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Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
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Esther Gearhart
Sep 11, 2010
Esther Gearhart was born on February 11, 1931 to Marius and Johanna Marie (Rasmussen) Christensen in Kimballton, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kimballton. She attended Kimballton Public School until the eighth grade and graduated from Audubon High School in 1949. Esther married Charles Gearhart on February 16, 1951 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kimballton,...
Thomas Edward Alberts
Aug 28, 2010
Thomas Edward Alberts was born May 2, 1961 in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Lavern and Mary Jean Alberts. Tom grew up in Denison, and graduated from Denison High School in 1979, where he enjoyed playing sports, and the tuba. After graduation, he moved to Fairmont Minnesota, and was employed at Weigh-Tronix. In 1983, Tom returned to Denison where he worked...
Thelma Jane Kennedy
Aug 26, 2010
Thelma Jane Kennedy was born on December 31, 1915, on a farm near the town of Calvin, North Dakota to Samuel and Annie (McLean) Lewis. Thelma attended grade school in Byron, North Dakota but graduated from high school in Calvin, North Dakota in 1933. After graduation, she attended the State Teacher�s College at Valley City, North Dakota for two years...
Gilbert Hanson
Aug 15, 2010
Arthur Gilbert Hanson, son of Bennie and Mina (Heglin) Hanson, was born on November 19, 1919 in Polk Township, Shelby County, Iowa. He was a lifetime member of St. Paul�s Lutheran Church in Irwin, Iowa, where he was baptized and confirmed. He attended the Danway Country School and Kirkman High School where he graduated with the Class of 1936. After...
Phyllis M. Miller
Aug 13, 2010
Phyllis Maxine Miller was born on August 12, 1916 to Louis and Elsie (Pryer) Hulsebus on a farm near Defiance, Iowa. She attended Country School and graduated from Defiance High School with the Class of 1936. She attended two years at Western Hill Community College and received her associates degree in 1938. After college, she taught school for two years...
Leona Naslund
Aug 7, 2010
Leona Naslund was born on a farm in Willow Township, Monona County, Iowa, October 7, 1918, the daughter of Nicholas and Emma Christiansen Ohl. She was received into God’s Kingdom of Grace through the Sacrament of Holy Baptism at Zion Lutheran Church in Denison November 3, 1918 and confirmed in her Christian Faith there March 20, 1932. When she was...
Melba M. Jensen
Aug 7, 2010
Melba Marie Kriz Jensen was born on October 8, 1927, to Vincent and Cyprianna (Janecek) Kriz in Dodge, Nebraska. She graduated from Dodge High School with the Class of 1945. She worked at Mutual of Omaha after high school. On December 31, 1945, she was united in marriage to Frode M. Jensen of Shelby, Iowa, in Hiawatha, Kansas. Two children...
Larry Waldemar
Aug 3, 2010
Larry F. Waldemar was born on the family farm near Deloit, Iowa, July 27, 1939, the son of Clarence and Myrtle Clauson Waldemar. He was raised on the farm and received his education in country schools, graduating from the Odebolt, Iowa High School with the class of 1957. He served his country in the United States Marine Corps, returning to...
James Trierweiler
Jul 31, 2010
James Michael Trierweiler was born at Woodbine, Iowa, October 26, 1934, the son of Raymond and Corine Blum Trierweiler. The family moved to a farm near Defiance when he was three years of age where they resided for three years before moving to the farm at Buck Grove where he was raised. He received his early education in the rural...
Janice M. Schultz
Jul 29, 2010
Janice Marilyn Schultz was born on November 11, 1935 to John and Hazel (Martin) Thorson in Estherville, Iowa. She grew up in Armstrong, Iowa, where her parents owned and operated The Corner Hardware Store. She attended elementary and high school there, starring in basketball, a sport which she loved. She graduated from Armstrong High School with the Class of 1953....
Darrell H. Swanson
Jul 29, 2010
Darrell Herbert Swanson was born March 22, 1936, on a farm in Long Branch in Shelby County, Iowa, the son of Herbert and Irene (Stolz) Swanson. He attended Country Schools in Crawford County, Iowa where he grew up working on his father's farm with his brothers. He was united in marriage to Elizabeth (Betty) Blume on April 12, 1955. Darrell...
Chrystal L. Mcmartin Jones
Jul 23, 2010
Chrystal Lynn McMartin was born on March 14, 1978 in Atlantic, IA to Kelly and Darlene (Wendt) McMartin. Chrystal was raised and lived in Hancock, IA. She graduated from AHST High School in 1996 in Avoca, IA, attended Simpson College in Indianola from 1996-1998 and was a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority. Chrystal graduated from Buena Vista University in...
Janet S. Christensen
Jul 23, 2010
Janet Sue Christensen, daughter of Max and Evelene (Lengeman) Sander, was born on April 11, 1941 in Carroll, Iowa. Janet’s family later moved to the Elk Horn, Iowa area where she attended school at the Elk Horn Community Schools and graduated with the high school class of 1959. While in high school, Janet was set up on a blind date...
