Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Terry L. Hulsebus
May 6, 2014
Terry Lee Hulsebus was born on July 6, 1951 to Gerald and Mary (Miller) Hulsebus in Denison, Iowa. He was baptized in Dow City Lutheran Church and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Buck Grove, Iowa in 1964. He attended school in Denison and graduated with the Class of 1969 from Denison High School. On June 24, 1972, Terry...
Ralph E. Doonan
May 5, 2014
Ralph Eugene Doonan, the youngest of three children, was born on April 2, 1930, to John and Carrie (Hansen) Doonan at their country home in Clay Township in Shelby County, Iowa. He attended country school at Clay No. 3 through the eighth grade. He was baptized into the Christian faith through the Irwin Church of Christ and later became a...
Michelle Cooper
May 3, 2014
Michelle Etta Cooper was born on December 16, 1963 to Karen (Hulsebus) Owens in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized in the Lutheran faith and attended Harlan Community Schools, graduating with the Class of 1982. While in high school, she worked at Shelby County State Bank. After graduation, Michelle moved to Council Bluffs and began employment at First National Bank. Michelle...
Rosalie J. Outka
Apr 30, 2014
Rosalie Jean Sorensen Outka was born on February 7, 1942 to Jack and Ruth (Rhodes) Sorensen in Harlan, Iowa. She was raised in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School with the Class of 1960. She became a medical transcriptionist and worked at Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital in Council Bluffs as well as hospitals in Omaha, Nebraska....
Craig A. Gubbels
Apr 30, 2014
Craig Alvin Gubbels was born on May 12, 1950 to Alvin and Mabel (Weihs) Gubbels in Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia where he remained a life-long member. He attended school in Westphalia and Defiance before graduating from Harlan Community High School with the Class of 1968. After high school, Craig joined...
Gerald "Gary" Kohles
Apr 28, 2014
Gerald “Gary” Joseph Kohles was born on March 11, 1942 to Delbert and Celestine (Arkfeld) Kohles in Chicago, Illinois. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama, Iowa and graduated from St. Mary’s High School with the Class of 1960. On April 15, 1963, Gary was united in marriage to Beverly Huebner at...
Yorng Lovan
Apr 27, 2014
Services: 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 2, 2014 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, IowaGraveside Ceremonies and Inurnment: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 3, 2014 at Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa Yorng Lovan was born in Laos June 10, 1920, the son of Song and Khoun LoTi Lovan. He was raised there and North Vietnam graduating from Lao High School. In 1954, Yorng...
Harley E. Nihsen
Apr 27, 2014
Harley Edwin Nihsen was born on November 10, 1931 to Nicholas and Emma (Halm) Nihsen in Shelby County, Iowa. He attended Minden High School and graduated in 1950, and also worked on the family farm. Harley met Shirley (Groene) at the “Music Box” dance hall in Omaha. They were married on March 23 (Shirley’s birthday) 1958 in Winslow, Nebraska. There...
Faye K. Androy
Apr 27, 2014
Faye Kathleen Androy was born on January 5, 1955 to J. Kenneth and Audrey (Rosenow) Carroll in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca and remained a member her entire life. She attended the Walnut Schools and graduated with the Class of 1973. She then graduated from the Jennie Edmundson School of Nursing and...
Lois Sonderman
Apr 24, 2014
Lois Catherine Sonderman was born on September 23, 1943 to Henry and Collette (Brincks) Soppe in Carroll, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Lawrence Catholic Church. She graduated with the Class of 1961 from Kuemper High School in Carroll, Iowa. She met Leo Sonderman at a dance at the Star Lite Ballroom in Carroll and on July 8,...
Gale J. Vandenberg
Apr 23, 2014
Gale Joseph Vandenberg was born on June 11, 1920 to Arnold and Mary (Vanderheidon) Vandenberg in David City, Nebraska. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Francis Catholic Church in Center, Nebraska. He attended country school in Brainard, Nebraska and graduated from Brainard High School with the Class of 1938. He was united in marriage to Mildred Ann Bohaty on...
Robert L. Reinking
Apr 20, 2014
Graveside Memorial Services: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 4, 2014 at Morgan Township Cemetery, Schleswig, IowaLuncheon to follow service at Cheetas Bar and Grill, Schleswig, Iowa Our Beloved Husband, Father and Brother Robert Reinking Robert L Reinking was born in Charter Oak Iowa in 1929 and died in Orange California on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2014. Although he was born in...
Charles J. Behrendt
Apr 18, 2014
Charles Joseph Behrendt was born on April 15, 1926 near Panama, Iowa to John and Mae (Kelley) Behrendt, the second oldest of a family of four boys and two girls. Growing up he helped with the farm work at home and with the neighbors. He attended grade school in the country schoolhouse and graduated from Harlan High School at the...
