Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Mary Ann Mathiasen
Apr 7, 2014
Mary Ann Mathiasen was born on November 11, 1935 to Ralph and Josephine (Merical) Manders in Waukee, Iowa. She attended Waukee Public Schools and graduated from Waukee High School with the Class of 1953. Right after graduation, she was united in marriage to Vernon Hess. There were four children born to this union: Teresa, Linda, Scott, and Jeffry. Mary Ann...
Keith Campbell
Apr 6, 2014
George Keith Campbell was born on September 13, 1924 to George and Ida (Leuke) Campbell in Lincoln Township on a farm west of Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized at the United Methodist Church in June of 1925 and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in April of 1948. He attended country school in Lincoln and Jackson Townships. He was inducted into...
Dale W. Gottsch
Apr 6, 2014
Funeral Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 10, 2014 at United Church of Westside, Westside, IowaVisitation: From 5:00 pm. until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, IowaBurial: Westside Cemetery, Westside, Iowa Dale W. Gottsch was born at Westside, Iowa, December 31, 1934, the son of Gilmore Otto and Hilda Schneller Gottsch. He was raised on the...
John E. Linde
Apr 5, 2014
John Elmer Linde was born on May 22, 1951 to Elmer and Catherine (Jensen) Linde on a farm east of Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized at the United Methodist Church in Harlan and confirmed in the Lutheran Church. He attended the Harlan Community Schools and graduated with the Class of 1969. He attended Iowa State for one year partaking in...
Louis G. Weihs
Apr 5, 2014
Louis George Weihs, son of Anton John and Catherine Marie (Stinn) Weihs, was born July 28, 1921 on a farm in Grove Township near Earling, Iowa. He was baptized at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance, Iowa, and attended Grove Township country school. On January 11, 1954, Louis was united in marriage to Rita LaVon Reid at St. Michael’s Catholic...
Georgia A. Sievers
Mar 30, 2014
On the evening of Sunday March 30, Georgia Sievers, age 89, died peacefully surrounded by her family. All of her children and grandchildren were with her sharing her last days. She skyped into the Dea retirement party two days earlier and had clothes in her closet ready to attend just in case she had been able. Georgia has been called...
Harold E. Andersen
Mar 30, 2014
Harold Eugene Andersen was born on February 4, 1921 to Edward and Anna (Christiansen) Andersen in Harlan, Iowa. He was one of five children and attended country school through third grade. At age seven, Harold began accompanying his father to the sale barns. His father would even drop young Harold off alone at a sale with instructions to buy boars...
Gladys Mae Groth
Mar 29, 2014
Funeral Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Schleswig, IowaVisitation: From 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, IowaBurial: Crawford Heights Memory Gardens, Denison, Iowa Gladys Mae Burmeister was born November 27, 1915, the eldest daughter of Emil Otto and Helena Hulsebus Burmeister in Denison Township, Crawford County, Iowa. ...
Delphine "Gussie" Molony
Mar 29, 2014
Delphine Estelle Molony "Gussie" was born on October 11, 1924 to John and Ida (Wilke) Zimmer in Buck Grove, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Earling, Iowa. She attended country school in Buck Grove. She drove her siblings to high school in a Model A Ford and graduated from St. Joseph's Catholic School. Gussie...
Mark J. Gaul
Mar 26, 2014
Mark John Gaul was born on September 6, 1954 to Roman and Mildred (Rau) Gaul in Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Earling, Iowa. Mark attended St. Joseph's Catholic School and later graduated from Harlan Community High School with the Class of 1972. On April 8, 1975, Mark enlisted in the United States...
Donna L. Mahlberg
Mar 25, 2014
Madonna “Donna” Louise Mahlberg was born on March 27, 1933 to Frederick and Patricia (Buckley) Hoffmann on a farm near Panama, Iowa. She attended St. Mary’s Catholic School and graduated from St. Mary’s with the Class of 1949. On January 9, 1960, Donna was united in marriage to Michael Mahlberg at St. Mary’s in Panama. They had one daughter born...
Darlene J. Arnold
Mar 23, 2014
Darlene Joan Arnold was born on January 27, 1932 to John and Vivian (Sheeley) Huber in Irwin, Iowa. She attended Harlan schools and graduated with the Class of 1949. On April 10, 1951, Darlene was united in marriage to Glen Arnold in Harlan, Iowa. They became parents to one son, Randy. Darlene worked at Variety Distributors in Harlan and then...
Sylvia P. Goeser
Mar 21, 2014
Sylvia Pauline Goeser was born on November 15, 1922 to Peter and Clara (Bock) Gubbels in Westphalia, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia where she remained a life-long member. She attended and graduated from St. Boniface Catholic School. On May 5, 1942, Sylvia was united in marriage to Edmund Goeser. They had five...
