Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Dorothy C. Mulligan
Oct 21, 2011
Dorothy Catherine Mulligan was born on August 2, 1915 to Chris and Meta (Fahrengrog) Plagman in Kirkman, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church. She graduated from Hancock High School and went on to beauty school in Des Moines, graduating in 1937. She returned to Harlan and ran a beauty shop for seven years. On February 14,...
Marvin F. Musich
Oct 15, 2011
Marvin Frank Musich, son of Michael and Marie (Weihs) Musich, was born on May 21, 1941 near Westphalia, Iowa. He was baptized, received his first communion, confirmed and graduated from St. Boniface Catholic Church and School in Westphalia. On June 9, 1962, Marvin was united in marriage to Phyllis Sorensen at St. Michael�s Catholic Church in Harlan, Iowa. Four children...
E. Joan Gangestad
Oct 13, 2011
Evelyn Joan Gangestad was born March 15, 1924 at Portsmouth, Iowa, the daughter of William and Anna Greiner Feser. She received her education at the St. Mary Catholic School in Portsmouth. On November 18, 1946, Joan was united in marriage with Jerrold Gangestad at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Estherville, Iowa. Their union was blessed with eleven children: Mary Lou,...
Dixie Dell Goodner
Oct 12, 2011
Dixie Dell Donaldson McKeighan Goodner, daughter of Pluma Pauline Menefee and Tip Franklin Donaldson was born on September 4, 1926 in Omaha, Nebraska. She lived in Avoca, Iowa until 1935 and then moved to Tennant. She graduated from Tennant High School in May 1943. In 1944, Dixie moved to Omaha and worked as a payroll clerk for Merchants Motor Freight...
Virginia Rasmussen
Oct 10, 2011
Virginia Rasmussen was born on March 9, 1925 to Albert and Bernice (Sunderland) Larsen in Kirkman, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed into the Methodist Faith. She attended grade school at Polk Country School No. 9 and as a young girl, was a member of the Rainbow Girls in Harlan. Virginia graduated from Harlan High School with the class of...
Cristina Barragan
Oct 9, 2011
Cristina Sotelo de Barragan was born in Santa Rita, Jalisco, Mexico, April 1, 1959, the youngest of 15 children of Bernardo and Guadalupe Rodriguez Sotelo. She was raised in Santa Rita where she received her education. She moved to Phoenix, Arizona, in 1975. On January 1, 1977, Cristina was united in marriage with Juan B. Barragan in Santa Rita. Their...
Marie M. Ebert
Oct 8, 2011
Marie Matiel Ebert was born to Anton and Cecilia Finken on January 5, 1918 on a farm north of Earling, Iowa. She was one of several children to include, Theolette, Austin, Sylvester, Irene, Doris, Edith, Vera, Denis, and Ivo. She attended St. Joseph Catholic School in Earling and was a member of St. Joseph�s Catholic Church for many years. She...
Carmen A. Ratigan
Oct 8, 2011
Carmen Ann Ratigan was born on June 19, 1922 to John and Gertrude (Muell) Blum in Panama, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary�s of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama. She attended country school for two years before going to St. Mary�s Catholic School and graduating with the Class of 1941. On September 18, 1941, Carmen was...
Harold J. Nihsen
Oct 1, 2011
Harold Joseph Nihsen was born on March 22, 1927 to Nicholas and Emma (Halm) Nihsen in Minden, Iowa. He attended Shelby Country School and Minden Public High School, graduating with the Class of 1945. Harold joined the United States Navy on May 13, 1945 and served during World War II until his honorable discharge on July 19, 1946. After he...
Glenn F. Petersen
Sep 30, 2011
Glenn Franklin Petersen was born on October 25, 1922 in rural Shelby County near Kimballton, Iowa, to Hans and Doris (Christiansen) Petersen. He was baptized at First Christian Church in Harlan, Iowa. He attended Jackson Country School No. 5 in Jacksonville, Iowa. Glenn later enlisted into the United States Army Air Corps. He served his country honorably from February 17,...
Melten C. Jacobsen
Sep 26, 2011
Melten Christian Jacobsen was born on September 28, 1930 to Walter and Emma (Knudsen) Jacobsen in Monroe Township, Shelby County, Iowa. He was confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, Iowa and remained a member there. He attended Monroe #1 country school through the eighth grade. After his schooling, he farmed in Shelby and Pottawattamie counties. He worked for Goodwill...
Laura A. Schmitz
Sep 25, 2011
Laura A. Schmitz was born on March 22, 1915, to Henry and Mary (Kramer) Schmitz in Westphalia, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia, Iowa. She attended St. Boniface Parochial elementary and graduated from high school with the Class of 1934. Laura served as a dedicated housekeeper and friend to Rev. Anthony W. Fischer...
Francis H. Krohnke
Sep 23, 2011
Francis Harold Krohnke was born at Denison, Iowa, April 4, 1940, the son of Harold and Margaret Miller Krohnke. He was raised on the farm at Schleswig and graduated from the Schleswig High School with the class of 1958. On November 5, 1960, Francis was united in marriage with Durene Schneider at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Charter Oak, Iowa....