Joseph E. Flies
Jul 20, 2010
Joseph Englebert Flies, son of John and Frances (Berger) Flies, was born on January 7, 1922 in Dedham, Iowa. He was baptized at St. Joseph�s Catholic Church in Dedham, Iowa and later received his first communion at St. Patrick�s Church in Audubon, Iowa. Joseph attended country school in rural Audubon county. After his schooling, Joseph worked with his father and...
Lela G. Hanson
Jul 19, 2010
Lela Grace Hanson was born on February 1, 1924, to Raymond and Mabel (Axland) Young on the family farm outside of Irwin, Iowa. She was baptized at the Church of Christ in Irwin and was an active Christian her entire life. She attended school in Irwin and was a graduate of the Irwin High School Class of 1941. Lela was...
Leland A. Schmitz
Jul 11, 2010
Leland Adolph Schmitz was born on February 12, 1928 to Leo and Cecelia (Zimmerman) Schmitz in Westphalia, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia. He graduated with the Class of 1945 from St. Boniface Catholic Schools. On November 22, 1950, he was united in marriage to Mary Weihs at St. Boniface Catholic Church after...
Rochelle Gottsch
Jul 10, 2010
Rochelle Renee Gottsch was born at Dunlap, Iowa, December 15, 1941, the daughter of Ralph and Georgia Stilson Koski. She was raised on the farm at Dunlap and graduated from the Dunlap High School with the class of 1959. Following high school she attended cosmetology school in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1965, Rochelle was united in marriage with Donald Gottsch at...
Lavonne J. Labelle
Jul 8, 2010
LaVonne Joyce LaBelle was born on June 13, 1924, to Alfred and Olive (Tenney) Stangeland in Dawson, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at Dawson Lutheran Church and attended Dawson Grade School and High School, graduating with the Class of 1942. She furthered her education at the University of Nebraska in Omaha and graduated with her Associate�s Degree at the...
Max E. Bacon
Jul 7, 2010
Max Elliott Bacon was born on January 25, 1925 to Oliver and Beulah (Pfister) Bacon in Harlan, Iowa. He attended school in Harlan and graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1943. After graduation, he enlisted in the United State Army Air Corp and served during World War II achieving rank of Second Lieutenant before his honorable discharge...
Elaine B. Doonan
Jul 6, 2010
Elaine Bernice Doonan was born on August 5, 1918, to Hans and Tena (Petersen) Jacobsen near Redline, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, Iowa, where she remained a life-long member. She attended school at Jackson No. 2 in Jacksonville but left her junior year to help her dad on the family farm. On March...
Esther Gearhart
Sep 11, 2010
Esther Gearhart was born on February 11, 1931 to Marius and Johanna Marie (Rasmussen) Christensen in Kimballton, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kimballton. She attended Kimballton Public School until the eighth grade and graduated from Audubon High School in 1949. Esther married Charles Gearhart on February 16, 1951 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kimballton,...
Thomas Edward Alberts
Aug 28, 2010
Thomas Edward Alberts was born May 2, 1961 in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Lavern and Mary Jean Alberts. Tom grew up in Denison, and graduated from Denison High School in 1979, where he enjoyed playing sports, and the tuba. After graduation, he moved to Fairmont Minnesota, and was employed at Weigh-Tronix. In 1983, Tom returned to Denison where he worked...
Thelma Jane Kennedy
Aug 26, 2010
Thelma Jane Kennedy was born on December 31, 1915, on a farm near the town of Calvin, North Dakota to Samuel and Annie (McLean) Lewis. Thelma attended grade school in Byron, North Dakota but graduated from high school in Calvin, North Dakota in 1933. After graduation, she attended the State Teacher�s College at Valley City, North Dakota for two years...
Gilbert Hanson
Aug 15, 2010
Arthur Gilbert Hanson, son of Bennie and Mina (Heglin) Hanson, was born on November 19, 1919 in Polk Township, Shelby County, Iowa. He was a lifetime member of St. Paul�s Lutheran Church in Irwin, Iowa, where he was baptized and confirmed. He attended the Danway Country School and Kirkman High School where he graduated with the Class of 1936. After...
Phyllis M. Miller
Aug 13, 2010
Phyllis Maxine Miller was born on August 12, 1916 to Louis and Elsie (Pryer) Hulsebus on a farm near Defiance, Iowa. She attended Country School and graduated from Defiance High School with the Class of 1936. She attended two years at Western Hill Community College and received her associates degree in 1938. After college, she taught school for two years...
Leona Naslund
Aug 7, 2010
Leona Naslund was born on a farm in Willow Township, Monona County, Iowa, October 7, 1918, the daughter of Nicholas and Emma Christiansen Ohl. She was received into God’s Kingdom of Grace through the Sacrament of Holy Baptism at Zion Lutheran Church in Denison November 3, 1918 and confirmed in her Christian Faith there March 20, 1932. When she was...
