a farm in Gallons Grove Township, Shelby County, near Dunlap, Iowa, to Lois and Zeno Lapke. The second oldest of ten children, she grew up during the Great Depression on a farm without electricity or indoor plumbing. As a child, she cared for her younger siblings, milked cows, tended chickens,...
Carol Fern Watson
Aug 17, 2026
Carol F. Watson was born on November 21, 1936, in Wayne, Nebraska to Walter J. Simonin and Lois (Corzine) Simonin.
Carol grew up the youngest of five children, her four older siblings being Joe, Don, Lois (Shultheis), and Bob Simonin. She loved growing up in Wayne in her big yellow house next to a little park across from the Willow Bowl...
Marlene Yvonne Larsen
Aug 27, 2026
Full Obituary is Pending...
Marlene Yvonne Larsen passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 27, 2026 at Hansen House in Harlan, Iowa attaining the age of 90 years, 10 months, and 1 day. She was preceded in death by her parents, Johanna (Thomsen) and Clayton Mitten; husband of 72 years, Kenneth Larsen and siblings, Javaine Mitten, Joyce (Virgil) Christensen and Merlyn (Ada)...
Marvin Henry Fey
Aug 6, 2026
Marvin Henry Fey was born 18 March 1937 in Fratt, Texas, to Phillip and Elsie Fey. After graduation from Harlandale High School he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He graduated bootcamp at San Diego Marine Corps Recruit Depot. During his 23 years he served as a Supply Officer. While stationed near Denver, Colorado, he met the love of...
William "Bill" Campbell, Jr.
Sep 19, 2026
Bill Campbell was born on June 9, 1942 in Omaha Nebraska to William Campbell Sr and Ethel Campbell. He then went on to attend and graduated from Harlan High School in 1960. Bill had a deep love for sports that began in high school and enjoyed sharing that passion with his children and grandchildren. Bill”s passion for sports extended into...
Cherylene Mae Huebert
Sep 18, 2026
Cherylene Mae Smith Huebert, daughter of Lynn “Jack” and Josephine (Arkfeld) Smith, was born on February 3, 1946.
Cherylene was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s of Assumption Catholic Church in Panama, Iowa. She attended country school at Washington No. 7 and Cass No. 2 through the seventh grade. She then attended St. Mary’s Catholic School and graduated with the Class...
Bonnie Klein
Sep 15, 2026
Yvonne “Bonnie” Philomena Klein was born to Loretta (Woerdehoff) and William Koster on August 2, 1938, in Breda, Iowa. She was baptized at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church in Breda. As a young girl, she attended grade school in Breda until she moved to Dolliver, Iowa, at the age of 10, where she graduated from Dolliver High School. While in high...
Clifford Morrison
Sep 14, 2026
Clifford Lee Morrison, Jr. was born on May 23,1944, to Clifford and Jean (McIntosh) Morrison. He attended Harlan Community Schools and graduated high school in 1962. From there, he attended the University of Nebraska in Omaha College and started working at Vickers in Omaha. He then joined the Army National Guard where he served for six years.
In April of 1964,...
Lloyd John Pauley
Sep 13, 2026
Lloyd was born on the family farm near Portsmouth, Iowa, to Ted (Theodore) and Rose Pauley on March 30, 1938. He attended a one room school house near the home place and graduated from St. Mary's High School in Portsmouth in 1955.
Lloyd loved farming from an early age and spent his entire life farming with his wife, Nancy in the...
Gailen Sidebottom
Sep 12, 2026
Gailen Dean Sidebottom was born on February 4 at his family home in rural Persia during the great blizzard of 1936, to Grant and Lotus (Osbahr) Sidebottom. Gailen met his future wife, LaVonne Petersen, at the Phoenix Theater in Neola, IA. He got her phone number on a popcorn bag and from that small beginning grew a love that would...
Rosemary Faye Klein
Sep 10, 2026
Rosemary Faye Klein passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 10, 2026 at her home in Harlan, Iowa attaining the age of 78 years, 6 months and 20 days. She was preceded in death by her parents, Alice (Petersen) and Robert Steckelberg and brother, Rickey Steckelberg.
Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Alan Klein of Harlan, IA; children, Mark (Joanna)...