Judy Ann Beck
Apr 18, 2014
Services: 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, IowaVisitation: 1 hour prior to service time, Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, IowaBurial: Crawford Heights Memory Gardens, Denison, Iowa Judy Ann Beck was born in Estherville, Iowa, January 2, 1951, the daughter of Alvin Ruben and Dorothy Bleich Beck. She was raised in Swea...
Shirley L. Nihsen
Apr 16, 2014
Shirley Lou Nihsen was born on March 23, 1935 to Henry and Gerda (Hite) Groene in Meta, Missouri. At a young age, the family moved to Hooper, Nebraska where Shirley started country school. She graduated from Hooper High School with the Class of 1953. She went on to business school training and worked for United Airlines Reservations out of Omaha,...
Sheldon C. Howerter
Apr 12, 2014
Sheldon Carl Howerter was born on July 4, 1928 to Ghlee and Faye (Henderson) Howerter in Cuba, Illinois. He attended Cuba schools graduating from Cuba Senior High School. Sheldon then enrolled in the University of Illinois where he received his Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Dairy Science and Animal Nutrition. While in graduate school, Sheldon was invited to participate in...
Katherine Bergren
Apr 11, 2014
Funeral Services: 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 14, 2014 at Bethel Lutheran Church, Kiron, IowaVisitation: From 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. Sunday, April 13, 2014 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, IowaBurial: Kiron Cemetery, Kiron, IowaMemorials may be given to the Norelius Community and Odebolt Public Libraries Katherine Bergren was born in Glasgow, Scotland, July 24, 1925, the daughter of James and...
Jon D. Burgar
Apr 11, 2014
Jon David Burgar was born on January 19, 1967 to David and Cynthia (Terflinger) Burgar in San Diego, California. He was baptized at North Coast Church and graduated from high school in California. He attended two years of trade school and started building homes in Florida. On February 23, 2010, he was united in marriage to Tammy Hansen. Together they...
Veronica C. Hodapp
Apr 10, 2014
Veronica Cecilia Hodapp was born on September 26, 1923 to Henry and Rose (Mueller) Graeve on a farm near Earling, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph's Catholic Church and graduated from St. Joseph's High School with the Class of 1941. On February 9, 1944, Veronica was united in marriage to Eugene Hodapp at St. Joseph's Catholic Church....
Terry L. Hulsebus
May 6, 2014
Terry Lee Hulsebus was born on July 6, 1951 to Gerald and Mary (Miller) Hulsebus in Denison, Iowa. He was baptized in Dow City Lutheran Church and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Buck Grove, Iowa in 1964. He attended school in Denison and graduated with the Class of 1969 from Denison High School. On June 24, 1972, Terry...
Ralph E. Doonan
May 5, 2014
Ralph Eugene Doonan, the youngest of three children, was born on April 2, 1930, to John and Carrie (Hansen) Doonan at their country home in Clay Township in Shelby County, Iowa. He attended country school at Clay No. 3 through the eighth grade. He was baptized into the Christian faith through the Irwin Church of Christ and later became a...
Michelle Cooper
May 3, 2014
Michelle Etta Cooper was born on December 16, 1963 to Karen (Hulsebus) Owens in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized in the Lutheran faith and attended Harlan Community Schools, graduating with the Class of 1982. While in high school, she worked at Shelby County State Bank. After graduation, Michelle moved to Council Bluffs and began employment at First National Bank. Michelle...
Rosalie J. Outka
Apr 30, 2014
Rosalie Jean Sorensen Outka was born on February 7, 1942 to Jack and Ruth (Rhodes) Sorensen in Harlan, Iowa. She was raised in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School with the Class of 1960. She became a medical transcriptionist and worked at Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital in Council Bluffs as well as hospitals in Omaha, Nebraska....
Craig A. Gubbels
Apr 30, 2014
Craig Alvin Gubbels was born on May 12, 1950 to Alvin and Mabel (Weihs) Gubbels in Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia where he remained a life-long member. He attended school in Westphalia and Defiance before graduating from Harlan Community High School with the Class of 1968. After high school, Craig joined...
Gerald "Gary" Kohles
Apr 28, 2014
Gerald “Gary” Joseph Kohles was born on March 11, 1942 to Delbert and Celestine (Arkfeld) Kohles in Chicago, Illinois. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama, Iowa and graduated from St. Mary’s High School with the Class of 1960. On April 15, 1963, Gary was united in marriage to Beverly Huebner at...
Yorng Lovan
Apr 27, 2014
Services: 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 2, 2014 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, IowaGraveside Ceremonies and Inurnment: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 3, 2014 at Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa Yorng Lovan was born in Laos June 10, 1920, the son of Song and Khoun LoTi Lovan. He was raised there and North Vietnam graduating from Lao High School. In 1954, Yorng...
