Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Beulah Pearl Jensen
Jan 4, 2013
Beulah Pearl Jensen was born on June 3, 1919 to Francis and Nellie (Green) Snyder in Irwin, Iowa. She grew up on a farm near Irwin and attended the Irwin School. Beulah was united in marriage to Leroy Jensen on August 27, 1944 in the Little Brown Church in the Vale in Nashua, Iowa. There were five children born to...
John Lewis Steenhusen
Jan 4, 2013
John Lewis Steenhusen was born on November 13, 1927 to John and Alma (Rostermund) Steenhusen in Irwin, Iowa. John was baptized at the Irwin Church of Christ. He graduated from Irwin High School with the Class of 1945 and attended one year of college at Commercial Extension School in Omaha, Nebraska. After finishing school, he returned to Irwin and worked...
Mariann C. Muenchrath
Dec 25, 2012
Mariann Catherine Muenchrath was born on May 1, 1925, to Lawerence and Lucy (Kenkel) Rauterkus in Earling, Iowa. She attended school in Dunlap, Iowa. On January 9, 1946, Mariann was united in marriage to Silverius J. Muenchrath at St. Joseph�s Catholic Church in Earling, Iowa. Seven children were gifted to this union: Ron, Tom, Connie, Mike, Pat, Mary, and Alice....
Joann C. Schwery
Dec 22, 2012
JoAnn Catherine Schwery was born on January 2, 1939, to Marvin and Mary (Bullard) Newland in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. She lived at Chadron, Nebraska and then Van Port, Oregon where her father worked in the shipyards during the war. After the war, they moved to Neola, Iowa where she attended St. Joseph�s Catholic School, graduating with the Class of...
Margene J. Meeves
Dec 13, 2012
Visitation: 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Monday, December 17, 2012 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Ida Grove, Iowa Services: 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Ida Grove, Iowa Memorials: Donor's Choice Margene J. Meeves was born on a farm in Ida County, Iowa, March 2, 1938, the daughter of Clarence and Alvena Moss Johnson. She...
Lewis Lew H. Hall
Dec 12, 2012
Lewis Henry Hall was born on February 24, 1943 to Benton and Willie Hazel (Calvin) Hall at Creston, Iowa. With his father being in the United States Army, the family moved to various states when Lew was a youngster. Lew himself served in the United States Army approximately eight years, two of which were served in Vietnam. On August 17,...
Margaret A. Mcgill
Dec 12, 2012
Who died on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 in Little River, Kansas Visitation Saturday, December 15, 2012 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. Birzer Funeral Home Sterling, Kansas Visitation Monday, December 17, 2012 9:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. Pauley Jones Funeral Home Avoca, Iowa Graveside Service Monday, December 17, 2012 11:30 A.M. Layton Township Cemetery Walnut, Iowa Margaret is survived by her...
James Jim Mccallan
Dec 4, 2012
James Edgar "Jim" McCallan was born on November 8, 1969 to Perry and Karen (Thomas) McCallan in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul�s Episcopal Church in Council Bluffs. During high school he was active in Band and Speech and participated in the school plays and the swim team. He graduated from Glenwood High School with...
Vivian Popp
Nov 30, 2012
Vivian Mae Popp was born on the Rasmussen Family Farm, northeast of Vail, Iowa, April 4, 1919, the daughter of Hans and Mathilda Stehlik Rasmussen. She was raised on the farm and received her education in the local rural schools and Vail Public High School. Following her education Vivian was employed as a domestic worker for her family and others...
Walter J. Verbik
Nov 29, 2012
Walt Verbik was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, May 21, 1930, the son of Martin and Emma Broz Verbik. When he was three years of age the family moved to Chicago, Illinois, later returning to Fort Dodge where he graduated from Fort Dodge High School with the class of 1950. He then furthered his education for two years at DeVry...
