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Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Robert "Bob" Jorgensen
Sep 9, 2023
Robert "Bob” Leon Jorgensen was born on September 14, 1944, in Avoca, Iowa, to his proud parents, Robert and Leona (Holtz) Jorgensen. He graduated from AvoHa High School in 1962. One of the cornerstones of Bob's life was his faith, which he held dear throughout his life. He was a lifelong member of Trinity Lutheran Church, where he actively served...
Patricia A. Thomsen
Sep 5, 2023
Patricia Ann Thomsen Patricia Ann Thomsen was born to Raymond and Viola (Weihs) Musich on March 18, 1941 in Harlan, Iowa. She was a lifelong member at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan, Iowa, being both baptized and confirmed there. Patricia attended grade school at New Park School and St Michael’s and graduated from Harlan High. Following graduation, Patricia met...
Kathryn Hinz
Sep 5, 2023
Kathryn was born on May 4, 1936, in Willisville, Illinois, to Sigmund Osterloh and Leslie Higgerson. She grew up in the vibrant city of St. Louis, Missouri, where she forged lifelong friendships and cherished memories. She pursued her dreams, attending IWCC and later enrolling at Buena Vista University, where she excelled in her studies, specializing in Accounting. On October 11,...
Atlas Daniel-Joe Gittins
Aug 23, 2023
Atlas Daniel-Joe Gittins was born on May 8, 2023, to Amelia Barron and Garrett Gittins in Omaha, Nebraska. Atlas was the sweetest baby boy with the most radiant smile and silliest giggle. In his short three months and fifteen days on Earth, he impacted his family greatly. He loved being talked to and held by his family and they will...
Dean Edwin Fabian
Aug 22, 2023
Dean Edwin Fabian, born March 18th, 1942, to parents Albert E. and Elva M. (Christensen) Fabian in Harlan, Iowa. He passed away peacefully at Cass County Memorial Hospital on August 22nd, 2023, surrounded by his wife and two children. Dean graduated from Harlan Community High School and went on to work for Farm Service Coop, Peterson Brothers and other various...
Benjamin Nicholas Stein
Aug 21, 2023
Benjamin Nicholas Stein was born on December 18, 1982, in Harlan, IA. In his early years he loved dressing up as a superhero, coining himself as Benji the Avenger Stein. He spent many years playing baseball for Portsmouth with his brother Nick as a teammate and dad Kenny and Uncle Larry as coach. Growing up there were hours spent working...
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...
Robert "Bob" Jorgensen
Sep 9, 2023
Robert "Bob” Leon Jorgensen was born on September 14, 1944, in Avoca, Iowa, to his proud parents, Robert and Leona (Holtz) Jorgensen. He graduated from AvoHa High School in 1962. One of the cornerstones of Bob's life was his faith, which he held dear throughout his life. He was a lifelong member of Trinity Lutheran Church, where he actively served...
Patricia A. Thomsen
Sep 5, 2023
Patricia Ann Thomsen Patricia Ann Thomsen was born to Raymond and Viola (Weihs) Musich on March 18, 1941 in Harlan, Iowa. She was a lifelong member at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan, Iowa, being both baptized and confirmed there. Patricia attended grade school at New Park School and St Michael’s and graduated from Harlan High. Following graduation, Patricia met...
Kathryn Hinz
Sep 5, 2023
Kathryn was born on May 4, 1936, in Willisville, Illinois, to Sigmund Osterloh and Leslie Higgerson. She grew up in the vibrant city of St. Louis, Missouri, where she forged lifelong friendships and cherished memories. She pursued her dreams, attending IWCC and later enrolling at Buena Vista University, where she excelled in her studies, specializing in Accounting. On October 11,...
Atlas Daniel-Joe Gittins
Aug 23, 2023
Atlas Daniel-Joe Gittins was born on May 8, 2023, to Amelia Barron and Garrett Gittins in Omaha, Nebraska. Atlas was the sweetest baby boy with the most radiant smile and silliest giggle. In his short three months and fifteen days on Earth, he impacted his family greatly. He loved being talked to and held by his family and they will...
Dean Edwin Fabian
Aug 22, 2023
Dean Edwin Fabian, born March 18th, 1942, to parents Albert E. and Elva M. (Christensen) Fabian in Harlan, Iowa. He passed away peacefully at Cass County Memorial Hospital on August 22nd, 2023, surrounded by his wife and two children. Dean graduated from Harlan Community High School and went on to work for Farm Service Coop, Peterson Brothers and other various...
Benjamin Nicholas Stein
Aug 21, 2023
Benjamin Nicholas Stein was born on December 18, 1982, in Harlan, IA. In his early years he loved dressing up as a superhero, coining himself as Benji the Avenger Stein. He spent many years playing baseball for Portsmouth with his brother Nick as a teammate and dad Kenny and Uncle Larry as coach. Growing up there were hours spent working...
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...
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.
