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Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
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Ernest "Ernie" Schnack
Aug 6, 2014
Ernest “Ernie” Schnack, Jr. was born on July 24, 1927 to Ernest and Bertha (Kay) Schnack in Portsmouth, Iowa. He was baptized in the Lutheran Church and later joined St. Michael’s Catholic Church. After graduating valedictorian of the Class of 1944 from Tennant High School, Ernie went to business school in Omaha, Nebraska. He then returned to Shelby County to...
Jackson Tanner Rabe
Aug 5, 2014
My name is Jackson Tanner Rabe and I was born on May 15, 2014 here in Harlan. After being born in the hospital, I got to go home with my Mom and Dad. Their names are Samantha and Trenton Rabe. I had a big surprise when we got home - I already had a big sister named Bailey! My mom...
Edwin Michels
Aug 4, 2014
Edwin Albert Michels was born on January 30, 1927 to Fred and Agnes (Schmidt) Michels in Portsmouth, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Portsmouth. He attended St. Mary’s Catholic School in Portsmouth and graduated from St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Earling, Iowa. On June 13, 1945, he enlisted in the...
L. Dean Bartelson
Aug 2, 2014
Lowell “Dean” Bartelson was born on August 21, 1950 to Calvin and Lois (Wiuff) Bartelson in Council Bluffs, Iowa. In 1961, his sister Nancy (Bartelson) Fredericksen joined the family. He attended Kirkman elementary school and graduated from Irwin-Kirkman High School with the class of 1968. He continued his education at Iowa State University and Clarinda College studying agriculture. In 1978,...
Matthew Widrowicz
Aug 1, 2014
Matthew Samual Widrowicz, son of Aaron Widrowicz and Dixie (Eckles) Widrowicz Rash, was born on April 25, 1988 in Atlanta, Georgia. When Matthew was at the age of two, his family moved to Iowa and made their home in Hancock and then Avoca. He was baptized and confirmed at the Hancock Methodist Church and attended AHST Schools in Shelby and...
Sylvia Louise Lutz
Jul 31, 2014
Private Family Graveside Inurnment Services will be held at a later date. There is no visitation. Sylvia Louise Lutz was born in Parkers Prairie, Minnesota, April 25, 1936, the daughter of Raymond and Rose Urban Shamp. She was raised in Manning, Iowa, where she was baptized and confirmed in the Presbyterian Church. She received her education in the Manning Public...
Michael James Goetz
Jul 31, 2014
Mike Goetz was born on December 13, 1931 to Joseph and Antonia (Schechinger) Goetz in Harlan, Iowa. He attended St. Boniface Catholic School in Westphalia and graduated with the Class of 1950. He was drafted into the United States Army in November of 1952 and received an honorable discharge in November of 1954. On June 1, 1953, Mike was united...
Alvin "Buck" Armentrout
Jul 30, 2014
Alvin Ross Armentrout, son of Cassie and Lillian (Silverwood) Armentrout, was born near Botna, Iowa, on March 30, 1921. He was better known as “Buck” a nickname his uncle Marion gave him when he was a little boy. He lived his entire life in the Shelby County area receiving his education in Kirkman and Irwin Consolidated Schools graduating in 1938....
Bettie L. Anderson
Jul 29, 2014
Bettie Lorraine Anderson was born on August 10, 1930 to Leo and Anna (Kane) Duffy in Fairbank, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Fairbank. She attended Immaculate Conception Catholic School and graduated as class valedictorian with the Class of 1948. After high school, she began working in Waterloo, Iowa, where she met LaRue Anderson....
Linda L. Flug
Jul 29, 2014
Linda Lou Flug was born on November 27, 1950 to Rolland “Jack” and Ingebourg (Warner) Murray in Harlan, Iowa. She graduated from Harlan Community High School. On February 19, 1972, she was united in marriage to Michael Flug in Harlan. They became parents to two daughters: Jenny and Renae. Linda was a permanent fixture at Mickel’s Restaurant where she worked...
William "Billy" Huckins
Jul 27, 2014
William Eugene Huckins “Billy” was born on November 14, 1934 to Harlan and Gertrude (Stevens) Huckins in Myrtue Hospital in Harlan, Iowa. He attended Iowa School for the Deaf in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Billy lived the greater part of his younger days in Kirkman, Iowa, where his parents ran the general store and his father was the postmaster and fire...