Donna F. Barry
Nov 27, 2012
Donna Ferne Barry was born on April 8, 1927, to Arthur and Hattie (Arnold) Waite on a farm south of Woodbine, Iowa. She was baptized at the First Christian Church in Woodbine. Donna attended country school in Harrison County and graduated from Woodbine High School with the Class of 1945. She graduated from Teachers Training and taught country school for...
Sandra K. Miller
Nov 24, 2012
Sandra Kay Miller was born on February 25, 1938 to Clarence and Pearl (Oakley) Lacy in Audubon, Iowa. She started her schooling in Audubon and graduated from Irwin High School with the Class of 1956. On May 20, 1956, she was united in marriage to LeRoy Miller in Manilla, Iowa. Three children were born to this union: Kimberly, Dirk, and...
Donald "Don" D. Grabill
Nov 24, 2012
Donald "Don" Dee Grabill was born on September 27, 1934 to Gale and Martha (Ericksen) Grabill in Harlan, Iowa. He attended country school in Center Township and received his GED. On May 25, 1953, he was united in marriage to Bonnie Hansen in Omaha, Nebraska. Five children were born to this union: Paul "Pudge", Dale, LeAnn, Robert, and Lisa. He...
Lois Weberg Buchanan
Nov 23, 2012
Visitation: None Services: Private family services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, December 16, 2012 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, Iowa Memorials: Norelius Community Library Burial: Kiron Cemetery, Kiron, Iowa Lois Weberg Buchanan was born in Denison, Iowa, July 17, 1928, the daughter of Bryan and Margaret Pearson Weberg. She was raised in Kiron where she graduated high school...
Catherine E. Gubbels
Nov 23, 2012
Catherine Elizabeth Gubbels was born on January 15, 1922 to Fred and Anna (Hoehn) Stinn in Earling, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. She graduated from St. Joseph’s Catholic School. Catherine attended the Electronic Radio and TV Institute in Omaha, Nebraska and became proficient with Teletype 2 Morse Code and worked in Louisiana...
Jerry A. Speake
Nov 23, 2012
Jerry A. Speake was born March 14, 1937, in a house that still stands at the corner of 14th Street & 3rd Avenue South in Denison. He died peacefully in Denison on Thursday, November 29, 2012, surrounded by his family. He was 75. Jerry was the oldest of five children born to the union of Joseph H. Speake and Helen...
Craig W. Miner
Nov 18, 2012
Craig William Miner was born on March 26, 1948 in Iowa City, Iowa. He was raised by Albert and Bessie (Lockerby) Hollins. The family moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa when Craig was age four. He graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School with the Class of 1966. After high school, Craig joined the United States Marine Corps. He served two tours...
Lavonne M. Barta
Nov 16, 2012
LaVonne is survived by her children: Robert (Peg) Barta of Salado, TX, Randy Barta of Atlantic, IA, Renee (Tom) Blackman of Olathe, KS, and Robyn Bentzen of Harlan, IA; 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; and brothers: Ira "Butch" (Pat) Pauley of Aracadia, MO, Merle (Carm) Pauley of Missouri Valley, IA, and Doug "Skeeter" (Carrol) Pauley of Holstein, IA. PDF Printable Version
Madonna Clare Pashia
Nov 14, 2012
Donna was born on the family farm near Charter Oak, Iowa December 4, 1925 to Francis Anthony and Catharine Ellen Gaughan Staley. She was raised on farms near Charter Oak and Ute, Iowa, attending rural neighborhood schools. Donna loved her high school days at Charter Oak and graduated with the class of 1943. She often told stories about driving her...
Gary Lee Madden
Nov 13, 2012
Gary Lee Madden, son of Charles and Margaret (VonTersch) Madden, was born on March 3, 1942 in Harlan, Iowa. He went to school in Avoca and was raised by his grandmother. He began working at an early age for Schueman�s in which he drove truck and hauled livestock. On July 1, 1960 Gary was united in marriage to Shirley Pope...