Melba M. Jensen
Aug 7, 2010
Melba Marie Kriz Jensen was born on October 8, 1927, to Vincent and Cyprianna (Janecek) Kriz in Dodge, Nebraska. She graduated from Dodge High School with the Class of 1945. She worked at Mutual of Omaha after high school. On December 31, 1945, she was united in marriage to Frode M. Jensen of Shelby, Iowa, in Hiawatha, Kansas. Two children...
Larry Waldemar
Aug 3, 2010
Larry F. Waldemar was born on the family farm near Deloit, Iowa, July 27, 1939, the son of Clarence and Myrtle Clauson Waldemar. He was raised on the farm and received his education in country schools, graduating from the Odebolt, Iowa High School with the class of 1957. He served his country in the United States Marine Corps, returning to...
James Trierweiler
Jul 31, 2010
James Michael Trierweiler was born at Woodbine, Iowa, October 26, 1934, the son of Raymond and Corine Blum Trierweiler. The family moved to a farm near Defiance when he was three years of age where they resided for three years before moving to the farm at Buck Grove where he was raised. He received his early education in the rural...
Janice M. Schultz
Jul 29, 2010
Janice Marilyn Schultz was born on November 11, 1935 to John and Hazel (Martin) Thorson in Estherville, Iowa. She grew up in Armstrong, Iowa, where her parents owned and operated The Corner Hardware Store. She attended elementary and high school there, starring in basketball, a sport which she loved. She graduated from Armstrong High School with the Class of 1953....
Darrell H. Swanson
Jul 29, 2010
Darrell Herbert Swanson was born March 22, 1936, on a farm in Long Branch in Shelby County, Iowa, the son of Herbert and Irene (Stolz) Swanson. He attended Country Schools in Crawford County, Iowa where he grew up working on his father's farm with his brothers. He was united in marriage to Elizabeth (Betty) Blume on April 12, 1955. Darrell...
Chrystal L. Mcmartin Jones
Jul 23, 2010
Chrystal Lynn McMartin was born on March 14, 1978 in Atlantic, IA to Kelly and Darlene (Wendt) McMartin. Chrystal was raised and lived in Hancock, IA. She graduated from AHST High School in 1996 in Avoca, IA, attended Simpson College in Indianola from 1996-1998 and was a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority. Chrystal graduated from Buena Vista University in...
Janet S. Christensen
Jul 23, 2010
Janet Sue Christensen, daughter of Max and Evelene (Lengeman) Sander, was born on April 11, 1941 in Carroll, Iowa. Janet’s family later moved to the Elk Horn, Iowa area where she attended school at the Elk Horn Community Schools and graduated with the high school class of 1959. While in high school, Janet was set up on a blind date...
Joseph E. Flies
Jul 20, 2010
Joseph Englebert Flies, son of John and Frances (Berger) Flies, was born on January 7, 1922 in Dedham, Iowa. He was baptized at St. Joseph�s Catholic Church in Dedham, Iowa and later received his first communion at St. Patrick�s Church in Audubon, Iowa. Joseph attended country school in rural Audubon county. After his schooling, Joseph worked with his father and...
Lela G. Hanson
Jul 19, 2010
Lela Grace Hanson was born on February 1, 1924, to Raymond and Mabel (Axland) Young on the family farm outside of Irwin, Iowa. She was baptized at the Church of Christ in Irwin and was an active Christian her entire life. She attended school in Irwin and was a graduate of the Irwin High School Class of 1941. Lela was...
Leland A. Schmitz
Jul 11, 2010
Leland Adolph Schmitz was born on February 12, 1928 to Leo and Cecelia (Zimmerman) Schmitz in Westphalia, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia. He graduated with the Class of 1945 from St. Boniface Catholic Schools. On November 22, 1950, he was united in marriage to Mary Weihs at St. Boniface Catholic Church after...
Rochelle Gottsch
Jul 10, 2010
Rochelle Renee Gottsch was born at Dunlap, Iowa, December 15, 1941, the daughter of Ralph and Georgia Stilson Koski. She was raised on the farm at Dunlap and graduated from the Dunlap High School with the class of 1959. Following high school she attended cosmetology school in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1965, Rochelle was united in marriage with Donald Gottsch at...
Lavonne J. Labelle
Jul 8, 2010
LaVonne Joyce LaBelle was born on June 13, 1924, to Alfred and Olive (Tenney) Stangeland in Dawson, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at Dawson Lutheran Church and attended Dawson Grade School and High School, graduating with the Class of 1942. She furthered her education at the University of Nebraska in Omaha and graduated with her Associate�s Degree at the...
Max E. Bacon
Jul 7, 2010
Max Elliott Bacon was born on January 25, 1925 to Oliver and Beulah (Pfister) Bacon in Harlan, Iowa. He attended school in Harlan and graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1943. After graduation, he enlisted in the United State Army Air Corp and served during World War II achieving rank of Second Lieutenant before his honorable discharge...
Elaine B. Doonan
Jul 6, 2010
Elaine Bernice Doonan was born on August 5, 1918, to Hans and Tena (Petersen) Jacobsen near Redline, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, Iowa, where she remained a life-long member. She attended school at Jackson No. 2 in Jacksonville but left her junior year to help her dad on the family farm. On March...
