Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Adelaide Marie Croghan
Sep 1, 2013
Adelaide Marie Croghan, the daughter of Peter and Elizabeth Schechinger Gaul was born June 27, 1927 on a farm near Earling, Iowa. She was the only daughter in a family of twelve children. She attended St. Joseph’s Catholic grade school and graduated from St. Joseph’s Catholic high school with the class of 1945. Adelaide loved music and played the organ...
Dominic L. Elkins
Aug 31, 2013
My name is Dominic Lloyd Elkins and I was born in Harlan, Iowa, on November 12, 2007. My mom�s name is Barbara Kunch and my dad�s name is Thomas Ball. I went to a couple different preschools in Harlan, Irwin, Zion Lutheran Preschool in Manning, and the Heartland School in Council Bluffs. Some of my most favorite things were racecars...
Harold G. Zvorak
Aug 30, 2013
Harold George Zvorak was born on July 2, 1926 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to George and Margaret (Larsen) Zvorak. He worked with a relative on the railroad in his teen years during the summers. He graduated from high school in Tyler, Minnesota but left one week before his graduation ceremony to join the United States Merchant Marines. He served during World...
Eleanor Marie Allen
Aug 30, 2013
Eleanor Marie Arentson Allen was born on June 11, 1920 to Martin and Vina (Nelson) Arentson on a farm in Lincoln Township, Shelby County, Iowa. She attended elementary school at Lincoln Township No. 5 and graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1938. After graduation, she taught for two years at Lincoln Township No. 5 before attending Northwest...
Marjorie Eileen Duncan
Aug 28, 2013
Celebration of Life Service: 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 4, 2013 at First United Methodist Church in Denison, Iowa No Visitation Inurnment at Crawford Heights Memory Gardens, Denison, Iowa Marjorie Eileen Hall Duncan was born July 28, 1918, in Dunlap, Iowa. Her parents were McKinley Hall and Lela Green Hall. She lived with her parents on a farm where she attended...
Donald L. Johnston
Aug 22, 2013
Donald Lee Johnston was born on February 14, 1927 to James and Edna (Strom) Johnston in Owatonna, Minnesota. He attended White Bear Lake High School and Fargo High School. He received his GED while in the military. He enlisted in the United States Navy and received an honorary discharge for his service during World War II in the South Pacific....
Harold Francis Schwarte
Aug 18, 2013
Harold Francis Schwarte “Harry” was born on December 26, 1932 to Joseph and Helen (Ratigan) Schwarte in Earling, Iowa. He was baptized at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling and attended school at St. Joseph’s Catholic School. After his schooling, he worked on the family farm before moving to Handicap Village in Clear Lake, Iowa. When New Hope Village was...
Robert Duane Christensen
Aug 17, 2013
Robert Duane Christensen, son of Arnold and Helen (Havick) Christensen, was born on April 17, 1930 at Elk Horn, Iowa. He attended country school, Harlan High School and graduated with the class of 1947. In December of 1950, Robert enlisted in the United States Air Force and was stationed in Tacoma, Washington, Iceland and Phoenix, Arizona until his honorable discharge...
Robert Duane
Aug 17, 2013
Robert Duane Christensen, son of Arnold and Helen (Havick) Christensen, was born on April 17, 1930 at Elk Horn, Iowa. He attended country school, Harlan High School and graduated with the class of 1947. In December of 1950, Robert enlisted in the United States Air Force and was stationed in Tacoma, Washington, Iceland and Phoenix, Arizona until his honorable discharge...
Michael Charles Lee
Aug 15, 2013
Michael Charles Lee was born on September 24, 1957 in Hampton, Iowa to Glenn and Phyllis (Bramsen) Lee. He was the third of four children in the family. He had two brothers, Rick and Tom, and one sister, Patti. He was currently residing in Denison, Iowa and living at a Wesco Industries facility where he made great friends. Mike enjoyed...
