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Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Mildred R. Gaul
Jan 24, 2011
Mildred Rosalie Gaul was born on February 1, 1924 in Earling, Iowa, to Anton and Veronica (Kloewer) Rau. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph�s Catholic Church in Earling and graduated from St. Joseph�s Catholic School with the Class of 1941. She furthered her education at St. Joseph�s Hospital School of Nursing and became a registered nurse in 1945....
Lucille M. Neve
Jan 1, 2011
Lucille Marie Neve, daughter of Henry and Marie (Blum) Nelson, was born on December 24, 1919 in Underwood, Iowa. She graduated from Neola High School with the class of 1937. Lucille married Lyle Neve on June 7, 1940 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Three children were born to this union: Dwayne, Virginia and Janice. Lucille enjoyed flowers, sewing, knitting, crossword puzzles...
Gloria F. Mills
Dec 29, 2010
Gloria Faye Mills was born on March 8, 1937 to Francis and Elsie (Brix) Andersen in Monroe Township. She attended Monroe Country School No. 1 until the eighth grade and graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1955. She worked for an attorney in Harlan until her marriage. On December 26, 1956, Gloria was united in marriage to...
Bobette Rose Voggesser
Dec 29, 2010
Bobette "Bobbie" Rose Voggesser, daughter of Robert Marion and Ruby Elizabeth Clark Hagood, was born on May 23, 1929 in Oakland, Iowa. "Bobbie" was baptized at the Sharon Church in Oakland and attended school in Oakland where she graduated from Oakland High School. After high school, "Bobbie worked as a secretary at the Don Epperly Insurance Company and Jones, Cambridge...
Hazel Hansen
Dec 27, 2010
Hazel Hansen was born on August 26, 1924 in Shelby County, Iowa, to Hans and Mary (Petersen) Hansen. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, Iowa. She attended country school at Jackson No. 2 through the eighth grade and later received her high school diploma through the GED program. On May 3, 1948, she was united...
Alice Miller
Dec 26, 2010
Alice Marie Miller was born on September 15, 1920, on a farm south of Avoca, Iowa. She was the third child of Frederick Gerald Miller, Sr., and Mary (Nelson) Miller. Alice had a brother James and sister Marion. After the divorce of her parents, Alice continued living with her mother in Avoca. Her mother then married Fred Petersen. Fred�s brother...
Marie Berg
Dec 25, 2010
Marie Berg passed away on Christmas morning at Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove, Iowa. She was born April 20, 1912 in Galva, Iowa to Jennie Wisch Holdorf and Henry Holdorf. She was baptized in infancy in Galva and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Spirit Lake, Iowa. The closing years of her life drew her into a deep and...
Leroy H. Zacharias
Dec 25, 2010
LeRoy Henry Zacharias, son of Henry and Dora Evans Zacharias, was born on November 15, 1924, in Persia, Iowa. LeRoy helped his father farm and attended country school. He lived with his aunt and uncle during high school because it made the walk to country school easier during the winters. He graduated from Logan High School and continued farming in...
Evelyn I. Jensen
Dec 24, 2010
Evelyn Irma Jensen was born on April 15, 1924 on a farm north of Avoca, Iowa, to Peter and Margretha (Olesen) Madsen, Danish immigrants who arrived in Iowa in 1909 and 1917 respectively. Evelyn attended school through eighth grade at Fairview #5 near the family homestead. She enjoyed school, was a champion speller and was advanced one full grade after...
Elizabeth Lownes
Dec 19, 2010
Elizabeth Lownes was born at Denison, Iowa, August 9, 1916, the daughter of Rudolph Peter Ferdinand and Emma Marie Moeller Schramm. She was raised on the family farm, as well as spending a few of her formative years with her aunt and uncle, Ella and Jay Conrad Heiden. Following her graduation from Denison High School in 1933 she made her...
F.W. Fastje
Dec 18, 2010
Frederick William “Bill” Fastje, Jr. was born in Denison, Iowa, August 3, 1921, the son of Frederick William and Marie Alice Namanny Fastje. He was raised in Denison graduating from the Denison High School with the class of 1939. He served his country in the United States Marine Corps during World War II and the Korean War, receiving the Purple...
Mabel Eliza Hansen
Dec 16, 2010
Mabel Eliza Hansen was born May 3, 1911 in Jackson Township in Shelby County, Iowa to John and Helena (Hess) White. There was Mabel and her twin - Margaret, sister Evelyn along with twin brothers Nicholas and James. Their family lived on a farm in a neighborhood called "Copenhagen" because of all the many Danish families. Their family was of...
Millie E. Kiesel Chipman
Dec 15, 2010
Millie Kiesel-Chipman was born on January 18, 1916, in Kirkman, Iowa, to Robert and Esther (Tangeman) Bailey. She was raised by her paternal grandparents and she had one sister Dorothy. Millie was married to Ernest Kiesel on October 17, 1933, in Shelby, Iowa. The raised four children: Robert, Paul, Dennis and Marsha. The family enjoyed going to the dances in...
