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Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
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Sandra M. Musgrave
Aug 20, 2023
Sandra (Sandy) age 74 passed away at Elm Crest in Harlan, Iowa August 20, 2023. She was born November 5, 1948, to the late Rosalee and Chester Blake. Sandra was united in marriage to Dwight Musgrave on October 25, 1973, where they shared 50 years of memories, laughs and tears together raising their 6 children. Sandy while taking care of...
Jean Schroeder
Aug 18, 2023
Jean Ione (Maassen) Schroeder, the daughter of Reimer Maassen and Wilma (Peters) Maassen, was born on December 7, 1929 at Harlan, Iowa. She attended primary school classes in a one-room school in Lincoln Township and graduated from Harlan High School in 1947. She was employed at the Harlan National Bank in Harlan, Iowa prior to her marriage. On November 25,...
Anita Kay Mcdermott
Aug 14, 2023
Anita Kay McDermott, 86, of Davenport, Iowa, formerly of Atlantic, Iowa, and Sun City, Arizona, passed away Monday, August 14, 2023, in Davenport after a lengthy illness. Kay was born in Carroll, Iowa, to Paul and Esther McAvoy. Her mother, Esther, passed away from tuberculosis when Kay was a toddler. The only memory Kay had of her mother was kissing...
Larry Kramer
Aug 14, 2023
Larry Joseph Kramer was born to Gerald and Alma (Rau) Kramer on November 22, 1960 in Atlantic, Iowa. He was baptized at St. Patrick Catholic church in Walnut, Iowa and confirmed at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Harlan, Iowa. Larry attended school at and graduated from Harlan High School in Harlan, Iowa. He had a passion for fishing, often finding...
David R. Pierce
Aug 12, 2023
David Ray Pierce was born on December 16, 1942 to King David Pierce and Evalee Johnson-Pierce-Moore in Oakland, California. Growing up, David attended grade school in Oakland, California and high school in Arbuckle, California. David attended Mt. Ranch Church in California where he was baptized in 1999. He went on to attend Assembly of God Church in Harlan, Iowa as...
Jessie Mae Bates
Aug 10, 2023
Jessie Mae Bates, daughter of Lillian and Herman Caldwell was born January 3, 1943 in Seymour, Missouri. She was baptized at a young age in the Baptist faith. Jessie attended a one room country school from 1st grade until 6th grade. She then went on to Republic, graduating in 1960. After graduation, she moved to Springfield, Missouri and worked at...
Nancy J. Wiley
Aug 7, 2023
Nancy J. Wiley, daughter of Virgil and Bernadine (Pedersen) Wiley was born on July 1, 1950 in Harlan, Iowa. She grew up with her four siblings in Irwin, Iowa where she attended grade school. She graduated from Irwin-Kirkman High School with the class of 1968. After high school Nancy got married and had her son Richard Lee, Jr. She started...
Jean Ellen Enke
Aug 5, 2023
Jean Ellen (Young) Enke was born on October 13, 1959, to Darrell and Arleta Young, the youngest of four daughters. She attended and graduated from Shelby-Tennant Community School with the class of 1978. After high school she attended Grace University in Omaha, NE, for a semester. Jean was married to her junior high school sweetheart Phil Enke on August 18,...
Albert Hoepner
Aug 4, 2023
Albert Wilhelm Hoepner was born on February 8, 1943, to John and Myrtle Mae (Petty) Hoepner in Atlantic, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at the Atlantic Lutheran Church and graduated from AvoHa Community Schools in 1961. After graduation, Albert joined the army, serving for two years operating heavy equipment and was stationed in Okinawa. On November 12, 1967, Albert...
Brenda Dollen
Aug 3, 2023
Brenda Lee Dollen, daughter of Bertram and Mamie (Simonson) Dickason, was born on May 1, 1947 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was baptized at the First Christian Church in Council bluffs, grew up around the Council Bluffs area and graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School. After high school, she attended Iowa Western Community College to major in business. In 1988,...
Lee Stinn
Aug 1, 2023
Lee Franklin Stinn, son of Wilfred Joseph and Arlene Marie (Sick) Stinn, was born on August 7, 1944 in Harlan. He was raised on a farm outside Portsmouth and attended Cass Township country school through eighth grade. He then attended Harlan High School and graduated with the class of1962. After high school, he worked various jobs until May, 1965 when...
Tracie Ward
Aug 1, 2023
Tracie was born on July 17th, 1969 at Broadlawns Hospital in Des Moines. She was adopted into her family in August of 1969. She was baptized and made her first communion at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance. She attended St. Boniface Catholic School until the family moved to Harlan and then went to St. Michael’s Catholic School where she...
Gary Nash
Jul 28, 2023
Gary Lee Nash was a farmer, businessman, and family man who was born on August 7, 1947, in Atlantic, Iowa. He was the son of Ross and Maxine (Dinkey) Nash. Gary grew up near Marne, where he started his education at a country school before moving on to Walnut, where he graduated with the class of 1965. After high school,...