Lawrence "Larry" Weihs
Jul 27, 2014
Lawrence J. Weihs was born on December 4, 1936 to Lawrence and Ann (Daeges) Weihs at a farm near Kirkman, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima in Portsmouth, Iowa. He attended the Gardner Country School. He graduated from Loras Academy in 1956 where he excelled in high school sports. After high school he...
Don Herbst
Jul 23, 2014
Donald Lee Herbst, son of Elmer and Agnes (Stessman) Herbst, was born January 6th, 1946 in rural Panama, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama. Don attended country school at Washington Township No. 4 near Panama and later St. Mary’s Catholic School in Panama. Don grew up as a farm boy...
Joanne Park
Jul 17, 2014
Joanne Carlile Park was born on July 7, 1948 at Davenport, Iowa to William and Gale (Malin) Carlile. She graduated from Bettendorf High School and attended Mid America Nazarene College. She graduated from Western Nebraska Community College. She married Harold D. Park on July 4, 1971 at Bettendorf Nazarene Church. They made their home in the western Nebraska panhandle since...
Shirley Aikman
Jul 14, 2014
VISITATION: FROM 4:00 P.M. UNTIL 7:00 P.M., THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2104 AT PFANNEBECKER FUNERAL HOME, DENISON, IOWA. FUNERAL SERVICES: NOON, FRIDAY JULY 18, 2014, AT PFANNEBECKER FUNERAL HOME, DENISON, IOWA. INTERMENT: 3:30 P.M., FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2014, AT LINCOLN TOWNSHIP CEMETERY, GRAY, IOWA. Shirley Maxine Aikman was born in El Centro, California, November 25, 1940, the daughter of Thomas and...
Delphine Beth Shives
Jul 13, 2014
FOLLOWING CREMATION, PRIVATE FAMILY SERVICES AND INURNMENT WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE. Delphine Beth Shives, age 88, of Denison, Iowa, died Sunday afternoon, July 13, 2014, at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Per Mrs. Shives wishes no services will be held at this time and, following cremation, she will be entrusted to her family. The Pfannebecker...
Ernest "Ernie" Schnack
Aug 6, 2014
Ernest “Ernie” Schnack, Jr. was born on July 24, 1927 to Ernest and Bertha (Kay) Schnack in Portsmouth, Iowa. He was baptized in the Lutheran Church and later joined St. Michael’s Catholic Church. After graduating valedictorian of the Class of 1944 from Tennant High School, Ernie went to business school in Omaha, Nebraska. He then returned to Shelby County to...
Jackson Tanner Rabe
Aug 5, 2014
My name is Jackson Tanner Rabe and I was born on May 15, 2014 here in Harlan. After being born in the hospital, I got to go home with my Mom and Dad. Their names are Samantha and Trenton Rabe. I had a big surprise when we got home - I already had a big sister named Bailey! My mom...
Edwin Michels
Aug 4, 2014
Edwin Albert Michels was born on January 30, 1927 to Fred and Agnes (Schmidt) Michels in Portsmouth, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Portsmouth. He attended St. Mary’s Catholic School in Portsmouth and graduated from St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Earling, Iowa. On June 13, 1945, he enlisted in the...
L. Dean Bartelson
Aug 2, 2014
Lowell “Dean” Bartelson was born on August 21, 1950 to Calvin and Lois (Wiuff) Bartelson in Council Bluffs, Iowa. In 1961, his sister Nancy (Bartelson) Fredericksen joined the family. He attended Kirkman elementary school and graduated from Irwin-Kirkman High School with the class of 1968. He continued his education at Iowa State University and Clarinda College studying agriculture. In 1978,...
Matthew Widrowicz
Aug 1, 2014
Matthew Samual Widrowicz, son of Aaron Widrowicz and Dixie (Eckles) Widrowicz Rash, was born on April 25, 1988 in Atlanta, Georgia. When Matthew was at the age of two, his family moved to Iowa and made their home in Hancock and then Avoca. He was baptized and confirmed at the Hancock Methodist Church and attended AHST Schools in Shelby and...
