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Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
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Clinton Akers
Nov 22, 2023
Clinton Lee Akers, age 63, passed away in Denison, Iowa on November 22, 2023, surrounded by his family. Clinton was born in Iowa City, Iowa on October 4, 1960, to Leonard Lavern Akers and Lore Ann Heller. He had two brothers and five sisters. And he grew up near Manilla, Iowa. He married Robin Basner on May 14, 1994 in...
David Flack
Nov 21, 2023
David Lee Flack (75) of Colorado Springs, Colorado and most recently living in Avoca, Iowa, unexpectedly joined his heavenly Father on November 21, 2023 after being involved in a vehicular accident. Dave was born in Butler, Pennsylvania and grew up with his mother (Aline), father (Raymond), brother (Fred), and sister (Joyce). He attended Adrian College in Michigan where he studied...
Lynn "Mystery" Brown
Nov 15, 2023
Full Obituary Pending She is survived by her children Ryla (Eric) Cromwell of Shelby, IA; Ryan Cromwell of Arlington, SD; 7 grandchildren: Braiden, Konner and Dayton Ganow; Daimon, Jade, Trystan and Daytora Cromwell; siblings Ken (Missy) Brown of Pittsburg, PA; Donald (Tamara) Brown of Pittsburg, PA
David Henry Pedersen
Nov 14, 2023
David Henry Pedersen February 17, 1931 - November 14, 2023 David H. Pedersen, a pillar of the Harlan, Iowa community for 50 years, passed away November 14 at the age of 92. Pedersen was born in Omaha to Henry W Pedersen and Frances Marguerite Isom. After graduating from Omaha's Benson High School in 1949, Dave was a star athlete at...
Jacqueline Larsen
Nov 14, 2023
Jacqueline Rose Larsen, daughter of Adolph “Rosie” and Matilda “Tillie” (Heesch) Engel was born on December 2, 1937 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She attended grade school in Council Bluffs at Weston Elementary, middle school in Minden, and graduated from Avoca High School. On January 4, 1959, Jackie was united in marriage to Dwayne Larsen at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan,...
Susan Jean Olsen
Nov 13, 2023
Susan "Susie" Jean Olsen (Roeh) July 5, 1946 - November 13, 2023 Susan "Susie" Olsen passed away peacefully surrounded by family on November 13, 2023, at University of Nebraska Medicine. Susie was born in Denison, IA, to Martin and Elizabeth "Betty" (Servoss) Roeh on July 5, 1946. Susie was the eldest daughter of three girls, Mary Theresa (Dennis) Smith and...
Terry Morris
Nov 11, 2023
Terrence Raymond Morris was born on March 7, 1953, to Wendell and Phyllis (Buckley) Morris in Harlan, Iowa. He was confirmed and baptized at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Harlan, Iowa. Terry attended grade school at St. Michael's Catholic School and later graduated from Harlan High School in 1971. After graduation, he attended Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) in...
Norman Kenkel
Nov 9, 2023
Norman Kenkel (1936 - 2023) Norman Vincent Kenkel was born June 25, 1936, in Earling, Iowa to Hubert and Emma (Katzer) Kenkel, joining older sisters Margie and Ollie and later becoming an older brother to Melvin. The family lived and farmed five miles east of Earling. Norman graduated in 1954 from Saint Joseph’s Catholic School, Earling, served in the US...
Jeffery Hicks
Nov 5, 2023
Jeffery Dean Hicks was born on September 3", 1969, to Donald Hicks and Doris (Watts) Hicks. He was the second youngest of seven children. Jeff grew up in a small town in Missouri, where he of course never got into or caused any trouble. He graduated in 1988 from Craig High School in Craig, Missouri with a graduating class of...
Marian Eunice Bywater
Nov 4, 2023
Marian Eunice Bywater, the daughter of Richard Orville and Rose Irene Singleton, was born on August 14, 1942, in Atchinson County, Missouri. She was the seventh of nine children. Marian grew up on a farm in West Boro, Missouri. Lester and Marian eloped to Pineville, Louisiana and were united in marriage on August 29, 1959. From this union, they were...
Susan Peterson
Nov 2, 2023
Susan Elizabeth Pattee was born on December 17th, 1953 to Wallace and Shirley (Niemann) Pattee. She grew up on the family farm in Avoca, was an elementary student at Hancock School, and attended church services regularly with her family. From an early age, Susie watched her parent’s strong work ethics and modeled her own after them. She graduated in 1972...