Jean M. Corey
Sep 20, 2011
Jean Maurine Corey was born on July 5, 1925 to Avery and Maurine (Griffith) Allen in Walnut, Iowa. She attended Walnut schools and graduated from high school with the Class of 1943. She was married to her high school sweetheart, Clyde Corey, on December 19, 1943. They had two children: Robert and Sharon. Jean helped her husband farm for many...
Dolores Gross
Sep 19, 2011
Dolores Marie Elizabeth Gross, the oldest daughter of August Sr. and Mathilda (Kohls) Schnuettgen, was born on May 11, 1917 on her parents farm near Buck Grove, Iowa. She was baptized at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Buck Grove and confirmed at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance, Iowa. She attended country school until second grade when her parents moved...
Paul F. Coenen
Sep 16, 2011
Paul Francis Coenen was born on September 10, 1927 to William and Catherine (Von Tersch) Coenen in Defiance, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance. He attended school in Defiance and after graduating, continued his education at Creighton Medical School. He served as a Military Policeman in Quantico, Virginia for the United States Marines...
Robert H. Dieter
Sep 16, 2011
Robert H. Dieter was born at Vail, Iowa, February 9, 1924, the son of George E. and Loretta Monaghan Dieter. He was raised on the family farm one mile north of Vail and graduated from St. Ann High School with the class of 1942. On March 8, 1943, Robert was united in marriage with Margaret Helen Lally at St. Ann...
Dion Allan Grooms
Sep 15, 2011
Dion Allan Grooms, son of Wayne and Anita (McMaster) Grooms, was born on January 29, 1959 in Harlan, Iowa. Dion grew up in Avoca, Iowa and attended Avo-Ha Community Schools graduating with the class of 1977. While in high school, Dion was a member of the 1974 1A Iowa state championship football team. After high school, Dion began working at...
H. Blair Baughman
Sep 7, 2011
Harold Blair Baughman was born at Council Bluffs, Iowa, October 3, 1936, the son of Harold and Hallene McIntosh Baughman. The family resided in Dow City before moving to Denison when Blair was in the third grade. He graduated in 1954 from Denison High School. He continued to work for Fred Westcott, where he had worked since the age of...
Marilyn Beth Argotsinger
Sep 6, 2011
Marilyn Beth Argotsinger was born on a farm in Goodrich Township, Crawford County, Iowa, May 21, 1929, the daughter of Eldridge and Virgil Marie Darling Winey. During her formative years the family moved to Deloit where she received her education graduating from the Deloit High School with the class of 1946. She then furthered her education at Business School in...
Dorothy C. Mulligan
Oct 21, 2011
Dorothy Catherine Mulligan was born on August 2, 1915 to Chris and Meta (Fahrengrog) Plagman in Kirkman, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church. She graduated from Hancock High School and went on to beauty school in Des Moines, graduating in 1937. She returned to Harlan and ran a beauty shop for seven years. On February 14,...
Marvin F. Musich
Oct 15, 2011
Marvin Frank Musich, son of Michael and Marie (Weihs) Musich, was born on May 21, 1941 near Westphalia, Iowa. He was baptized, received his first communion, confirmed and graduated from St. Boniface Catholic Church and School in Westphalia. On June 9, 1962, Marvin was united in marriage to Phyllis Sorensen at St. Michael�s Catholic Church in Harlan, Iowa. Four children...
E. Joan Gangestad
Oct 13, 2011
Evelyn Joan Gangestad was born March 15, 1924 at Portsmouth, Iowa, the daughter of William and Anna Greiner Feser. She received her education at the St. Mary Catholic School in Portsmouth. On November 18, 1946, Joan was united in marriage with Jerrold Gangestad at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Estherville, Iowa. Their union was blessed with eleven children: Mary Lou,...
Dixie Dell Goodner
Oct 12, 2011
Dixie Dell Donaldson McKeighan Goodner, daughter of Pluma Pauline Menefee and Tip Franklin Donaldson was born on September 4, 1926 in Omaha, Nebraska. She lived in Avoca, Iowa until 1935 and then moved to Tennant. She graduated from Tennant High School in May 1943. In 1944, Dixie moved to Omaha and worked as a payroll clerk for Merchants Motor Freight...
Virginia Rasmussen
Oct 10, 2011
Virginia Rasmussen was born on March 9, 1925 to Albert and Bernice (Sunderland) Larsen in Kirkman, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed into the Methodist Faith. She attended grade school at Polk Country School No. 9 and as a young girl, was a member of the Rainbow Girls in Harlan. Virginia graduated from Harlan High School with the class of...
Cristina Barragan
Oct 9, 2011
Cristina Sotelo de Barragan was born in Santa Rita, Jalisco, Mexico, April 1, 1959, the youngest of 15 children of Bernardo and Guadalupe Rodriguez Sotelo. She was raised in Santa Rita where she received her education. She moved to Phoenix, Arizona, in 1975. On January 1, 1977, Cristina was united in marriage with Juan B. Barragan in Santa Rita. Their...