Esther Margaret Harder,
Aug 14, 2013
Esther Margaret Harder was born on September 21, 1923 to John and Olga (Stuhr) Harder in Avoca, Iowa. After her graduation from high school, she attended teacher’s college at Iowa State University. For the next forty-two years, Esther taught school at Perry, Adel, Earlham, and Rue Elementary in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She never married but enjoyed the many children in...
Marvin Butch Pedersen
Aug 13, 2013
Marvin Wilford Pedersen, �Butch�, was born on December 22, 1936 to Wilford and Erma (Turner) Pedersen in Walnut, Iowa. He attended Harlan High School. On November 30, 1958, Butch was united in marriage to Irma Strandskov in Kimballton, Iowa. Three children were born to them: Lee, Michelle �Shelly�, and Kimberly �Kim�. Butch ran a milk route for Crystal Springs Creamery...
Helen Warner
Aug 13, 2013
Helen Marie Warner was born on March 2, 1918 to Joe and Gusta (Sohl) Pauley on a farm east of Corley, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan where she remained a lifelong member. At the age of five, her parents purchased a farm southwest of Harlan, Iowa. Helen attended Lincoln Township No. 8 country...
Jeannette Jan Gettys
Aug 12, 2013
Jeannette Darlene �Jan� Gettys was born on October 20, 1932 to Byron �BK� and Ruth (Jenkins) Stephens in Huron, South Dakota. She was baptized at the First Congregational Church in Huron. Jan graduated from Wall Lake High School and attended Cottey College, State Teacher�s College in Cedar Falls and Buena Vista University. On December 26, 1957 in Wall Lake, Iowa,...
Dorothy Schechinger
Aug 11, 2013
Dorothea Mary Ann Schechinger �Dorothy� was born on January 4, 1925 to Charles and Veronica (Tracy) Matthiessen on a farm northwest of Persia, Iowa. She grew up on a farm one mile north of Shelby, Iowa. She enjoyed growing up on the farm, except for milking the cows - she always told us stories of how that was her least...
Donald Dinger Thraen
Aug 10, 2013
Donald Ambrose �Dinger� Thraen was born on March 26, 1943 to Ambrose and Ariel (Densmore) Thraen in Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Michael�s Catholic Church, where he remained a life-long member. Don attended St. Michael�s Catholic School and graduated from Harlan High School with the class of 1961. During his high school summers, he attended the...
Bernice Lorene Pfannkuch
Aug 10, 2013
Graveside Service: 2:00 p.m. Monday, August 12, 2013 at Vail Cemetery, Vail, Iowa Visitation with the family following the burial at the United Presbyterian Church in Vail, Iowa Bernice Lorene Pfannkuch was born on her parents’ farm near Vail, Iowa, October 7, 1912, the only child of William and Katherine Slechta Pieper. She was raised on the farm and attended...
Dorothy J. Slater
Aug 9, 2013
Memorial Visitation: From 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Friday, August 16, 2013 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home in Denison, Iowa Private Family Graveside Memorial Services and inurnment will be at Oakland Cemetery in Denison, Iowa Dorothy J. Slater was born on the farm at Buck Grove, Iowa, the daughter of Emil M. and Evelyn May Lentz Greder. She was raised on...
Nola J. Lund
Aug 9, 2013
Nola Jane Lund was born on August 12, 1946 to Wayne and Alyce Mae (Doonan) Lund in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized at the Methodist Church and attended school at Center Township No. 5 through the sixth grade. Nola graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1964. During high school she worked at E. M. Christensen Auto company....
Leonard James "Domie" Hassett
Aug 4, 2013
Cremation Rites have been accorded. No Service No Visitation Private Inurnment: St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery. Leonard James “Domie” Hassett, son of Leonard “Hun” and Cecelia “Celia” Lochmiller Hassett passed away Sunday, August 4, 2013, in his hometown of Denison, Iowa. He is survived by his daughter Shawn, sister Melody, three grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, long time companion, Marla and...