Sylvia Louise Lutz
Jul 31, 2014
Private Family Graveside Inurnment Services will be held at a later date. There is no visitation. Sylvia Louise Lutz was born in Parkers Prairie, Minnesota, April 25, 1936, the daughter of Raymond and Rose Urban Shamp. She was raised in Manning, Iowa, where she was baptized and confirmed in the Presbyterian Church. She received her education in the Manning Public...
Michael James Goetz
Jul 31, 2014
Mike Goetz was born on December 13, 1931 to Joseph and Antonia (Schechinger) Goetz in Harlan, Iowa. He attended St. Boniface Catholic School in Westphalia and graduated with the Class of 1950. He was drafted into the United States Army in November of 1952 and received an honorable discharge in November of 1954. On June 1, 1953, Mike was united...
Alvin "Buck" Armentrout
Jul 30, 2014
Alvin Ross Armentrout, son of Cassie and Lillian (Silverwood) Armentrout, was born near Botna, Iowa, on March 30, 1921. He was better known as “Buck” a nickname his uncle Marion gave him when he was a little boy. He lived his entire life in the Shelby County area receiving his education in Kirkman and Irwin Consolidated Schools graduating in 1938....
Bettie L. Anderson
Jul 29, 2014
Bettie Lorraine Anderson was born on August 10, 1930 to Leo and Anna (Kane) Duffy in Fairbank, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Fairbank. She attended Immaculate Conception Catholic School and graduated as class valedictorian with the Class of 1948. After high school, she began working in Waterloo, Iowa, where she met LaRue Anderson....
Linda L. Flug
Jul 29, 2014
Linda Lou Flug was born on November 27, 1950 to Rolland “Jack” and Ingebourg (Warner) Murray in Harlan, Iowa. She graduated from Harlan Community High School. On February 19, 1972, she was united in marriage to Michael Flug in Harlan. They became parents to two daughters: Jenny and Renae. Linda was a permanent fixture at Mickel’s Restaurant where she worked...
William "Billy" Huckins
Jul 27, 2014
William Eugene Huckins “Billy” was born on November 14, 1934 to Harlan and Gertrude (Stevens) Huckins in Myrtue Hospital in Harlan, Iowa. He attended Iowa School for the Deaf in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Billy lived the greater part of his younger days in Kirkman, Iowa, where his parents ran the general store and his father was the postmaster and fire...
Lawrence "Larry" Weihs
Jul 27, 2014
Lawrence J. Weihs was born on December 4, 1936 to Lawrence and Ann (Daeges) Weihs at a farm near Kirkman, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima in Portsmouth, Iowa. He attended the Gardner Country School. He graduated from Loras Academy in 1956 where he excelled in high school sports. After high school he...
Don Herbst
Jul 23, 2014
Donald Lee Herbst, son of Elmer and Agnes (Stessman) Herbst, was born January 6th, 1946 in rural Panama, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama. Don attended country school at Washington Township No. 4 near Panama and later St. Mary’s Catholic School in Panama. Don grew up as a farm boy...
Joanne Park
Jul 17, 2014
Joanne Carlile Park was born on July 7, 1948 at Davenport, Iowa to William and Gale (Malin) Carlile. She graduated from Bettendorf High School and attended Mid America Nazarene College. She graduated from Western Nebraska Community College. She married Harold D. Park on July 4, 1971 at Bettendorf Nazarene Church. They made their home in the western Nebraska panhandle since...
Shirley Aikman
Jul 14, 2014
VISITATION: FROM 4:00 P.M. UNTIL 7:00 P.M., THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2104 AT PFANNEBECKER FUNERAL HOME, DENISON, IOWA. FUNERAL SERVICES: NOON, FRIDAY JULY 18, 2014, AT PFANNEBECKER FUNERAL HOME, DENISON, IOWA. INTERMENT: 3:30 P.M., FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2014, AT LINCOLN TOWNSHIP CEMETERY, GRAY, IOWA. Shirley Maxine Aikman was born in El Centro, California, November 25, 1940, the daughter of Thomas and...
Delphine Beth Shives
Jul 13, 2014
FOLLOWING CREMATION, PRIVATE FAMILY SERVICES AND INURNMENT WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE. Delphine Beth Shives, age 88, of Denison, Iowa, died Sunday afternoon, July 13, 2014, at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Per Mrs. Shives wishes no services will be held at this time and, following cremation, she will be entrusted to her family. The Pfannebecker...