Marie M. Ebert
Oct 8, 2011
Marie Matiel Ebert was born to Anton and Cecilia Finken on January 5, 1918 on a farm north of Earling, Iowa. She was one of several children to include, Theolette, Austin, Sylvester, Irene, Doris, Edith, Vera, Denis, and Ivo. She attended St. Joseph Catholic School in Earling and was a member of St. Joseph�s Catholic Church for many years. She...
Carmen A. Ratigan
Oct 8, 2011
Carmen Ann Ratigan was born on June 19, 1922 to John and Gertrude (Muell) Blum in Panama, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary�s of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama. She attended country school for two years before going to St. Mary�s Catholic School and graduating with the Class of 1941. On September 18, 1941, Carmen was...
Harold J. Nihsen
Oct 1, 2011
Harold Joseph Nihsen was born on March 22, 1927 to Nicholas and Emma (Halm) Nihsen in Minden, Iowa. He attended Shelby Country School and Minden Public High School, graduating with the Class of 1945. Harold joined the United States Navy on May 13, 1945 and served during World War II until his honorable discharge on July 19, 1946. After he...
Glenn F. Petersen
Sep 30, 2011
Glenn Franklin Petersen was born on October 25, 1922 in rural Shelby County near Kimballton, Iowa, to Hans and Doris (Christiansen) Petersen. He was baptized at First Christian Church in Harlan, Iowa. He attended Jackson Country School No. 5 in Jacksonville, Iowa. Glenn later enlisted into the United States Army Air Corps. He served his country honorably from February 17,...
Melten C. Jacobsen
Sep 26, 2011
Melten Christian Jacobsen was born on September 28, 1930 to Walter and Emma (Knudsen) Jacobsen in Monroe Township, Shelby County, Iowa. He was confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, Iowa and remained a member there. He attended Monroe #1 country school through the eighth grade. After his schooling, he farmed in Shelby and Pottawattamie counties. He worked for Goodwill...
Laura A. Schmitz
Sep 25, 2011
Laura A. Schmitz was born on March 22, 1915, to Henry and Mary (Kramer) Schmitz in Westphalia, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia, Iowa. She attended St. Boniface Parochial elementary and graduated from high school with the Class of 1934. Laura served as a dedicated housekeeper and friend to Rev. Anthony W. Fischer...
Francis H. Krohnke
Sep 23, 2011
Francis Harold Krohnke was born at Denison, Iowa, April 4, 1940, the son of Harold and Margaret Miller Krohnke. He was raised on the farm at Schleswig and graduated from the Schleswig High School with the class of 1958. On November 5, 1960, Francis was united in marriage with Durene Schneider at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Charter Oak, Iowa....
Jean M. Corey
Sep 20, 2011
Jean Maurine Corey was born on July 5, 1925 to Avery and Maurine (Griffith) Allen in Walnut, Iowa. She attended Walnut schools and graduated from high school with the Class of 1943. She was married to her high school sweetheart, Clyde Corey, on December 19, 1943. They had two children: Robert and Sharon. Jean helped her husband farm for many...
Dolores Gross
Sep 19, 2011
Dolores Marie Elizabeth Gross, the oldest daughter of August Sr. and Mathilda (Kohls) Schnuettgen, was born on May 11, 1917 on her parents farm near Buck Grove, Iowa. She was baptized at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Buck Grove and confirmed at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance, Iowa. She attended country school until second grade when her parents moved...
Paul F. Coenen
Sep 16, 2011
Paul Francis Coenen was born on September 10, 1927 to William and Catherine (Von Tersch) Coenen in Defiance, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance. He attended school in Defiance and after graduating, continued his education at Creighton Medical School. He served as a Military Policeman in Quantico, Virginia for the United States Marines...
Robert H. Dieter
Sep 16, 2011
Robert H. Dieter was born at Vail, Iowa, February 9, 1924, the son of George E. and Loretta Monaghan Dieter. He was raised on the family farm one mile north of Vail and graduated from St. Ann High School with the class of 1942. On March 8, 1943, Robert was united in marriage with Margaret Helen Lally at St. Ann...
Dion Allan Grooms
Sep 15, 2011
Dion Allan Grooms, son of Wayne and Anita (McMaster) Grooms, was born on January 29, 1959 in Harlan, Iowa. Dion grew up in Avoca, Iowa and attended Avo-Ha Community Schools graduating with the class of 1977. While in high school, Dion was a member of the 1974 1A Iowa state championship football team. After high school, Dion began working at...
H. Blair Baughman
Sep 7, 2011
Harold Blair Baughman was born at Council Bluffs, Iowa, October 3, 1936, the son of Harold and Hallene McIntosh Baughman. The family resided in Dow City before moving to Denison when Blair was in the third grade. He graduated in 1954 from Denison High School. He continued to work for Fred Westcott, where he had worked since the age of...
Marilyn Beth Argotsinger
Sep 6, 2011
Marilyn Beth Argotsinger was born on a farm in Goodrich Township, Crawford County, Iowa, May 21, 1929, the daughter of Eldridge and Virgil Marie Darling Winey. During her formative years the family moved to Deloit where she received her education graduating from the Deloit High School with the class of 1946. She then furthered her education at Business School in...