Adelaide Marie Croghan
Sep 1, 2013
Adelaide Marie Croghan, the daughter of Peter and Elizabeth Schechinger Gaul was born June 27, 1927 on a farm near Earling, Iowa. She was the only daughter in a family of twelve children. She attended St. Joseph’s Catholic grade school and graduated from St. Joseph’s Catholic high school with the class of 1945. Adelaide loved music and played the organ...
Dominic L. Elkins
Aug 31, 2013
My name is Dominic Lloyd Elkins and I was born in Harlan, Iowa, on November 12, 2007. My mom�s name is Barbara Kunch and my dad�s name is Thomas Ball. I went to a couple different preschools in Harlan, Irwin, Zion Lutheran Preschool in Manning, and the Heartland School in Council Bluffs. Some of my most favorite things were racecars...
Harold G. Zvorak
Aug 30, 2013
Harold George Zvorak was born on July 2, 1926 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to George and Margaret (Larsen) Zvorak. He worked with a relative on the railroad in his teen years during the summers. He graduated from high school in Tyler, Minnesota but left one week before his graduation ceremony to join the United States Merchant Marines. He served during World...
Eleanor Marie Allen
Aug 30, 2013
Eleanor Marie Arentson Allen was born on June 11, 1920 to Martin and Vina (Nelson) Arentson on a farm in Lincoln Township, Shelby County, Iowa. She attended elementary school at Lincoln Township No. 5 and graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1938. After graduation, she taught for two years at Lincoln Township No. 5 before attending Northwest...
Marjorie Eileen Duncan
Aug 28, 2013
Celebration of Life Service: 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 4, 2013 at First United Methodist Church in Denison, Iowa No Visitation Inurnment at Crawford Heights Memory Gardens, Denison, Iowa Marjorie Eileen Hall Duncan was born July 28, 1918, in Dunlap, Iowa. Her parents were McKinley Hall and Lela Green Hall. She lived with her parents on a farm where she attended...
Donald L. Johnston
Aug 22, 2013
Donald Lee Johnston was born on February 14, 1927 to James and Edna (Strom) Johnston in Owatonna, Minnesota. He attended White Bear Lake High School and Fargo High School. He received his GED while in the military. He enlisted in the United States Navy and received an honorary discharge for his service during World War II in the South Pacific....
Harold Francis Schwarte
Aug 18, 2013
Harold Francis Schwarte “Harry” was born on December 26, 1932 to Joseph and Helen (Ratigan) Schwarte in Earling, Iowa. He was baptized at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling and attended school at St. Joseph’s Catholic School. After his schooling, he worked on the family farm before moving to Handicap Village in Clear Lake, Iowa. When New Hope Village was...
Robert Duane Christensen
Aug 17, 2013
Robert Duane Christensen, son of Arnold and Helen (Havick) Christensen, was born on April 17, 1930 at Elk Horn, Iowa. He attended country school, Harlan High School and graduated with the class of 1947. In December of 1950, Robert enlisted in the United States Air Force and was stationed in Tacoma, Washington, Iceland and Phoenix, Arizona until his honorable discharge...
Robert Duane
Aug 17, 2013
Robert Duane Christensen, son of Arnold and Helen (Havick) Christensen, was born on April 17, 1930 at Elk Horn, Iowa. He attended country school, Harlan High School and graduated with the class of 1947. In December of 1950, Robert enlisted in the United States Air Force and was stationed in Tacoma, Washington, Iceland and Phoenix, Arizona until his honorable discharge...
Michael Charles Lee
Aug 15, 2013
Michael Charles Lee was born on September 24, 1957 in Hampton, Iowa to Glenn and Phyllis (Bramsen) Lee. He was the third of four children in the family. He had two brothers, Rick and Tom, and one sister, Patti. He was currently residing in Denison, Iowa and living at a Wesco Industries facility where he made great friends. Mike enjoyed...
