Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Marlys J. Martens
Mar 1, 2015
Marlys Joy (Paulsen) Martens was born on August 26, 1932, to Eldon and Myrtle (Nelson) Paulsen in rural Brayton, Iowa. In 1933, the family moved to rural Dysert, Iowa, and she spent her early childhood there. The family moved to a farm located on the Wisconsin Ridge Road northeast of Walnut, Iowa, in 1943. She attended country school and then...
Elvira Miller
Mar 1, 2015
Elvira Anna Miller was born on March 8, 1921 to Nicholas and Anna (Bieker) Finken in Earling, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling and also attended school at St. Joseph’s Catholic School. On October 6, 1942, she was united in marriage to Sylvin Miller at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. They became...
Geneva Marie Kaven
Feb 28, 2015
Geneva was born October 24, 1917, to Henry and Clara (Fahrenkrog) Foje on a farm north of Minden, Iowa. She was baptized at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Persia, Iowa on December 16, 1917 and later confirmed at the Congregational Church in Minden, Iowa. In 1937 she became a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca, Iowa. She attended York...
Charlotte Mcdermott
Feb 22, 2015
Charlotte “Lottie” McDermott was born on October 24, 1923 to John and Frances (Rau) Kleffman near Portsmouth, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Portsmouth. She grew up on the farm and attended grade school at St. Mary’s. In 1948, the family moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa. Lottie went to work...
Gary L. Holloway
Feb 21, 2015
Gary Lee Holloway was born on September 15, 1944 to Uriah “Scott” and Lucile (Davenport)Holloway in Harlan, Iowa. He attended Irwin School and graduated with the Class of 1962, after which he pursued his dream of farming. In 1964, he met Cheri Rasmussen and they became husband and wife on December 5th of that year and have been inseparable ever...
Alfred "Al" Hughes
Feb 17, 2015
Alfred John Hughes was born on July 10, 1949 to Glenn and Bernadine Hughes in Akron, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Akron where he remained a member for twenty years. He attended Akron Community grade school and graduated with the Class of 1968 from Alcester High School in Alcester, South Dakota. He completed...
Betty M. Branstetter
Feb 16, 2015
Betty was born to Albert and Bessie (Robinson) McKinstrey on July 28, 1930 in Milford, Iowa. She went to first grade at the age of five years old because she wanted to go to school. Education always remained very important to her. She graduated from Milford High School and continued her education at Buena Vista College in Storm Lake, Iowa....
Mary J. Shelton
Feb 15, 2015
Mary Joan Shelton was born on May 26, 1933 to David John and Mary Elizabeth Williams in Colwyn Bay, North Wales. She was baptized at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church and was raised in the Catholic faith until the family moved to Harlan, Iowa. She attended primary and secondary school at St. Joseph’s. After her graduation, she trained in the...
Marlyn R. Schnepel
Feb 14, 2015
Marlyn Rudolph Schnepel was born on May 25, 1936 in Hancock Iowa to Claudius and Irene (Buell) Schnepel. He attended school in Hancock and Shelby, Iowa, graduating from Hancock High School. He married Carolyn Needham in 1964 and they were blessed with two sons: David and Danny. His life was spent farming both with agriculture and cattle. Marlyn died on...
Dean Arthur Androy
Feb 13, 2015
Dean Arthur Androy Dean Arthur Androy, son of Herman T. and Audrey Rose (Nordaker) Androy, was born January 15, 1949 in Pisgah, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at Soldier Lutheran Church in Soldier, Iowa where he also attended grade school. He then attended East Monona Junior High School before graduating from Dunlap High School with the class of 1967....
Donald "Cap" Leo Arnold
Feb 11, 2015
Donald Leo Arnold, aka Cap, died of natural causes on February 11, 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona. Born on June 23, 1930 in Sparks, Oklahoma to Lynval and Tina (Sharp) Arnold, he was an accomplished carpenter, mechanic, and loved to crack wise. Don loved to travel and see new sights, hunt, fish, camp, and play dominoes. He dearly loved dachshunds and...
Dorothy R. Sonderman
Feb 10, 2015
Dorothy Rose Sonderman, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Miller) Rosman, was born on February 12, 1917 in Defiance, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Defiance, Iowa. Dorothy attended school at St. Peter and Paul Catholic School in Defiance, graduating in 1931. She then attended Iowa Teacher’s College in Creston, Iowa, where...
Kathryn "Kathy" Kline
Feb 8, 2015
Kathryn Dee Kline “Kathy” was born on June 21, 1944 to Thomas and WillieD (Webb) Benton in Los Angeles, California. This Golden California Girl was born and raised in Southern California and graduated from Dorsey High School in Los Angeles with the Class of 1961. She was an avid swimmer - competing in many AAU meets, and was the original...
Julie Marie Allen
Feb 7, 2015
SERVICES: 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 13, 2015 at United Methodist Church, Dow City, IowaVISITATION: From 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, IowaBURIAL: Dow City Cemetery, Dow City, Iowa Julie Marie Thompson Allen was born April 6, 1962, the daughter of Judy Samuelson and Jim Thompson. She passed away Saturday, February 7, 2015...
Lois Mortensen
Feb 5, 2015
Lois June Mortensen, daughter of Roscoe A. and Lillian K. (Matthiessen) Buck was born on March 27, 1921 in Douglas Township in Harrison County. Lois was one of eleven children and graduated from the Shelby Consolidated School where she played basketball. After graduation, Lois worked for the United States Postal Service first in Shelby, Iowa and then Kansas City, Missouri....