Patricia Ann (Trafton) Jones
Nov 2, 2023
Patricia Ann Jones, daughter of Harold F. and Bertha (Beetham) Trafton was born January 25, 1943, in St. Louis, Missouri. She was baptized at St. Vincent de Paul Parish in St. Louis. Her family moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa in 1948 when her father took a position at Mercy Hospital. She attended Duchense Academy in Omaha, Nebraska and later graduated...
Joyce Ann Leonard
Oct 31, 2023
Joyce Ann Leonard was born to Bessie and Lawrence Leonhard in Lawrence, Kansas on November 1, 1937. Joyce was raised on the farm but due to severe allergies her activities were mainly inside. In her early years, she attended a one-room school, Oak Ridge. She walked to and from school every day with her brothers, Wayne and Ralph. Eventually the...
Neil Fredrick Williams
Oct 31, 2023
Neil Fredrick Williams was born to Ray and Dorothy (Leinen) Williams on September 11, 1941 in Portsmouth, Iowa. Neil passed away peacefully at the Crawford County Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at the age of 82. Neil was the seventh child out of eleven. He received his education at Dow City Community School. He proudly served in the...
Joseph Martin Zaccone
Oct 30, 2023
Joseph Martin Zaccone was born on July 14, 1969, to Martin Charles Zaccone and Mary Jane Jacobsen Zaccone in Harlan, IA, ten minutes after his twin brother Thomas Martin Zaccone. Thus began the adventures of the Zaccone Twins! They attended St. Michael's for grade school. In middle school, Joe played the trombone in the marching and jazz bands. Joe was...
Linda Laverne Stehr
Oct 24, 2023
Linda Laverne Stehr, Age 68 passed away in Remsen, Iowa on October 24th, 2023 surrounded by her family. Born at St. Anthony Hospital in Carroll, Iowa on September 19, 1955, to Leonard Lavern Akers and Lore Ann Heller. She went to school in Manilla, Iowa and later received her GED. She married David Crouch in Manilla, Iowa on October 13th,...
Margaret Mary Klein
Oct 24, 2023
Margaret Mary Klein Margaret Mary Klein was born on February 2, 1928 in Earling, Iowa to Eleanor (Assmann) Kramer and Joseph Kramer. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling, Iowa, where she remained a member until her marriage in 1949. She then attended St. Mary’s of the Assumption in Panama, Iowa until 2003 when she...
Richard "Ricky" Ballantyne
Oct 22, 2023
Full Obituary Pending .... He is survived by his daughter, Alissa Ballantyne; step-daughter, Kadense Bradley; mother, Maryann Trierweiler of Harlan, IA; siblings, Rusty (Kim) Ballantyne of Harlan, IA, Caleb Ballantyne of Ankeny, IA, and Georgia (Charles) Conner of Topeka, KS; brother-in-law, Travis Carrier of Harlan, IA; many other family members and close friends.
Richard Jason Ballantyne
Oct 22, 2023
Full Obituary Pending .... He is survived by his daughter, Alissa Ballantyne; step-daughter, Kadense Bradley; mother, Maryann Trierweiler of Harlan, IA; siblings, Rusty (Kim) Ballantyne of Harlan, IA, Caleb Ballantyne of Ankeny, IA, and Georgia (Charles) Conner of Topeka, KS; brother-in-law, Travis Carrier of Harlan, IA; many other family members and close friends.
Virginia Pash
Oct 20, 2023
Virginia Christine Pash, the daughter of Nealy and Christine Nelson Frederickson, was born on January 12, 1925 in Shelby, Iowa. She was born in the upstairs of Uncle Eddy and Aunt Ruby Nelson’s home. Nealy and Christine were farmers. She attended school in Avoca and graduated from Avoca High School in 1943. After graduating she worked for Schriefer-Lohafer Insurance Agency...
Clinton Akers
Nov 22, 2023
Clinton Lee Akers, age 63, passed away in Denison, Iowa on November 22, 2023, surrounded by his family. Clinton was born in Iowa City, Iowa on October 4, 1960, to Leonard Lavern Akers and Lore Ann Heller. He had two brothers and five sisters. And he grew up near Manilla, Iowa. He married Robin Basner on May 14, 1994 in...
