Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Joan Reineke
May 16, 2013
Joan Freda Reineke was born on April 3, 1933 in Omaha, Nebraska to John and Freda (Soll) Emken. Joan was one of five children in the family. She attended school in Aurora, Nebraska and played basketball in high school before graduating from Hancock High School in Hancock, Iowa. She was named Miss Hancock and won a free airplane ride from...
Gloria J. Myers
May 12, 2013
Gloria Jean Myers was born on February 14, 1949, to Louis and Jean (Horacek) Myers in Atlantic, Iowa. She attended school in Walnut and graduated with the Class of 67 from Walnut High School. She received her bachelor�s degree in teaching from the University of Northern Iowa and taught for one year in Council Bluffs. She returned to Walnut to...
Maxine Jungen
May 11, 2013
Mass of Christian Burial: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Denison, Iowa Visitation: From 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Monday, May 13, 2013 with Parish Vigil Service at 7:00 p.m. at Pfannebecker Funeral Home in Denison, Iowa Burial: St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Mapleton, Iowa Maxine Jungen was born in Checotah, Oklahoma, November...
Mary Elaine Christensen
May 11, 2013
Mary Elaine Christensen was born on January 11, 1926 to John and Alberta (Phillian) Joyce in Phoenix, Arizona. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Cathedral Catholic Church. She attended St. Mary’s Catholic School in Phoenix, graduating with the Class of 1944. She continued her education at Arizona State University in Phoenix. On June 9, 1973, Elaine was united...
H. Max Bilsten
May 10, 2013
Funeral Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at Denison Baptist Church in Denison, Iowa Visitation: 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, at Pfannebecker Funeral Home in Denison, Iowa Burial at Crawford Heights Memory Gardens, Denison, Iowa H. Max Bilsten was born at Kiron, Iowa, May 16, 1925, the son of Harvey R. and Anna Ulrica Johnson Bilsten....
Elizabeth A. Rau
May 8, 2013
Elizabeth Agnes Rau was born on February 13, 1907 to Bernard and Theresa (Anastasia) Zimmerman in Lincoln Township near Westphalia, Iowa. She attended St. Boniface school in Westphalia. On November 13, 1934 she was united in marriage to Frank Rau at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia. They became parents to three children: David, Harvey, and Dan. Elizabeth was a...
Sylvia Mary Gaul
May 7, 2013
Sylvia Mary Gaul was born on June 21, 1916 to August and Amelia (Kenkel) Goeres in Earling, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph�s Catholic Church in Earling where she remained a lifelong member. She attended country school and St. Joseph�s Catholic School. On August 29, 1944, Sylvia and Aloys Gaul were united in marriage at St. Joseph�s...
Lonnie D. Olsen
May 6, 2013
Lonnie Dale Olsen was born on September 21, 1961 in Harlan, Iowa to Gene Allen and Marilyn Ann (Russmann) Olsen. He attended AvoHa high school and was involved in many sports activities until his graduation. He married Marie Shipley and together they had two beautiful daughters. Lonnie worked various construction jobs before he began working maintenance at Oakland Foods. He...
Louis A. Heller
May 5, 2013
Louis Albert Heller was born on November 15, 1947 to Leonard and Lucille (Hanrahan) Heller on a farm southwest of Defiance. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance and attended St. Paul’s Catholic School, graduating with the Class of 1965. On September 19, 1970, he was united in marriage to Sherry Newland. They had five...
Claude Newton Pope
May 3, 2013
Claude Newton “Tuffy” Pope was born on November 28, 1934 in Avoca, Iowa to Merle and Mae (Fish) Pope. He was one of seven children in the family. He attended Walnut, Shelby, and Avoca schools until he joined the United States Navy on June 11, 1952. He served his country during the Korean Conflict until his honorable discharge on November...
Therese Marie Henscheid
May 3, 2013
Therese Marie Henscheid was born on June 24, 1933 to Ray and Mary (Schechinger) Lickteig in Westphalia, Iowa. Her step-mother was Ada (Pippet) Lickteig. She graduated from St. Boniface Catholic High School, Westphalia, in 1951, and completed her nurse’s training at IWCC in 1968. On December 30, 1952, Therese and Urban Henscheid were united in marriage. There were four children...
Norman W. Christensen
May 2, 2013
Norman William Christensen was born on October 5, 1935 to Walter and Elsie (Walters) Christensen on a farm north of Atlantic, Iowa. He attended country school. In 1949, he moved to what they called Rorbeck, southwest of Elk Horn, Iowa. On April 20, 1957, he was united in marriage to Shirley Namanny at Peace Church in Walnut. Norman served from...
John Henry Swisher
May 1, 2013
John Henry Swisher was born on February 5, 1927 to John and Caroline (Karley) Swisher near Merrill, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Merrill. He attended school in Hinton, Iowa through the eleventh grade. He enlisted in the United States Navy in May of 1945 and served during World War II. He received an...