Roger Sorensen
Jul 28, 2023
Roger James Sorensen Isaiah 41:10 “Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.” Roger James Sorensen – a follower of Jesus Christ and devoted husband, son, brother, dad, papa, great grandpapa...
Maxine Sick
Jul 24, 2023
Maxine Ruth Sick was born on April 4, 1937, to Ejner and Velma Dunnington Sorensen near the picturesque town of Walnut, Iowa. She grew up in a warm and loving household, surrounded by the beauty of nature and the strong values of her family. Maxine's childhood was filled with joyous moments and close-knit family gatherings, creating cherished memories that would...
Linda Holtmyer
Jul 23, 2023
Linda Ilene Holtmyer, daughter of Orville and Ethel (Carse) Turner was born March 30, 1941, in Red Oak, Iowa. She attended school in Avoca, Iowa and graduated from Avoca High School. She then attended Northwest Missouri State University earning her degree in Elementary Education. After college, Linda began her career teaching at Lewis Lake View School in Council Bluffs, Iowa....
David Allen Thayer
Jul 21, 2023
Full obituary pending. He is survived by girlfriend Anita Riebesell; brothers Steven Thayer and Robert Thayer; sisters Judy Reis and Diane King, and extended family and friends.
Peggy Ellsworth
Jul 20, 2023
Peggy Jeannine Ellsworth was born December 12, 1936, to Marcellus (“Sal”) and Evelyn (Frahm) Grundmeier in Carroll, Iowa. She attended school in Manning and graduated from Manning High School with the class of 1955. After graduation, she worked as a Nurses Aid at Manning General then attended the State of Iowa School of Nursing in Iowa City where she graduated...
Arlo Max Petersen
Jul 18, 2023
Arlo Max Petersen, son of Harry A.P. and Helen (Barkman) Petersen was born on April 12, 1935, at his parent’s home in rural Shelby County, IA. Arlo attended both Jackson Township #1 and Polk Township #7 and graduated from Harlan High School in 1955. He was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, IA. Arlo was united in...
John Lawrence Thraen
Jul 18, 2023
John Lawrence Thraen was born to Lawrence and Lavina Thraen in Earling, Iowa on January 31, 1938. John was a lifelong member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Earling, Iowa, being both baptized and confirmed there. He also attended St. Joseph's Catholic School. Following his graduation, John enlisted to the Army National Guard in 1960. John found the love of...
Sandra M. Musgrave
Aug 20, 2023
Sandra (Sandy) age 74 passed away at Elm Crest in Harlan, Iowa August 20, 2023. She was born November 5, 1948, to the late Rosalee and Chester Blake. Sandra was united in marriage to Dwight Musgrave on October 25, 1973, where they shared 50 years of memories, laughs and tears together raising their 6 children. Sandy while taking care of...
Jean Schroeder
Aug 18, 2023
Jean Ione (Maassen) Schroeder, the daughter of Reimer Maassen and Wilma (Peters) Maassen, was born on December 7, 1929 at Harlan, Iowa. She attended primary school classes in a one-room school in Lincoln Township and graduated from Harlan High School in 1947. She was employed at the Harlan National Bank in Harlan, Iowa prior to her marriage. On November 25,...
Anita Kay Mcdermott
Aug 14, 2023
Anita Kay McDermott, 86, of Davenport, Iowa, formerly of Atlantic, Iowa, and Sun City, Arizona, passed away Monday, August 14, 2023, in Davenport after a lengthy illness. Kay was born in Carroll, Iowa, to Paul and Esther McAvoy. Her mother, Esther, passed away from tuberculosis when Kay was a toddler. The only memory Kay had of her mother was kissing...
Larry Kramer
Aug 14, 2023
Larry Joseph Kramer was born to Gerald and Alma (Rau) Kramer on November 22, 1960 in Atlantic, Iowa. He was baptized at St. Patrick Catholic church in Walnut, Iowa and confirmed at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Harlan, Iowa. Larry attended school at and graduated from Harlan High School in Harlan, Iowa. He had a passion for fishing, often finding...
David R. Pierce
Aug 12, 2023
David Ray Pierce was born on December 16, 1942 to King David Pierce and Evalee Johnson-Pierce-Moore in Oakland, California. Growing up, David attended grade school in Oakland, California and high school in Arbuckle, California. David attended Mt. Ranch Church in California where he was baptized in 1999. He went on to attend Assembly of God Church in Harlan, Iowa as...
Jessie Mae Bates
Aug 10, 2023
Jessie Mae Bates, daughter of Lillian and Herman Caldwell was born January 3, 1943 in Seymour, Missouri. She was baptized at a young age in the Baptist faith. Jessie attended a one room country school from 1st grade until 6th grade. She then went on to Republic, graduating in 1960. After graduation, she moved to Springfield, Missouri and worked at...