Hollis H. Keele
Dec 15, 2010
Hollis Harl Keele was born August 8, 1916 in Hendrickson, Missouri, son of Harlin and Pearl (Sexton) Keele. He was raised with three older sisters and three younger sisters. At the age of eight, he moved and attended school in Laurens, Iowa. As he grew, Hollis was taught carpentry and farming by his father. Hollis’ high school football team won...
Ruth A. Baron
Dec 14, 2010
Ruth Ann Baron, the daughter of Frank and Cecil Cobb Maassen, was born in Harlan, Iowa on November 23, 1917. She attended grade school in Harlan and graduated from Harlan High School with the class of 1935. Ruth then continued her education at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. Ruth was united in marriage to Roy Baron on March 16, 1941...
Loretta M. Jans
Dec 13, 2010
Loretta Marie Jans was born on March 24, 1923, to Florenz and Olga (Kronfuss) Bock in Westphalia, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia. She attended country school until the eighth grade and was President of the Young Women�s Society at St. Boniface. On February 9, 1943, Loretta was united in marriage to Albert...
Eugene N. Schoemann
Dec 8, 2010
Eugene Nicholas "Gene" Schoemann was born on May 10, 1927, to Chris and Sophia (Blum) Schoemann in Portsmouth, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Portsmouth, Iowa. He attended Pleasant Ridge Country School and graduated from St. Mary�s Catholic High School. He enlisted in the United States Army on September 15,...
Robert W. Barton
Dec 6, 2010
Robert William Barton was born on November 5, 1929, to Raymond and Myrtle (Freeman) Barton on a farm near Hancock, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at Altamont Baptist Church where he remained a lifetime member. He began his schooling in country school near Hancock, continued at the Hancock school in town and attended country school in Cuppy’s Grove when...
Margaret Christensen
Dec 4, 2010
Margaret Louise Christensen was born on May 3, 1911 to John and Helena (Hess) White on the family farm near Jacksonville, Iowa. She attended Jackson Township No. 9. Since Margaret’s grandfather came from Ireland, the Irish influence was always apparent and she always had a four-leaf clover. On March 8, 1933, she was united in marriage to Walter Christensen at...
William G. Houston
Dec 3, 2010
William Gene “Bill” Houston, the 11th child of George and Laura Wilder Houston, was born January 11, 1935, at Dow City, Iowa. He received his education in Dow City where he graduated from high school with the class of 1953. Following high school, he moved to Oregon where he was employed in the timber and saw mill industry. In 1953...
Mildred R. Gaul
Jan 24, 2011
Mildred Rosalie Gaul was born on February 1, 1924 in Earling, Iowa, to Anton and Veronica (Kloewer) Rau. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph�s Catholic Church in Earling and graduated from St. Joseph�s Catholic School with the Class of 1941. She furthered her education at St. Joseph�s Hospital School of Nursing and became a registered nurse in 1945....
Lucille M. Neve
Jan 1, 2011
Lucille Marie Neve, daughter of Henry and Marie (Blum) Nelson, was born on December 24, 1919 in Underwood, Iowa. She graduated from Neola High School with the class of 1937. Lucille married Lyle Neve on June 7, 1940 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Three children were born to this union: Dwayne, Virginia and Janice. Lucille enjoyed flowers, sewing, knitting, crossword puzzles...
Gloria F. Mills
Dec 29, 2010
Gloria Faye Mills was born on March 8, 1937 to Francis and Elsie (Brix) Andersen in Monroe Township. She attended Monroe Country School No. 1 until the eighth grade and graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1955. She worked for an attorney in Harlan until her marriage. On December 26, 1956, Gloria was united in marriage to...
Bobette Rose Voggesser
Dec 29, 2010
Bobette "Bobbie" Rose Voggesser, daughter of Robert Marion and Ruby Elizabeth Clark Hagood, was born on May 23, 1929 in Oakland, Iowa. "Bobbie" was baptized at the Sharon Church in Oakland and attended school in Oakland where she graduated from Oakland High School. After high school, "Bobbie worked as a secretary at the Don Epperly Insurance Company and Jones, Cambridge...
Hazel Hansen
Dec 27, 2010
Hazel Hansen was born on August 26, 1924 in Shelby County, Iowa, to Hans and Mary (Petersen) Hansen. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, Iowa. She attended country school at Jackson No. 2 through the eighth grade and later received her high school diploma through the GED program. On May 3, 1948, she was united...
Alice Miller
Dec 26, 2010
Alice Marie Miller was born on September 15, 1920, on a farm south of Avoca, Iowa. She was the third child of Frederick Gerald Miller, Sr., and Mary (Nelson) Miller. Alice had a brother James and sister Marion. After the divorce of her parents, Alice continued living with her mother in Avoca. Her mother then married Fred Petersen. Fred�s brother...
Marie Berg
Dec 25, 2010
Marie Berg passed away on Christmas morning at Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove, Iowa. She was born April 20, 1912 in Galva, Iowa to Jennie Wisch Holdorf and Henry Holdorf. She was baptized in infancy in Galva and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Spirit Lake, Iowa. The closing years of her life drew her into a deep and...