Beulah Pearl Jensen
Jan 4, 2013
Beulah Pearl Jensen was born on June 3, 1919 to Francis and Nellie (Green) Snyder in Irwin, Iowa. She grew up on a farm near Irwin and attended the Irwin School. Beulah was united in marriage to Leroy Jensen on August 27, 1944 in the Little Brown Church in the Vale in Nashua, Iowa. There were five children born to...
John Lewis Steenhusen
Jan 4, 2013
John Lewis Steenhusen was born on November 13, 1927 to John and Alma (Rostermund) Steenhusen in Irwin, Iowa. John was baptized at the Irwin Church of Christ. He graduated from Irwin High School with the Class of 1945 and attended one year of college at Commercial Extension School in Omaha, Nebraska. After finishing school, he returned to Irwin and worked...
Mariann C. Muenchrath
Dec 25, 2012
Mariann Catherine Muenchrath was born on May 1, 1925, to Lawerence and Lucy (Kenkel) Rauterkus in Earling, Iowa. She attended school in Dunlap, Iowa. On January 9, 1946, Mariann was united in marriage to Silverius J. Muenchrath at St. Joseph�s Catholic Church in Earling, Iowa. Seven children were gifted to this union: Ron, Tom, Connie, Mike, Pat, Mary, and Alice....
Joann C. Schwery
Dec 22, 2012
JoAnn Catherine Schwery was born on January 2, 1939, to Marvin and Mary (Bullard) Newland in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. She lived at Chadron, Nebraska and then Van Port, Oregon where her father worked in the shipyards during the war. After the war, they moved to Neola, Iowa where she attended St. Joseph�s Catholic School, graduating with the Class of...
Margene J. Meeves
Dec 13, 2012
Visitation: 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Monday, December 17, 2012 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Ida Grove, Iowa Services: 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Ida Grove, Iowa Memorials: Donor's Choice Margene J. Meeves was born on a farm in Ida County, Iowa, March 2, 1938, the daughter of Clarence and Alvena Moss Johnson. She...
Lewis Lew H. Hall
Dec 12, 2012
Lewis Henry Hall was born on February 24, 1943 to Benton and Willie Hazel (Calvin) Hall at Creston, Iowa. With his father being in the United States Army, the family moved to various states when Lew was a youngster. Lew himself served in the United States Army approximately eight years, two of which were served in Vietnam. On August 17,...
Margaret A. Mcgill
Dec 12, 2012
Who died on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 in Little River, Kansas Visitation Saturday, December 15, 2012 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. Birzer Funeral Home Sterling, Kansas Visitation Monday, December 17, 2012 9:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. Pauley Jones Funeral Home Avoca, Iowa Graveside Service Monday, December 17, 2012 11:30 A.M. Layton Township Cemetery Walnut, Iowa Margaret is survived by her...
James Jim Mccallan
Dec 4, 2012
James Edgar "Jim" McCallan was born on November 8, 1969 to Perry and Karen (Thomas) McCallan in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul�s Episcopal Church in Council Bluffs. During high school he was active in Band and Speech and participated in the school plays and the swim team. He graduated from Glenwood High School with...
Vivian Popp
Nov 30, 2012
Vivian Mae Popp was born on the Rasmussen Family Farm, northeast of Vail, Iowa, April 4, 1919, the daughter of Hans and Mathilda Stehlik Rasmussen. She was raised on the farm and received her education in the local rural schools and Vail Public High School. Following her education Vivian was employed as a domestic worker for her family and others...
Walter J. Verbik
Nov 29, 2012
Walt Verbik was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, May 21, 1930, the son of Martin and Emma Broz Verbik. When he was three years of age the family moved to Chicago, Illinois, later returning to Fort Dodge where he graduated from Fort Dodge High School with the class of 1950. He then furthered his education for two years at DeVry...