Nancy J. Wiley
Aug 7, 2023
Nancy J. Wiley, daughter of Virgil and Bernadine (Pedersen) Wiley was born on July 1, 1950 in Harlan, Iowa. She grew up with her four siblings in Irwin, Iowa where she attended grade school. She graduated from Irwin-Kirkman High School with the class of 1968. After high school Nancy got married and had her son Richard Lee, Jr. She started...
Jean Ellen Enke
Aug 5, 2023
Jean Ellen (Young) Enke was born on October 13, 1959, to Darrell and Arleta Young, the youngest of four daughters. She attended and graduated from Shelby-Tennant Community School with the class of 1978. After high school she attended Grace University in Omaha, NE, for a semester. Jean was married to her junior high school sweetheart Phil Enke on August 18,...
Albert Hoepner
Aug 4, 2023
Albert Wilhelm Hoepner was born on February 8, 1943, to John and Myrtle Mae (Petty) Hoepner in Atlantic, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at the Atlantic Lutheran Church and graduated from AvoHa Community Schools in 1961. After graduation, Albert joined the army, serving for two years operating heavy equipment and was stationed in Okinawa. On November 12, 1967, Albert...
Brenda Dollen
Aug 3, 2023
Brenda Lee Dollen, daughter of Bertram and Mamie (Simonson) Dickason, was born on May 1, 1947 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was baptized at the First Christian Church in Council bluffs, grew up around the Council Bluffs area and graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School. After high school, she attended Iowa Western Community College to major in business. In 1988,...
Lee Stinn
Aug 1, 2023
Lee Franklin Stinn, son of Wilfred Joseph and Arlene Marie (Sick) Stinn, was born on August 7, 1944 in Harlan. He was raised on a farm outside Portsmouth and attended Cass Township country school through eighth grade. He then attended Harlan High School and graduated with the class of1962. After high school, he worked various jobs until May, 1965 when...
Tracie Ward
Aug 1, 2023
Tracie was born on July 17th, 1969 at Broadlawns Hospital in Des Moines. She was adopted into her family in August of 1969. She was baptized and made her first communion at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance. She attended St. Boniface Catholic School until the family moved to Harlan and then went to St. Michael’s Catholic School where she...
Gary Nash
Jul 28, 2023
Gary Lee Nash was a farmer, businessman, and family man who was born on August 7, 1947, in Atlantic, Iowa. He was the son of Ross and Maxine (Dinkey) Nash. Gary grew up near Marne, where he started his education at a country school before moving on to Walnut, where he graduated with the class of 1965. After high school,...
Roger Sorensen
Jul 28, 2023
Roger James Sorensen Isaiah 41:10 “Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.” Roger James Sorensen – a follower of Jesus Christ and devoted husband, son, brother, dad, papa, great grandpapa...
Maxine Sick
Jul 24, 2023
Maxine Ruth Sick was born on April 4, 1937, to Ejner and Velma Dunnington Sorensen near the picturesque town of Walnut, Iowa. She grew up in a warm and loving household, surrounded by the beauty of nature and the strong values of her family. Maxine's childhood was filled with joyous moments and close-knit family gatherings, creating cherished memories that would...
Linda Holtmyer
Jul 23, 2023
Linda Ilene Holtmyer, daughter of Orville and Ethel (Carse) Turner was born March 30, 1941, in Red Oak, Iowa. She attended school in Avoca, Iowa and graduated from Avoca High School. She then attended Northwest Missouri State University earning her degree in Elementary Education. After college, Linda began her career teaching at Lewis Lake View School in Council Bluffs, Iowa....
David Allen Thayer
Jul 21, 2023
Full obituary pending. He is survived by girlfriend Anita Riebesell; brothers Steven Thayer and Robert Thayer; sisters Judy Reis and Diane King, and extended family and friends.
Peggy Ellsworth
Jul 20, 2023
Peggy Jeannine Ellsworth was born December 12, 1936, to Marcellus (“Sal”) and Evelyn (Frahm) Grundmeier in Carroll, Iowa. She attended school in Manning and graduated from Manning High School with the class of 1955. After graduation, she worked as a Nurses Aid at Manning General then attended the State of Iowa School of Nursing in Iowa City where she graduated...
Arlo Max Petersen
Jul 18, 2023
Arlo Max Petersen, son of Harry A.P. and Helen (Barkman) Petersen was born on April 12, 1935, at his parent’s home in rural Shelby County, IA. Arlo attended both Jackson Township #1 and Polk Township #7 and graduated from Harlan High School in 1955. He was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, IA. Arlo was united in...
John Lawrence Thraen
Jul 18, 2023
John Lawrence Thraen was born to Lawrence and Lavina Thraen in Earling, Iowa on January 31, 1938. John was a lifelong member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Earling, Iowa, being both baptized and confirmed there. He also attended St. Joseph's Catholic School. Following his graduation, John enlisted to the Army National Guard in 1960. John found the love of...