David Flack
Nov 21, 2023
David Lee Flack (75) of Colorado Springs, Colorado and most recently living in Avoca, Iowa, unexpectedly joined his heavenly Father on November 21, 2023 after being involved in a vehicular accident. Dave was born in Butler, Pennsylvania and grew up with his mother (Aline), father (Raymond), brother (Fred), and sister (Joyce). He attended Adrian College in Michigan where he studied...
Lynn "Mystery" Brown
Nov 15, 2023
Full Obituary Pending She is survived by her children Ryla (Eric) Cromwell of Shelby, IA; Ryan Cromwell of Arlington, SD; 7 grandchildren: Braiden, Konner and Dayton Ganow; Daimon, Jade, Trystan and Daytora Cromwell; siblings Ken (Missy) Brown of Pittsburg, PA; Donald (Tamara) Brown of Pittsburg, PA
David Henry Pedersen
Nov 14, 2023
David Henry Pedersen February 17, 1931 - November 14, 2023 David H. Pedersen, a pillar of the Harlan, Iowa community for 50 years, passed away November 14 at the age of 92. Pedersen was born in Omaha to Henry W Pedersen and Frances Marguerite Isom. After graduating from Omaha's Benson High School in 1949, Dave was a star athlete at...
Jacqueline Larsen
Nov 14, 2023
Jacqueline Rose Larsen, daughter of Adolph “Rosie” and Matilda “Tillie” (Heesch) Engel was born on December 2, 1937 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She attended grade school in Council Bluffs at Weston Elementary, middle school in Minden, and graduated from Avoca High School. On January 4, 1959, Jackie was united in marriage to Dwayne Larsen at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan,...
Susan Jean Olsen
Nov 13, 2023
Susan "Susie" Jean Olsen (Roeh) July 5, 1946 - November 13, 2023 Susan "Susie" Olsen passed away peacefully surrounded by family on November 13, 2023, at University of Nebraska Medicine. Susie was born in Denison, IA, to Martin and Elizabeth "Betty" (Servoss) Roeh on July 5, 1946. Susie was the eldest daughter of three girls, Mary Theresa (Dennis) Smith and...
Terry Morris
Nov 11, 2023
Terrence Raymond Morris was born on March 7, 1953, to Wendell and Phyllis (Buckley) Morris in Harlan, Iowa. He was confirmed and baptized at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Harlan, Iowa. Terry attended grade school at St. Michael's Catholic School and later graduated from Harlan High School in 1971. After graduation, he attended Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) in...
Norman Kenkel
Nov 9, 2023
Norman Kenkel (1936 - 2023) Norman Vincent Kenkel was born June 25, 1936, in Earling, Iowa to Hubert and Emma (Katzer) Kenkel, joining older sisters Margie and Ollie and later becoming an older brother to Melvin. The family lived and farmed five miles east of Earling. Norman graduated in 1954 from Saint Joseph’s Catholic School, Earling, served in the US...
Jeffery Hicks
Nov 5, 2023
Jeffery Dean Hicks was born on September 3", 1969, to Donald Hicks and Doris (Watts) Hicks. He was the second youngest of seven children. Jeff grew up in a small town in Missouri, where he of course never got into or caused any trouble. He graduated in 1988 from Craig High School in Craig, Missouri with a graduating class of...
Marian Eunice Bywater
Nov 4, 2023
Marian Eunice Bywater, the daughter of Richard Orville and Rose Irene Singleton, was born on August 14, 1942, in Atchinson County, Missouri. She was the seventh of nine children. Marian grew up on a farm in West Boro, Missouri. Lester and Marian eloped to Pineville, Louisiana and were united in marriage on August 29, 1959. From this union, they were...
Susan Peterson
Nov 2, 2023
Susan Elizabeth Pattee was born on December 17th, 1953 to Wallace and Shirley (Niemann) Pattee. She grew up on the family farm in Avoca, was an elementary student at Hancock School, and attended church services regularly with her family. From an early age, Susie watched her parent’s strong work ethics and modeled her own after them. She graduated in 1972...
Patricia Ann (Trafton) Jones
Nov 2, 2023
Patricia Ann Jones, daughter of Harold F. and Bertha (Beetham) Trafton was born January 25, 1943, in St. Louis, Missouri. She was baptized at St. Vincent de Paul Parish in St. Louis. Her family moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa in 1948 when her father took a position at Mercy Hospital. She attended Duchense Academy in Omaha, Nebraska and later graduated...
