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Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
William Sandiland
Sep 1, 2008
William Edward Sandiland, the son of Earl and Louise (Jacobsen) Sandiland was born on February 3, 1934 in Avoca, Iowa. He attended school in Avoca and graduated with the class of 1952. After his graduation William entered the United States Navy during the Korean War, serving in Guam. William was united in marriage to Alice Johnson on October 24, 1958...
Barbara Peters
Sep 1, 2008
Barbara Peters was born at Denison, Iowa, April 29, 1947, the daughter of Elmer and Luella "Lou" Dammann Hamann. She was raised in Denison, graduating from the Denison High School. Following high school she furthered her education for two years at Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts, receiving her Associative Arts Degree. On December 2, 1967, Barbara was united in marriage...
Folmer C. Johnson
Aug 29, 2008
Folmer Carstensen Johnson was born on November 24, 1916, to Niels Henry and Anna (Carstensen) Johnson on the family farm two and a half miles south of Elk Horn. He was baptized and confirmed in the Elk Horn Lutheran Church. He rode his pony to attend country school at Clay #6. As a youth, he was active in 4H -...
Sam R. Beam
Aug 28, 2008
Sam R. Beam was born at Denison, Iowa, July 31, 1967, the son of Ray and Mildred Wiegel Beam. The family resided at Berne, Iowa until moving to Dow City in 1978 where Sam graduated from the Dow City-Arion High School with the class of 1985. Following high school he moved to Garden City, Kansas, where he was employed at...
Bud Barnes
Aug 28, 2008
Bud Barnes was born September 14, 1918 in Manning, Iowa to Nathaniel and Rose Hagedorn Barnes. He died Monday, September 1, 2008 at Eventide Lutheran Home in Denison, Iowa, at the age of 89 years, 11 months and 17 days. He spent his childhood in Manning and attended Manning Public Schools. His father Nathaniel died when he was 10. He...
Irene W. Campbell
Aug 26, 2008
Irene Wilhelmina Campbell was born on May 26, 1912 on the family farm near Irwin, Iowa, to John and Emma (Thompson) Frank. She attended school in Irwin and was united in marriage on January 20, 1932 to Ralph Campbell at her parent’s home. The couple lived on a farm west of Irwin until her parents moved to town in 1940....
Bernard "Bernie" Nollen
Aug 25, 2008
Bernard "Bernie" Chris Nollen, son of Chris and Cecil (McConnell) Nollen, was born on October 18, 1936, in Harlan, Iowa. He attended elementary school at New Park School in Harlan and attended high school at Harlan Community High School in Harlan. After high school, Bernie enlisted with the United States Air Force in Omaha, Nebraska. He was awarded the National...
Elizabeth B. Hansen
Aug 23, 2008
Elizabeth B. Hansen, second daughter of Edwin G. and Myrtle (Baughman) Robertson, was born on September 16, 1915 on a farm in Shelby County, Iowa. Elizabeth was one of four children, having had two sisters and one brother. She went to school for the first seven grades in Washington Township #3 near Panama, Iowa and then moved to Dunlap were...
Frank R. Pesek
Aug 23, 2008
Frank Rudolph Pesek was born on October 12, 1934 in Omaha, Nebraska, to Frank and Mildred (Hunt) Pesek. He attended school at Youngman and graduated with the Class of 1952 from Omaha South High School. On January 23, 1954, Frank was united in marriage to Dorothy Earnest at the courthouse in Papillion, Nebraska. Eight children were born to this union...
Helen M. Robinson
Aug 21, 2008
Helen Mae Robinson, the daughter of Halver and Amanda Meisner Wikan, was born on July 20, 1925 in Elkader, Iowa. She was confirmed at Highland Lutheran Church and attended school in Elkader until the eighth grade. Helen was united in marriage to Keith Robinson on April 28, 1946, in Elkader, Iowa. They made their home in Elkader until Keith�s death...
Lynn Gearhart
Aug 20, 2008
Lynn Alan Gearhart, son of Ellis and Blanche (Kemp) Gearhart, was born on September 23, 1921 near Harlan, Iowa and was one of eight children. He attended Center Township Country School through the eighth grade and was proud to have finished with the highest honors. After school, Lynn began farming with his dad raising hogs and cattle and also picked...
Donna L. Felker
Aug 19, 2008
Donna Lee Felker, daughter of Floyd C. And Maude Stanley Williamson, was born on January 28, 1923 in Nemeha County, Kansas and was one of five children. She graduated from Mayetta Kansas High School in 1940 and began working as a domestic and as a store clerk in Holton, Kansas. On January 3, 1942, Donna was united in marriage to...
Robert Bob Theulen
Aug 16, 2008
Bob Theulen was born Stephen Joseph on November 29, 1932 in Monroe, Nebraska according to records from Catholic Social Services. He was placed on a train from Columbus, Nebraska, and moved to St. James Orphanage in Omaha at birth. In July 1933, he was adopted by John and Dorothy Theulen and spent his youth in Persia and Earling, Iowa. Adoption...