Lloyd Levern Sheldahl
Apr 26, 2013
Lloyd Levern Sheldahl, the third of seven children of James Levi and Amanda Almeda (Nitchals) Sheldahl, was born on June 25, 1930 in Stuart, Iowa. He attended school in Stuart and later obtained his GED. To help support his family he went to work at the age of 14 with his brother Maurice in the trucking business and later for...
Velma M. Lindstrom
Apr 25, 2013
Funeral Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 29, 2013 at First Baptist Church, Kiron, Iowa Visitation: From 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Sunday, April 28, 2013 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, Iowa Burial: Kiron Cemetery in Kiron, Iowa Velma Marie Margurete Lindstrom was born in rural Ida County on October 4, 1921 to Marvin and Caroline (Kahl) Hollander. She was baptized...
Palmer B. Volkmann
Apr 25, 2013
Funeral Services: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at First United Methodist Church, Denison, Iowa Visitation: From 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Monday, April 29, 2013 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, Iowa Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Denison, Iowa Palmer B. Volkmann was born at Denison, Iowa, February 23, 1926, the son of Herbert John and Johanna Amolia Wiese Volkmann. He was...
Bobby Dean Stahl
Apr 24, 2013
Bobby Dean Stahl was born in Harlan, Iowa to Edward and Edith (Baker) Stahl on June 22, 1931. He attended the Harlan Public Schools. On April 7, 1956, he was joined in marriage with Joyce Fountain. Four children were born to this union: Robert Craig, Penny, Kent, and Tracey. After many years of working construction, he worked for the Shelby...
Dean A. Linden
Apr 18, 2013
Dean Arthur Linden was born on December 28, 1950 to Duane and Bernice (Andersen) Linden in Harlan, Iowa. The only son, and eldest of eight children, Dean attended and was baptized at the Methodist Church in Tennant, Iowa, and at First Baptist Church of Harlan, Iowa. He attended kindergarten at the Country School, first grade at the Tennant School, and...
Carol Joyce Christensen
Apr 11, 2013
Carol Joyce Christensen, daughter of Harold and Veta (Plumb) Havick, was born on the Plumb family farm East of Tennant, Iowa on March 5, 1935. In 1946 she moved with her family to another farm to be closer to M16 (the Tennant Road). She attended Tennant Consolidated School in Tennant graduating with the class of 1953. As a child growing...
Richard Eugene Doran
Apr 11, 2013
Richard Eugene Doran, the son of William and Maud (Kay) Doran was born January 14, 1928 in Crossroads, Missouri. He attended school in Ava, Missouri and shortly after his 15th birthday, Richard entered the United States Navy on the 13th day of February 1943. He attained the rank of Seaman 2nd Class while serving in the South Pacific. His military...
Joan Reineke
May 16, 2013
Joan Freda Reineke was born on April 3, 1933 in Omaha, Nebraska to John and Freda (Soll) Emken. Joan was one of five children in the family. She attended school in Aurora, Nebraska and played basketball in high school before graduating from Hancock High School in Hancock, Iowa. She was named Miss Hancock and won a free airplane ride from...
Gloria J. Myers
May 12, 2013
Gloria Jean Myers was born on February 14, 1949, to Louis and Jean (Horacek) Myers in Atlantic, Iowa. She attended school in Walnut and graduated with the Class of 67 from Walnut High School. She received her bachelor�s degree in teaching from the University of Northern Iowa and taught for one year in Council Bluffs. She returned to Walnut to...
Maxine Jungen
May 11, 2013
Mass of Christian Burial: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Denison, Iowa Visitation: From 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Monday, May 13, 2013 with Parish Vigil Service at 7:00 p.m. at Pfannebecker Funeral Home in Denison, Iowa Burial: St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Mapleton, Iowa Maxine Jungen was born in Checotah, Oklahoma, November...
Mary Elaine Christensen
May 11, 2013
Mary Elaine Christensen was born on January 11, 1926 to John and Alberta (Phillian) Joyce in Phoenix, Arizona. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Cathedral Catholic Church. She attended St. Mary’s Catholic School in Phoenix, graduating with the Class of 1944. She continued her education at Arizona State University in Phoenix. On June 9, 1973, Elaine was united...
H. Max Bilsten
May 10, 2013
Funeral Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at Denison Baptist Church in Denison, Iowa Visitation: 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, at Pfannebecker Funeral Home in Denison, Iowa Burial at Crawford Heights Memory Gardens, Denison, Iowa H. Max Bilsten was born at Kiron, Iowa, May 16, 1925, the son of Harvey R. and Anna Ulrica Johnson Bilsten....
Elizabeth A. Rau
May 8, 2013
Elizabeth Agnes Rau was born on February 13, 1907 to Bernard and Theresa (Anastasia) Zimmerman in Lincoln Township near Westphalia, Iowa. She attended St. Boniface school in Westphalia. On November 13, 1934 she was united in marriage to Frank Rau at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia. They became parents to three children: David, Harvey, and Dan. Elizabeth was a...
Sylvia Mary Gaul
May 7, 2013
Sylvia Mary Gaul was born on June 21, 1916 to August and Amelia (Kenkel) Goeres in Earling, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph�s Catholic Church in Earling where she remained a lifelong member. She attended country school and St. Joseph�s Catholic School. On August 29, 1944, Sylvia and Aloys Gaul were united in marriage at St. Joseph�s...