Catherine Moore
Sep 9, 2026
Catherine Elvira Ainsworth Moore, was born on November 12, 1949, in Indiana, to Joseph and June Foldenaur Ainsworth. She attained her GED and then went to Southeast CC in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was united in marriage to Richard Moore on November 21, 1971. To this union they had 2 daughters: Charity and Christine. Catherine loved gardening, horses, quilting, sewing, her...
Mary Elizabeth Nelson
Sep 8, 2026
Mary Elizabeth Nelson was born to Ella (Taylor) and Joseph Meisenbach on July 23, 1931 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Fort Dodge, Iowa. She attended school at Des Moines Township Consolidated School in Rolfe, Iowa where she graduated with the class of 1949.
On September 4, 1950, Mary was united in marriage to Clifford Howard Wiig at St. Margaret’s Catholic...
David Rihner
Sep 8, 2026
David Jerome Rihner, son of Walter and Ila (Jones) Rihner, was born on November 3, 1940, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He attended Avoca High School and graduated with the class of 1958. He was a member of the Community Christ Church. On August 18, 1961, David was united in marriage to Rosemary Jean Estes at the RLDS Church in Council...
Phyllis Ann Harms
Sep 6, 2026
Phyllis Ann Origer, daughter of Vernon Origer and Vera (Grems) Origer, was born on January 8, 1945, in Estherville, Iowa. She was baptized in Estherville and was confirmed at the Presbyterian Church in Estherville, Iowa.
Phyllis attended elementary school in Maple Hill, Iowa. She later went to Lincoln Central Schools in Gruver, Iowa where she graduated in 1962. After graduation she...
Sherry Lee Studebaker
Sep 4, 2026
Sherry Lee Eyestone was born on January 29, 1949, in Viroqua, Wisconsin, the youngest child of Doris Elorna Erickson Eyestone and Paul Lester Eyestone.
Sherry attended school in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and after graduating from high school in 1967, moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa.
On September 9, 1967, Sherry Eyestone entered into the union of marriage with Edward C. Studebaker. They moved...
Rosalund "Rosie" Dee Baumgarten
Sep 2, 2026
Rosalund (Rosie) Dee Saltzman Seitzer Baumgarten, age 77, of Ankeny, Iowa, passed away peacefully on September 2 surrounded by family. She was a beloved mother, sister, grandmother, and friend whose warmth, bubbly personality, and humor touched the lives of many around her.
Rosalund was born on March 3, 1949 in Bode, Iowa to Ila and Burl Saltzman.
She grew up in Iowa...
Bonnie Sieh
Sep 2, 2026
Bonnie Jean Sieh, was born on April 12, 1953, in Council Bluffs, Iowa and grew up on a farm outside of Persia, Iowa, to Roy and Dorothy Iwen. She attended Tri-Center Schools and graduated with the Class of 1971. Bonnie participated in band, track, cheerleading and 4-H. Following graduation, she attended Northwest Missouri State for 2 years as a music...
Donald "Donnie" Bauerkemper
Aug 29, 2026
Donald “Donnie” Dean Bauerkemper was born on April 16, 1960 in Atlantic, Iowa, to Darrell “Barky” and Dorothy Bauerkemper. Donnie attended Walnut Community School and graduated in 1978. He continued his education at DMACC, where he earned an associate’s degree.
Throughout his life, he built a strong work ethic and served his community in many ways. He worked in the banking...
William Haynes
Aug 24, 2026
Survivors include his step-sons Heath (Gina) Paulsen of Bellevue, NE; and Henry (Sue) Paulsen of Avoca, IA
Clarice Marie Buman
Aug 22, 2026
Clarice Lapke Buman was born on August 28, 1932, on a farm in Gallons Grove Township, Shelby County, near Dunlap, Iowa, to Lois and Zeno Lapke. The second oldest of ten children, she grew up during the Great Depression on a farm without electricity or indoor plumbing. As a child, she cared for her younger siblings, milked cows, tended chickens,...
Carol Fern Watson
Aug 17, 2026
Carol F. Watson was born on November 21, 1936, in Wayne, Nebraska to Walter J. Simonin and Lois (Corzine) Simonin.
Carol grew up the youngest of five children, her four older siblings being Joe, Don, Lois (Shultheis), and Bob Simonin. She loved growing up in Wayne in her big yellow house next to a little park across from the Willow Bowl...