Esther Margaret Harder,
Aug 14, 2013
Esther Margaret Harder was born on September 21, 1923 to John and Olga (Stuhr) Harder in Avoca, Iowa. After her graduation from high school, she attended teacher’s college at Iowa State University. For the next forty-two years, Esther taught school at Perry, Adel, Earlham, and Rue Elementary in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She never married but enjoyed the many children in...
Marvin Butch Pedersen
Aug 13, 2013
Marvin Wilford Pedersen, �Butch�, was born on December 22, 1936 to Wilford and Erma (Turner) Pedersen in Walnut, Iowa. He attended Harlan High School. On November 30, 1958, Butch was united in marriage to Irma Strandskov in Kimballton, Iowa. Three children were born to them: Lee, Michelle �Shelly�, and Kimberly �Kim�. Butch ran a milk route for Crystal Springs Creamery...
Helen Warner
Aug 13, 2013
Helen Marie Warner was born on March 2, 1918 to Joe and Gusta (Sohl) Pauley on a farm east of Corley, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan where she remained a lifelong member. At the age of five, her parents purchased a farm southwest of Harlan, Iowa. Helen attended Lincoln Township No. 8 country...
Jeannette Jan Gettys
Aug 12, 2013
Jeannette Darlene �Jan� Gettys was born on October 20, 1932 to Byron �BK� and Ruth (Jenkins) Stephens in Huron, South Dakota. She was baptized at the First Congregational Church in Huron. Jan graduated from Wall Lake High School and attended Cottey College, State Teacher�s College in Cedar Falls and Buena Vista University. On December 26, 1957 in Wall Lake, Iowa,...
Dorothy Schechinger
Aug 11, 2013
Dorothea Mary Ann Schechinger �Dorothy� was born on January 4, 1925 to Charles and Veronica (Tracy) Matthiessen on a farm northwest of Persia, Iowa. She grew up on a farm one mile north of Shelby, Iowa. She enjoyed growing up on the farm, except for milking the cows - she always told us stories of how that was her least...
Donald Dinger Thraen
Aug 10, 2013
Donald Ambrose �Dinger� Thraen was born on March 26, 1943 to Ambrose and Ariel (Densmore) Thraen in Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Michael�s Catholic Church, where he remained a life-long member. Don attended St. Michael�s Catholic School and graduated from Harlan High School with the class of 1961. During his high school summers, he attended the...
Bernice Lorene Pfannkuch
Aug 10, 2013
Graveside Service: 2:00 p.m. Monday, August 12, 2013 at Vail Cemetery, Vail, Iowa Visitation with the family following the burial at the United Presbyterian Church in Vail, Iowa Bernice Lorene Pfannkuch was born on her parents’ farm near Vail, Iowa, October 7, 1912, the only child of William and Katherine Slechta Pieper. She was raised on the farm and attended...
Dorothy J. Slater
Aug 9, 2013
Memorial Visitation: From 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Friday, August 16, 2013 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home in Denison, Iowa Private Family Graveside Memorial Services and inurnment will be at Oakland Cemetery in Denison, Iowa Dorothy J. Slater was born on the farm at Buck Grove, Iowa, the daughter of Emil M. and Evelyn May Lentz Greder. She was raised on...
Nola J. Lund
Aug 9, 2013
Nola Jane Lund was born on August 12, 1946 to Wayne and Alyce Mae (Doonan) Lund in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized at the Methodist Church and attended school at Center Township No. 5 through the sixth grade. Nola graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1964. During high school she worked at E. M. Christensen Auto company....
Leonard James "Domie" Hassett
Aug 4, 2013
Cremation Rites have been accorded. No Service No Visitation Private Inurnment: St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery. Leonard James “Domie” Hassett, son of Leonard “Hun” and Cecelia “Celia” Lochmiller Hassett passed away Sunday, August 4, 2013, in his hometown of Denison, Iowa. He is survived by his daughter Shawn, sister Melody, three grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, long time companion, Marla and...