Loren C. Ostebee
Aug 13, 2008
Loren Clayton Ostebee was born on September 23, 1922, in Jefferson Township on a farm near Kirkman, Iowa to Lars and Charlotte (Nelson) Ostebee. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul�s Lutheran Church in rural Irwin, Iowa. After receiving his education at Danway School in Polk Township, he sold insurance until he started to farm south of Irwin. After...
Gene L. Gettys
Aug 13, 2008
Gene Lloyd Gettys, Sr. was born on April 18, 1928, in Alta, Iowa, to Joe and Clara (Sherman) Gettys. He attended school in Sibley, Iowa, before graduating from the Harlan Community School System where he was a standout athlete. Upon graduation Gene served in the United States Navy for two years. He then furthered his education at The University of...
Darlene Waples
Aug 9, 2008
Darlene Marie Waples, the daughter of Elmer and Vera Vredenburgh Blunt, was born on February 25, 1936 in Little Sioux, Iowa. She attended school in Missouri Valley, Iowa and graduated with the class of 1954. Darlene was united in marriage to Virgil Waples on October 16, 1954 in Missouri Valley, Iowa. To this union two daughters were born: Ann Marie...
Kasey Campbell
Aug 8, 2008
Kasey J Campbell, son of Bill and Mary Beth (Boggess) Campbell, was born on March 5, 1980, in Pensacola, Florida. He was baptized at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Pensacola and was confirmed at Divine Redeemer Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado. During high school, he played baseball and maintained his love for sports after his graduation from Doherty High School....
Leslie Joseph Slechta
Aug 5, 2008
Leslie J. Slechta was born on a farm south of Vail, Iowa, October 12, 1918, the son of Joseph and Agnes Starek Slechta. The family moved to a farm north of Vail where he was raised, receiving his education in the Stockholm # 7 rural school. On October 12, 1941, Leslie was united in marriage with Mildred "Millie" Kahler at...
Richard Adams
Jul 20, 2008
On August 5, 2008, Richard Dale Adams of Ricketts, departed this life unto Eternity, entering into the loving embrace of his Heavenly Father, succumbing after a long battle with cancer. Born on July 14, 1946 in Storm Lake, Iowa, Richard lived the majority of his years within the greater Boyer River Valley, but most recently in Denison and Ricketts. A...
Karen Monahan
Jul 19, 2008
Karen Annette Monahan, daughter of Kenneth "Casey" and Evelyn (Ploughman) Christensen, was born on April 20, 1957, in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized at St. Michael�s Catholic Church in Harlan and attended Harlan Community Schools. Karen was united in marriage to Phil Monahan at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan. They are the parents of one daughter, Amanda. Karen had a...
William Sandiland
Sep 1, 2008
William Edward Sandiland, the son of Earl and Louise (Jacobsen) Sandiland was born on February 3, 1934 in Avoca, Iowa. He attended school in Avoca and graduated with the class of 1952. After his graduation William entered the United States Navy during the Korean War, serving in Guam. William was united in marriage to Alice Johnson on October 24, 1958...
Barbara Peters
Sep 1, 2008
Barbara Peters was born at Denison, Iowa, April 29, 1947, the daughter of Elmer and Luella "Lou" Dammann Hamann. She was raised in Denison, graduating from the Denison High School. Following high school she furthered her education for two years at Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts, receiving her Associative Arts Degree. On December 2, 1967, Barbara was united in marriage...
Folmer C. Johnson
Aug 29, 2008
Folmer Carstensen Johnson was born on November 24, 1916, to Niels Henry and Anna (Carstensen) Johnson on the family farm two and a half miles south of Elk Horn. He was baptized and confirmed in the Elk Horn Lutheran Church. He rode his pony to attend country school at Clay #6. As a youth, he was active in 4H -...
Sam R. Beam
Aug 28, 2008
Sam R. Beam was born at Denison, Iowa, July 31, 1967, the son of Ray and Mildred Wiegel Beam. The family resided at Berne, Iowa until moving to Dow City in 1978 where Sam graduated from the Dow City-Arion High School with the class of 1985. Following high school he moved to Garden City, Kansas, where he was employed at...
Bud Barnes
Aug 28, 2008
Bud Barnes was born September 14, 1918 in Manning, Iowa to Nathaniel and Rose Hagedorn Barnes. He died Monday, September 1, 2008 at Eventide Lutheran Home in Denison, Iowa, at the age of 89 years, 11 months and 17 days. He spent his childhood in Manning and attended Manning Public Schools. His father Nathaniel died when he was 10. He...
Irene W. Campbell
Aug 26, 2008
Irene Wilhelmina Campbell was born on May 26, 1912 on the family farm near Irwin, Iowa, to John and Emma (Thompson) Frank. She attended school in Irwin and was united in marriage on January 20, 1932 to Ralph Campbell at her parent’s home. The couple lived on a farm west of Irwin until her parents moved to town in 1940....