Lonnie D. Olsen
May 6, 2013
Lonnie Dale Olsen was born on September 21, 1961 in Harlan, Iowa to Gene Allen and Marilyn Ann (Russmann) Olsen. He attended AvoHa high school and was involved in many sports activities until his graduation. He married Marie Shipley and together they had two beautiful daughters. Lonnie worked various construction jobs before he began working maintenance at Oakland Foods. He...
Louis A. Heller
May 5, 2013
Louis Albert Heller was born on November 15, 1947 to Leonard and Lucille (Hanrahan) Heller on a farm southwest of Defiance. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance and attended St. Paul’s Catholic School, graduating with the Class of 1965. On September 19, 1970, he was united in marriage to Sherry Newland. They had five...
Claude Newton Pope
May 3, 2013
Claude Newton “Tuffy” Pope was born on November 28, 1934 in Avoca, Iowa to Merle and Mae (Fish) Pope. He was one of seven children in the family. He attended Walnut, Shelby, and Avoca schools until he joined the United States Navy on June 11, 1952. He served his country during the Korean Conflict until his honorable discharge on November...
Therese Marie Henscheid
May 3, 2013
Therese Marie Henscheid was born on June 24, 1933 to Ray and Mary (Schechinger) Lickteig in Westphalia, Iowa. Her step-mother was Ada (Pippet) Lickteig. She graduated from St. Boniface Catholic High School, Westphalia, in 1951, and completed her nurse’s training at IWCC in 1968. On December 30, 1952, Therese and Urban Henscheid were united in marriage. There were four children...
Norman W. Christensen
May 2, 2013
Norman William Christensen was born on October 5, 1935 to Walter and Elsie (Walters) Christensen on a farm north of Atlantic, Iowa. He attended country school. In 1949, he moved to what they called Rorbeck, southwest of Elk Horn, Iowa. On April 20, 1957, he was united in marriage to Shirley Namanny at Peace Church in Walnut. Norman served from...
John Henry Swisher
May 1, 2013
John Henry Swisher was born on February 5, 1927 to John and Caroline (Karley) Swisher near Merrill, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Merrill. He attended school in Hinton, Iowa through the eleventh grade. He enlisted in the United States Navy in May of 1945 and served during World War II. He received an...
Lloyd Levern Sheldahl
Apr 26, 2013
Lloyd Levern Sheldahl, the third of seven children of James Levi and Amanda Almeda (Nitchals) Sheldahl, was born on June 25, 1930 in Stuart, Iowa. He attended school in Stuart and later obtained his GED. To help support his family he went to work at the age of 14 with his brother Maurice in the trucking business and later for...
Velma M. Lindstrom
Apr 25, 2013
Funeral Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 29, 2013 at First Baptist Church, Kiron, Iowa Visitation: From 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Sunday, April 28, 2013 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, Iowa Burial: Kiron Cemetery in Kiron, Iowa Velma Marie Margurete Lindstrom was born in rural Ida County on October 4, 1921 to Marvin and Caroline (Kahl) Hollander. She was baptized...
Palmer B. Volkmann
Apr 25, 2013
Funeral Services: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at First United Methodist Church, Denison, Iowa Visitation: From 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Monday, April 29, 2013 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, Iowa Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Denison, Iowa Palmer B. Volkmann was born at Denison, Iowa, February 23, 1926, the son of Herbert John and Johanna Amolia Wiese Volkmann. He was...
Bobby Dean Stahl
Apr 24, 2013
Bobby Dean Stahl was born in Harlan, Iowa to Edward and Edith (Baker) Stahl on June 22, 1931. He attended the Harlan Public Schools. On April 7, 1956, he was joined in marriage with Joyce Fountain. Four children were born to this union: Robert Craig, Penny, Kent, and Tracey. After many years of working construction, he worked for the Shelby...
Dean A. Linden
Apr 18, 2013
Dean Arthur Linden was born on December 28, 1950 to Duane and Bernice (Andersen) Linden in Harlan, Iowa. The only son, and eldest of eight children, Dean attended and was baptized at the Methodist Church in Tennant, Iowa, and at First Baptist Church of Harlan, Iowa. He attended kindergarten at the Country School, first grade at the Tennant School, and...
Carol Joyce Christensen
Apr 11, 2013
Carol Joyce Christensen, daughter of Harold and Veta (Plumb) Havick, was born on the Plumb family farm East of Tennant, Iowa on March 5, 1935. In 1946 she moved with her family to another farm to be closer to M16 (the Tennant Road). She attended Tennant Consolidated School in Tennant graduating with the class of 1953. As a child growing...
Richard Eugene Doran
Apr 11, 2013
Richard Eugene Doran, the son of William and Maud (Kay) Doran was born January 14, 1928 in Crossroads, Missouri. He attended school in Ava, Missouri and shortly after his 15th birthday, Richard entered the United States Navy on the 13th day of February 1943. He attained the rank of Seaman 2nd Class while serving in the South Pacific. His military...