Leroy H. Zacharias
Dec 25, 2010
LeRoy Henry Zacharias, son of Henry and Dora Evans Zacharias, was born on November 15, 1924, in Persia, Iowa. LeRoy helped his father farm and attended country school. He lived with his aunt and uncle during high school because it made the walk to country school easier during the winters. He graduated from Logan High School and continued farming in...
Evelyn I. Jensen
Dec 24, 2010
Evelyn Irma Jensen was born on April 15, 1924 on a farm north of Avoca, Iowa, to Peter and Margretha (Olesen) Madsen, Danish immigrants who arrived in Iowa in 1909 and 1917 respectively. Evelyn attended school through eighth grade at Fairview #5 near the family homestead. She enjoyed school, was a champion speller and was advanced one full grade after...
Elizabeth Lownes
Dec 19, 2010
Elizabeth Lownes was born at Denison, Iowa, August 9, 1916, the daughter of Rudolph Peter Ferdinand and Emma Marie Moeller Schramm. She was raised on the family farm, as well as spending a few of her formative years with her aunt and uncle, Ella and Jay Conrad Heiden. Following her graduation from Denison High School in 1933 she made her...
F.W. Fastje
Dec 18, 2010
Frederick William “Bill” Fastje, Jr. was born in Denison, Iowa, August 3, 1921, the son of Frederick William and Marie Alice Namanny Fastje. He was raised in Denison graduating from the Denison High School with the class of 1939. He served his country in the United States Marine Corps during World War II and the Korean War, receiving the Purple...
Mabel Eliza Hansen
Dec 16, 2010
Mabel Eliza Hansen was born May 3, 1911 in Jackson Township in Shelby County, Iowa to John and Helena (Hess) White. There was Mabel and her twin - Margaret, sister Evelyn along with twin brothers Nicholas and James. Their family lived on a farm in a neighborhood called "Copenhagen" because of all the many Danish families. Their family was of...
Millie E. Kiesel Chipman
Dec 15, 2010
Millie Kiesel-Chipman was born on January 18, 1916, in Kirkman, Iowa, to Robert and Esther (Tangeman) Bailey. She was raised by her paternal grandparents and she had one sister Dorothy. Millie was married to Ernest Kiesel on October 17, 1933, in Shelby, Iowa. The raised four children: Robert, Paul, Dennis and Marsha. The family enjoyed going to the dances in...
Hollis H. Keele
Dec 15, 2010
Hollis Harl Keele was born August 8, 1916 in Hendrickson, Missouri, son of Harlin and Pearl (Sexton) Keele. He was raised with three older sisters and three younger sisters. At the age of eight, he moved and attended school in Laurens, Iowa. As he grew, Hollis was taught carpentry and farming by his father. Hollis’ high school football team won...
Ruth A. Baron
Dec 14, 2010
Ruth Ann Baron, the daughter of Frank and Cecil Cobb Maassen, was born in Harlan, Iowa on November 23, 1917. She attended grade school in Harlan and graduated from Harlan High School with the class of 1935. Ruth then continued her education at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. Ruth was united in marriage to Roy Baron on March 16, 1941...
Loretta M. Jans
Dec 13, 2010
Loretta Marie Jans was born on March 24, 1923, to Florenz and Olga (Kronfuss) Bock in Westphalia, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia. She attended country school until the eighth grade and was President of the Young Women�s Society at St. Boniface. On February 9, 1943, Loretta was united in marriage to Albert...
Eugene N. Schoemann
Dec 8, 2010
Eugene Nicholas "Gene" Schoemann was born on May 10, 1927, to Chris and Sophia (Blum) Schoemann in Portsmouth, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Portsmouth, Iowa. He attended Pleasant Ridge Country School and graduated from St. Mary�s Catholic High School. He enlisted in the United States Army on September 15,...
Robert W. Barton
Dec 6, 2010
Robert William Barton was born on November 5, 1929, to Raymond and Myrtle (Freeman) Barton on a farm near Hancock, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at Altamont Baptist Church where he remained a lifetime member. He began his schooling in country school near Hancock, continued at the Hancock school in town and attended country school in Cuppy’s Grove when...
Margaret Christensen
Dec 4, 2010
Margaret Louise Christensen was born on May 3, 1911 to John and Helena (Hess) White on the family farm near Jacksonville, Iowa. She attended Jackson Township No. 9. Since Margaret’s grandfather came from Ireland, the Irish influence was always apparent and she always had a four-leaf clover. On March 8, 1933, she was united in marriage to Walter Christensen at...
William G. Houston
Dec 3, 2010
William Gene “Bill” Houston, the 11th child of George and Laura Wilder Houston, was born January 11, 1935, at Dow City, Iowa. He received his education in Dow City where he graduated from high school with the class of 1953. Following high school, he moved to Oregon where he was employed in the timber and saw mill industry. In 1953...