Joyce Ann Leonard
Oct 31, 2023
Joyce Ann Leonard was born to Bessie and Lawrence Leonhard in Lawrence, Kansas on November 1, 1937. Joyce was raised on the farm but due to severe allergies her activities were mainly inside. In her early years, she attended a one-room school, Oak Ridge. She walked to and from school every day with her brothers, Wayne and Ralph. Eventually the...
Neil Fredrick Williams
Oct 31, 2023
Neil Fredrick Williams was born to Ray and Dorothy (Leinen) Williams on September 11, 1941 in Portsmouth, Iowa. Neil passed away peacefully at the Crawford County Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at the age of 82. Neil was the seventh child out of eleven. He received his education at Dow City Community School. He proudly served in the...
Joseph Martin Zaccone
Oct 30, 2023
Joseph Martin Zaccone was born on July 14, 1969, to Martin Charles Zaccone and Mary Jane Jacobsen Zaccone in Harlan, IA, ten minutes after his twin brother Thomas Martin Zaccone. Thus began the adventures of the Zaccone Twins! They attended St. Michael's for grade school. In middle school, Joe played the trombone in the marching and jazz bands. Joe was...
Linda Laverne Stehr
Oct 24, 2023
Linda Laverne Stehr, Age 68 passed away in Remsen, Iowa on October 24th, 2023 surrounded by her family. Born at St. Anthony Hospital in Carroll, Iowa on September 19, 1955, to Leonard Lavern Akers and Lore Ann Heller. She went to school in Manilla, Iowa and later received her GED. She married David Crouch in Manilla, Iowa on October 13th,...
Margaret Mary Klein
Oct 24, 2023
Margaret Mary Klein Margaret Mary Klein was born on February 2, 1928 in Earling, Iowa to Eleanor (Assmann) Kramer and Joseph Kramer. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling, Iowa, where she remained a member until her marriage in 1949. She then attended St. Mary’s of the Assumption in Panama, Iowa until 2003 when she...
Richard "Ricky" Ballantyne
Oct 22, 2023
Full Obituary Pending .... He is survived by his daughter, Alissa Ballantyne; step-daughter, Kadense Bradley; mother, Maryann Trierweiler of Harlan, IA; siblings, Rusty (Kim) Ballantyne of Harlan, IA, Caleb Ballantyne of Ankeny, IA, and Georgia (Charles) Conner of Topeka, KS; brother-in-law, Travis Carrier of Harlan, IA; many other family members and close friends.
Richard Jason Ballantyne
Oct 22, 2023
Full Obituary Pending .... He is survived by his daughter, Alissa Ballantyne; step-daughter, Kadense Bradley; mother, Maryann Trierweiler of Harlan, IA; siblings, Rusty (Kim) Ballantyne of Harlan, IA, Caleb Ballantyne of Ankeny, IA, and Georgia (Charles) Conner of Topeka, KS; brother-in-law, Travis Carrier of Harlan, IA; many other family members and close friends.
Virginia Pash
Oct 20, 2023
Virginia Christine Pash, the daughter of Nealy and Christine Nelson Frederickson, was born on January 12, 1925 in Shelby, Iowa. She was born in the upstairs of Uncle Eddy and Aunt Ruby Nelson’s home. Nealy and Christine were farmers. She attended school in Avoca and graduated from Avoca High School in 1943. After graduating she worked for Schriefer-Lohafer Insurance Agency...
Cara grew up in Tipton, Iowa, and graduated from Tipton High School in 2006. After high school, she attended Buena Vista University where she played volleyball and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design and Communications. Following college, she worked various design jobs and management positions and began working for Pauley Jones Funeral Home in October of 2017, where she utilized her caring personality to build relationships with families during their time of need and she also “man’s” the office duties in our Avoca location.
Cara and her husband G.G. currently live in Oakland with their four children: Boston, Jersey, Jensyn, and Jovie. Whenever she has free time she enjoys attending sporting activities that her kids are involved in, crafting, gardening, and being outside. She values time with her family and friends. Whenever she gets a free moment she loves to binge-watch series on Netflix and have a much-needed girls night.