Harley E. Nihsen
Apr 27, 2014
Harley Edwin Nihsen was born on November 10, 1931 to Nicholas and Emma (Halm) Nihsen in Shelby County, Iowa. He attended Minden High School and graduated in 1950, and also worked on the family farm. Harley met Shirley (Groene) at the “Music Box” dance hall in Omaha. They were married on March 23 (Shirley’s birthday) 1958 in Winslow, Nebraska. There...
Faye K. Androy
Apr 27, 2014
Faye Kathleen Androy was born on January 5, 1955 to J. Kenneth and Audrey (Rosenow) Carroll in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca and remained a member her entire life. She attended the Walnut Schools and graduated with the Class of 1973. She then graduated from the Jennie Edmundson School of Nursing and...
Lois Sonderman
Apr 24, 2014
Lois Catherine Sonderman was born on September 23, 1943 to Henry and Collette (Brincks) Soppe in Carroll, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Lawrence Catholic Church. She graduated with the Class of 1961 from Kuemper High School in Carroll, Iowa. She met Leo Sonderman at a dance at the Star Lite Ballroom in Carroll and on July 8,...
Gale J. Vandenberg
Apr 23, 2014
Gale Joseph Vandenberg was born on June 11, 1920 to Arnold and Mary (Vanderheidon) Vandenberg in David City, Nebraska. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Francis Catholic Church in Center, Nebraska. He attended country school in Brainard, Nebraska and graduated from Brainard High School with the Class of 1938. He was united in marriage to Mildred Ann Bohaty on...
Robert L. Reinking
Apr 20, 2014
Graveside Memorial Services: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 4, 2014 at Morgan Township Cemetery, Schleswig, IowaLuncheon to follow service at Cheetas Bar and Grill, Schleswig, Iowa Our Beloved Husband, Father and Brother Robert Reinking Robert L Reinking was born in Charter Oak Iowa in 1929 and died in Orange California on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2014. Although he was born in...
Charles J. Behrendt
Apr 18, 2014
Charles Joseph Behrendt was born on April 15, 1926 near Panama, Iowa to John and Mae (Kelley) Behrendt, the second oldest of a family of four boys and two girls. Growing up he helped with the farm work at home and with the neighbors. He attended grade school in the country schoolhouse and graduated from Harlan High School at the...
Judy Ann Beck
Apr 18, 2014
Services: 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, IowaVisitation: 1 hour prior to service time, Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, IowaBurial: Crawford Heights Memory Gardens, Denison, Iowa Judy Ann Beck was born in Estherville, Iowa, January 2, 1951, the daughter of Alvin Ruben and Dorothy Bleich Beck. She was raised in Swea...
Shirley L. Nihsen
Apr 16, 2014
Shirley Lou Nihsen was born on March 23, 1935 to Henry and Gerda (Hite) Groene in Meta, Missouri. At a young age, the family moved to Hooper, Nebraska where Shirley started country school. She graduated from Hooper High School with the Class of 1953. She went on to business school training and worked for United Airlines Reservations out of Omaha,...
Sheldon C. Howerter
Apr 12, 2014
Sheldon Carl Howerter was born on July 4, 1928 to Ghlee and Faye (Henderson) Howerter in Cuba, Illinois. He attended Cuba schools graduating from Cuba Senior High School. Sheldon then enrolled in the University of Illinois where he received his Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Dairy Science and Animal Nutrition. While in graduate school, Sheldon was invited to participate in...
Katherine Bergren
Apr 11, 2014
Funeral Services: 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 14, 2014 at Bethel Lutheran Church, Kiron, IowaVisitation: From 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. Sunday, April 13, 2014 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, IowaBurial: Kiron Cemetery, Kiron, IowaMemorials may be given to the Norelius Community and Odebolt Public Libraries Katherine Bergren was born in Glasgow, Scotland, July 24, 1925, the daughter of James and...
Jon D. Burgar
Apr 11, 2014
Jon David Burgar was born on January 19, 1967 to David and Cynthia (Terflinger) Burgar in San Diego, California. He was baptized at North Coast Church and graduated from high school in California. He attended two years of trade school and started building homes in Florida. On February 23, 2010, he was united in marriage to Tammy Hansen. Together they...
Veronica C. Hodapp
Apr 10, 2014
Veronica Cecilia Hodapp was born on September 26, 1923 to Henry and Rose (Mueller) Graeve on a farm near Earling, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph's Catholic Church and graduated from St. Joseph's High School with the Class of 1941. On February 9, 1944, Veronica was united in marriage to Eugene Hodapp at St. Joseph's Catholic Church....