Harriet I. Goshorn
Mar 16, 2014
Harriet Irene Goshorn was born on July 10, 1921 to Danish immigrants Peter and Margretha (Olesen) Madsen. She attended school in Corley and Harlan. Harriet was united in marriage to Gerald Goshorn in 1939 and raised two children: Barbara and Bill. They celebrated sixty-six years of marriage before Gerald’s death in 2005. Because of Gerald’s work, they moved quite frequently....
Bonnie Lee Donaldson
Mar 15, 2014
Bonnie Lee Donaldson was born on October 1, 1926 to Howard and Grace (Bamsey) Jones in Harlan, Iowa. When Bonnie was an infant, the family moved to Shelby where she attended school through the tenth grade. In July of 1946, Bonnie was united in marriage to Paul Donaldson in Kansas. They had one son, Billie Donaldson. Bonnie was a homemaker...
Patrick Schaben
Mar 14, 2014
Patrick Alan Schaben, son of Anthony and Ella Mae (Zimmerman) Schaben, was born on December 24, 1970 in Denison, Iowa. He was nicknamed “Bogey” when he was a toddler because Pat’s smile reminded his father of Humphrey Bogart. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Dow City, Iowa. Pat attended grade school in Manilla, Iowa and...
Cheryl Larae Heater
Mar 13, 2014
GRAVESIDE MEMORIAL SERVICES: 2:00 p.m. Monday, March 17, 2014 at Orange Township Cemetery, Coon Rapids, IowaNO VISITATION Cheryl Larae Heater was born at Coon Rapids, Iowa, May 30, 1944, the daughter of Claude and Edith Schaffers Heater. She made her home there until age 8 when she was admitted to the Woodward State Hospital where she resided from 1952 until...
Evelyn M. Kington
Mar 10, 2014
Evelyn Marie Kington, the daughter of Peter and Loretta (Earhart) Michels, was born at Defiance, Iowa, on September 30, 1916. On October 27, 1942, Evelyn was united in marriage to Myron Kington at Defiance, Iowa. Following their marriage, they lived and farmed near Irwin, Iowa. Evelyn was a housewife and mother and also helped with the farming. She enjoyed playing...
Sharon A. Bandow
Mar 6, 2014
FUNERAL SERVICES: 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 10, 2014 at Zion Lutheran Church, Denison, Iowa VISITATION: 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Sunday, March 9, 2014 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, Iowa BURIAL: Morgan Township Cemetery, Schleswig, Iowa Sharon A. Bandow was born on a farm in rural Schleswig, Iowa, April 21, 1946, the daughter of Robert M. and Violet Friedrichsen Moeller....
Mary Ann Mathiasen
Apr 7, 2014
Mary Ann Mathiasen was born on November 11, 1935 to Ralph and Josephine (Merical) Manders in Waukee, Iowa. She attended Waukee Public Schools and graduated from Waukee High School with the Class of 1953. Right after graduation, she was united in marriage to Vernon Hess. There were four children born to this union: Teresa, Linda, Scott, and Jeffry. Mary Ann...
Keith Campbell
Apr 6, 2014
George Keith Campbell was born on September 13, 1924 to George and Ida (Leuke) Campbell in Lincoln Township on a farm west of Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized at the United Methodist Church in June of 1925 and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in April of 1948. He attended country school in Lincoln and Jackson Townships. He was inducted into...
Dale W. Gottsch
Apr 6, 2014
Funeral Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 10, 2014 at United Church of Westside, Westside, IowaVisitation: From 5:00 pm. until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, IowaBurial: Westside Cemetery, Westside, Iowa Dale W. Gottsch was born at Westside, Iowa, December 31, 1934, the son of Gilmore Otto and Hilda Schneller Gottsch. He was raised on the...
John E. Linde
Apr 5, 2014
John Elmer Linde was born on May 22, 1951 to Elmer and Catherine (Jensen) Linde on a farm east of Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized at the United Methodist Church in Harlan and confirmed in the Lutheran Church. He attended the Harlan Community Schools and graduated with the Class of 1969. He attended Iowa State for one year partaking in...
Louis G. Weihs
Apr 5, 2014
Louis George Weihs, son of Anton John and Catherine Marie (Stinn) Weihs, was born July 28, 1921 on a farm in Grove Township near Earling, Iowa. He was baptized at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance, Iowa, and attended Grove Township country school. On January 11, 1954, Louis was united in marriage to Rita LaVon Reid at St. Michael’s Catholic...
Georgia A. Sievers
Mar 30, 2014
On the evening of Sunday March 30, Georgia Sievers, age 89, died peacefully surrounded by her family. All of her children and grandchildren were with her sharing her last days. She skyped into the Dea retirement party two days earlier and had clothes in her closet ready to attend just in case she had been able. Georgia has been called...
Harold E. Andersen
Mar 30, 2014
Harold Eugene Andersen was born on February 4, 1921 to Edward and Anna (Christiansen) Andersen in Harlan, Iowa. He was one of five children and attended country school through third grade. At age seven, Harold began accompanying his father to the sale barns. His father would even drop young Harold off alone at a sale with instructions to buy boars...