Marlys J. Martens
Mar 1, 2015
Marlys Joy (Paulsen) Martens was born on August 26, 1932, to Eldon and Myrtle (Nelson) Paulsen in rural Brayton, Iowa. In 1933, the family moved to rural Dysert, Iowa, and she spent her early childhood there. The family moved to a farm located on the Wisconsin Ridge Road northeast of Walnut, Iowa, in 1943. She attended country school and then...
Elvira Miller
Mar 1, 2015
Elvira Anna Miller was born on March 8, 1921 to Nicholas and Anna (Bieker) Finken in Earling, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling and also attended school at St. Joseph’s Catholic School. On October 6, 1942, she was united in marriage to Sylvin Miller at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. They became...
Geneva Marie Kaven
Feb 28, 2015
Geneva was born October 24, 1917, to Henry and Clara (Fahrenkrog) Foje on a farm north of Minden, Iowa. She was baptized at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Persia, Iowa on December 16, 1917 and later confirmed at the Congregational Church in Minden, Iowa. In 1937 she became a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca, Iowa. She attended York...
Charlotte Mcdermott
Feb 22, 2015
Charlotte “Lottie” McDermott was born on October 24, 1923 to John and Frances (Rau) Kleffman near Portsmouth, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Portsmouth. She grew up on the farm and attended grade school at St. Mary’s. In 1948, the family moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa. Lottie went to work...
Gary L. Holloway
Feb 21, 2015
Gary Lee Holloway was born on September 15, 1944 to Uriah “Scott” and Lucile (Davenport)Holloway in Harlan, Iowa. He attended Irwin School and graduated with the Class of 1962, after which he pursued his dream of farming. In 1964, he met Cheri Rasmussen and they became husband and wife on December 5th of that year and have been inseparable ever...
Alfred "Al" Hughes
Feb 17, 2015
Alfred John Hughes was born on July 10, 1949 to Glenn and Bernadine Hughes in Akron, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Akron where he remained a member for twenty years. He attended Akron Community grade school and graduated with the Class of 1968 from Alcester High School in Alcester, South Dakota. He completed...
Betty M. Branstetter
Feb 16, 2015
Betty was born to Albert and Bessie (Robinson) McKinstrey on July 28, 1930 in Milford, Iowa. She went to first grade at the age of five years old because she wanted to go to school. Education always remained very important to her. She graduated from Milford High School and continued her education at Buena Vista College in Storm Lake, Iowa....
Mary J. Shelton
Feb 15, 2015
Mary Joan Shelton was born on May 26, 1933 to David John and Mary Elizabeth Williams in Colwyn Bay, North Wales. She was baptized at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church and was raised in the Catholic faith until the family moved to Harlan, Iowa. She attended primary and secondary school at St. Joseph’s. After her graduation, she trained in the...
Marlyn R. Schnepel
Feb 14, 2015
Marlyn Rudolph Schnepel was born on May 25, 1936 in Hancock Iowa to Claudius and Irene (Buell) Schnepel. He attended school in Hancock and Shelby, Iowa, graduating from Hancock High School. He married Carolyn Needham in 1964 and they were blessed with two sons: David and Danny. His life was spent farming both with agriculture and cattle. Marlyn died on...
Dean Arthur Androy
Feb 13, 2015
Dean Arthur Androy Dean Arthur Androy, son of Herman T. and Audrey Rose (Nordaker) Androy, was born January 15, 1949 in Pisgah, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at Soldier Lutheran Church in Soldier, Iowa where he also attended grade school. He then attended East Monona Junior High School before graduating from Dunlap High School with the class of 1967....
Donald "Cap" Leo Arnold
Feb 11, 2015
Donald Leo Arnold, aka Cap, died of natural causes on February 11, 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona. Born on June 23, 1930 in Sparks, Oklahoma to Lynval and Tina (Sharp) Arnold, he was an accomplished carpenter, mechanic, and loved to crack wise. Don loved to travel and see new sights, hunt, fish, camp, and play dominoes. He dearly loved dachshunds and...
Dorothy R. Sonderman
Feb 10, 2015
Dorothy Rose Sonderman, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Miller) Rosman, was born on February 12, 1917 in Defiance, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Defiance, Iowa. Dorothy attended school at St. Peter and Paul Catholic School in Defiance, graduating in 1931. She then attended Iowa Teacher’s College in Creston, Iowa, where...
Kathryn "Kathy" Kline
Feb 8, 2015
Kathryn Dee Kline “Kathy” was born on June 21, 1944 to Thomas and WillieD (Webb) Benton in Los Angeles, California. This Golden California Girl was born and raised in Southern California and graduated from Dorsey High School in Los Angeles with the Class of 1961. She was an avid swimmer - competing in many AAU meets, and was the original...
Julie Marie Allen
Feb 7, 2015
SERVICES: 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 13, 2015 at United Methodist Church, Dow City, IowaVISITATION: From 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, IowaBURIAL: Dow City Cemetery, Dow City, Iowa Julie Marie Thompson Allen was born April 6, 1962, the daughter of Judy Samuelson and Jim Thompson. She passed away Saturday, February 7, 2015...
Lois Mortensen
Feb 5, 2015
Lois June Mortensen, daughter of Roscoe A. and Lillian K. (Matthiessen) Buck was born on March 27, 1921 in Douglas Township in Harrison County. Lois was one of eleven children and graduated from the Shelby Consolidated School where she played basketball. After graduation, Lois worked for the United States Postal Service first in Shelby, Iowa and then Kansas City, Missouri....