Donna F. Barry
Nov 27, 2012
Donna Ferne Barry was born on April 8, 1927, to Arthur and Hattie (Arnold) Waite on a farm south of Woodbine, Iowa. She was baptized at the First Christian Church in Woodbine. Donna attended country school in Harrison County and graduated from Woodbine High School with the Class of 1945. She graduated from Teachers Training and taught country school for...
Sandra K. Miller
Nov 24, 2012
Sandra Kay Miller was born on February 25, 1938 to Clarence and Pearl (Oakley) Lacy in Audubon, Iowa. She started her schooling in Audubon and graduated from Irwin High School with the Class of 1956. On May 20, 1956, she was united in marriage to LeRoy Miller in Manilla, Iowa. Three children were born to this union: Kimberly, Dirk, and...
Donald "Don" D. Grabill
Nov 24, 2012
Donald "Don" Dee Grabill was born on September 27, 1934 to Gale and Martha (Ericksen) Grabill in Harlan, Iowa. He attended country school in Center Township and received his GED. On May 25, 1953, he was united in marriage to Bonnie Hansen in Omaha, Nebraska. Five children were born to this union: Paul "Pudge", Dale, LeAnn, Robert, and Lisa. He...
Lois Weberg Buchanan
Nov 23, 2012
Visitation: None Services: Private family services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, December 16, 2012 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, Iowa Memorials: Norelius Community Library Burial: Kiron Cemetery, Kiron, Iowa Lois Weberg Buchanan was born in Denison, Iowa, July 17, 1928, the daughter of Bryan and Margaret Pearson Weberg. She was raised in Kiron where she graduated high school...
Catherine E. Gubbels
Nov 23, 2012
Catherine Elizabeth Gubbels was born on January 15, 1922 to Fred and Anna (Hoehn) Stinn in Earling, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. She graduated from St. Joseph’s Catholic School. Catherine attended the Electronic Radio and TV Institute in Omaha, Nebraska and became proficient with Teletype 2 Morse Code and worked in Louisiana...
Jerry A. Speake
Nov 23, 2012
Jerry A. Speake was born March 14, 1937, in a house that still stands at the corner of 14th Street & 3rd Avenue South in Denison. He died peacefully in Denison on Thursday, November 29, 2012, surrounded by his family. He was 75. Jerry was the oldest of five children born to the union of Joseph H. Speake and Helen...
Craig W. Miner
Nov 18, 2012
Craig William Miner was born on March 26, 1948 in Iowa City, Iowa. He was raised by Albert and Bessie (Lockerby) Hollins. The family moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa when Craig was age four. He graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School with the Class of 1966. After high school, Craig joined the United States Marine Corps. He served two tours...
Lavonne M. Barta
Nov 16, 2012
LaVonne is survived by her children: Robert (Peg) Barta of Salado, TX, Randy Barta of Atlantic, IA, Renee (Tom) Blackman of Olathe, KS, and Robyn Bentzen of Harlan, IA; 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; and brothers: Ira "Butch" (Pat) Pauley of Aracadia, MO, Merle (Carm) Pauley of Missouri Valley, IA, and Doug "Skeeter" (Carrol) Pauley of Holstein, IA. PDF Printable Version
Madonna Clare Pashia
Nov 14, 2012
Donna was born on the family farm near Charter Oak, Iowa December 4, 1925 to Francis Anthony and Catharine Ellen Gaughan Staley. She was raised on farms near Charter Oak and Ute, Iowa, attending rural neighborhood schools. Donna loved her high school days at Charter Oak and graduated with the class of 1943. She often told stories about driving her...
Gary Lee Madden
Nov 13, 2012
Gary Lee Madden, son of Charles and Margaret (VonTersch) Madden, was born on March 3, 1942 in Harlan, Iowa. He went to school in Avoca and was raised by his grandmother. He began working at an early age for Schueman�s in which he drove truck and hauled livestock. On July 1, 1960 Gary was united in marriage to Shirley Pope...