Gladys Mae Groth
Mar 29, 2014
Funeral Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Schleswig, IowaVisitation: From 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, IowaBurial: Crawford Heights Memory Gardens, Denison, Iowa Gladys Mae Burmeister was born November 27, 1915, the eldest daughter of Emil Otto and Helena Hulsebus Burmeister in Denison Township, Crawford County, Iowa. ...
Delphine "Gussie" Molony
Mar 29, 2014
Delphine Estelle Molony "Gussie" was born on October 11, 1924 to John and Ida (Wilke) Zimmer in Buck Grove, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Earling, Iowa. She attended country school in Buck Grove. She drove her siblings to high school in a Model A Ford and graduated from St. Joseph's Catholic School. Gussie...
Mark J. Gaul
Mar 26, 2014
Mark John Gaul was born on September 6, 1954 to Roman and Mildred (Rau) Gaul in Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Earling, Iowa. Mark attended St. Joseph's Catholic School and later graduated from Harlan Community High School with the Class of 1972. On April 8, 1975, Mark enlisted in the United States...
Donna L. Mahlberg
Mar 25, 2014
Madonna “Donna” Louise Mahlberg was born on March 27, 1933 to Frederick and Patricia (Buckley) Hoffmann on a farm near Panama, Iowa. She attended St. Mary’s Catholic School and graduated from St. Mary’s with the Class of 1949. On January 9, 1960, Donna was united in marriage to Michael Mahlberg at St. Mary’s in Panama. They had one daughter born...
Darlene J. Arnold
Mar 23, 2014
Darlene Joan Arnold was born on January 27, 1932 to John and Vivian (Sheeley) Huber in Irwin, Iowa. She attended Harlan schools and graduated with the Class of 1949. On April 10, 1951, Darlene was united in marriage to Glen Arnold in Harlan, Iowa. They became parents to one son, Randy. Darlene worked at Variety Distributors in Harlan and then...
Sylvia P. Goeser
Mar 21, 2014
Sylvia Pauline Goeser was born on November 15, 1922 to Peter and Clara (Bock) Gubbels in Westphalia, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia where she remained a life-long member. She attended and graduated from St. Boniface Catholic School. On May 5, 1942, Sylvia was united in marriage to Edmund Goeser. They had five...
Harriet I. Goshorn
Mar 16, 2014
Harriet Irene Goshorn was born on July 10, 1921 to Danish immigrants Peter and Margretha (Olesen) Madsen. She attended school in Corley and Harlan. Harriet was united in marriage to Gerald Goshorn in 1939 and raised two children: Barbara and Bill. They celebrated sixty-six years of marriage before Gerald’s death in 2005. Because of Gerald’s work, they moved quite frequently....
Bonnie Lee Donaldson
Mar 15, 2014
Bonnie Lee Donaldson was born on October 1, 1926 to Howard and Grace (Bamsey) Jones in Harlan, Iowa. When Bonnie was an infant, the family moved to Shelby where she attended school through the tenth grade. In July of 1946, Bonnie was united in marriage to Paul Donaldson in Kansas. They had one son, Billie Donaldson. Bonnie was a homemaker...
Patrick Schaben
Mar 14, 2014
Patrick Alan Schaben, son of Anthony and Ella Mae (Zimmerman) Schaben, was born on December 24, 1970 in Denison, Iowa. He was nicknamed “Bogey” when he was a toddler because Pat’s smile reminded his father of Humphrey Bogart. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Dow City, Iowa. Pat attended grade school in Manilla, Iowa and...
Cheryl Larae Heater
Mar 13, 2014
GRAVESIDE MEMORIAL SERVICES: 2:00 p.m. Monday, March 17, 2014 at Orange Township Cemetery, Coon Rapids, IowaNO VISITATION Cheryl Larae Heater was born at Coon Rapids, Iowa, May 30, 1944, the daughter of Claude and Edith Schaffers Heater. She made her home there until age 8 when she was admitted to the Woodward State Hospital where she resided from 1952 until...
Evelyn M. Kington
Mar 10, 2014
Evelyn Marie Kington, the daughter of Peter and Loretta (Earhart) Michels, was born at Defiance, Iowa, on September 30, 1916. On October 27, 1942, Evelyn was united in marriage to Myron Kington at Defiance, Iowa. Following their marriage, they lived and farmed near Irwin, Iowa. Evelyn was a housewife and mother and also helped with the farming. She enjoyed playing...
Sharon A. Bandow
Mar 6, 2014
FUNERAL SERVICES: 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 10, 2014 at Zion Lutheran Church, Denison, Iowa VISITATION: 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Sunday, March 9, 2014 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, Iowa BURIAL: Morgan Township Cemetery, Schleswig, Iowa Sharon A. Bandow was born on a farm in rural Schleswig, Iowa, April 21, 1946, the daughter of Robert M. and Violet Friedrichsen Moeller....