Bernard "Bernie" Nollen
Aug 25, 2008
Bernard "Bernie" Chris Nollen, son of Chris and Cecil (McConnell) Nollen, was born on October 18, 1936, in Harlan, Iowa. He attended elementary school at New Park School in Harlan and attended high school at Harlan Community High School in Harlan. After high school, Bernie enlisted with the United States Air Force in Omaha, Nebraska. He was awarded the National...
Elizabeth B. Hansen
Aug 23, 2008
Elizabeth B. Hansen, second daughter of Edwin G. and Myrtle (Baughman) Robertson, was born on September 16, 1915 on a farm in Shelby County, Iowa. Elizabeth was one of four children, having had two sisters and one brother. She went to school for the first seven grades in Washington Township #3 near Panama, Iowa and then moved to Dunlap were...
Frank R. Pesek
Aug 23, 2008
Frank Rudolph Pesek was born on October 12, 1934 in Omaha, Nebraska, to Frank and Mildred (Hunt) Pesek. He attended school at Youngman and graduated with the Class of 1952 from Omaha South High School. On January 23, 1954, Frank was united in marriage to Dorothy Earnest at the courthouse in Papillion, Nebraska. Eight children were born to this union...
Helen M. Robinson
Aug 21, 2008
Helen Mae Robinson, the daughter of Halver and Amanda Meisner Wikan, was born on July 20, 1925 in Elkader, Iowa. She was confirmed at Highland Lutheran Church and attended school in Elkader until the eighth grade. Helen was united in marriage to Keith Robinson on April 28, 1946, in Elkader, Iowa. They made their home in Elkader until Keith�s death...
Lynn Gearhart
Aug 20, 2008
Lynn Alan Gearhart, son of Ellis and Blanche (Kemp) Gearhart, was born on September 23, 1921 near Harlan, Iowa and was one of eight children. He attended Center Township Country School through the eighth grade and was proud to have finished with the highest honors. After school, Lynn began farming with his dad raising hogs and cattle and also picked...
Donna L. Felker
Aug 19, 2008
Donna Lee Felker, daughter of Floyd C. And Maude Stanley Williamson, was born on January 28, 1923 in Nemeha County, Kansas and was one of five children. She graduated from Mayetta Kansas High School in 1940 and began working as a domestic and as a store clerk in Holton, Kansas. On January 3, 1942, Donna was united in marriage to...
Robert Bob Theulen
Aug 16, 2008
Bob Theulen was born Stephen Joseph on November 29, 1932 in Monroe, Nebraska according to records from Catholic Social Services. He was placed on a train from Columbus, Nebraska, and moved to St. James Orphanage in Omaha at birth. In July 1933, he was adopted by John and Dorothy Theulen and spent his youth in Persia and Earling, Iowa. Adoption...
Loren C. Ostebee
Aug 13, 2008
Loren Clayton Ostebee was born on September 23, 1922, in Jefferson Township on a farm near Kirkman, Iowa to Lars and Charlotte (Nelson) Ostebee. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul�s Lutheran Church in rural Irwin, Iowa. After receiving his education at Danway School in Polk Township, he sold insurance until he started to farm south of Irwin. After...
Gene L. Gettys
Aug 13, 2008
Gene Lloyd Gettys, Sr. was born on April 18, 1928, in Alta, Iowa, to Joe and Clara (Sherman) Gettys. He attended school in Sibley, Iowa, before graduating from the Harlan Community School System where he was a standout athlete. Upon graduation Gene served in the United States Navy for two years. He then furthered his education at The University of...
Darlene Waples
Aug 9, 2008
Darlene Marie Waples, the daughter of Elmer and Vera Vredenburgh Blunt, was born on February 25, 1936 in Little Sioux, Iowa. She attended school in Missouri Valley, Iowa and graduated with the class of 1954. Darlene was united in marriage to Virgil Waples on October 16, 1954 in Missouri Valley, Iowa. To this union two daughters were born: Ann Marie...
Kasey Campbell
Aug 8, 2008
Kasey J Campbell, son of Bill and Mary Beth (Boggess) Campbell, was born on March 5, 1980, in Pensacola, Florida. He was baptized at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Pensacola and was confirmed at Divine Redeemer Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado. During high school, he played baseball and maintained his love for sports after his graduation from Doherty High School....
Leslie Joseph Slechta
Aug 5, 2008
Leslie J. Slechta was born on a farm south of Vail, Iowa, October 12, 1918, the son of Joseph and Agnes Starek Slechta. The family moved to a farm north of Vail where he was raised, receiving his education in the Stockholm # 7 rural school. On October 12, 1941, Leslie was united in marriage with Mildred "Millie" Kahler at...
Richard Adams
Jul 20, 2008
On August 5, 2008, Richard Dale Adams of Ricketts, departed this life unto Eternity, entering into the loving embrace of his Heavenly Father, succumbing after a long battle with cancer. Born on July 14, 1946 in Storm Lake, Iowa, Richard lived the majority of his years within the greater Boyer River Valley, but most recently in Denison and Ricketts. A...
Karen Monahan
Jul 19, 2008
Karen Annette Monahan, daughter of Kenneth "Casey" and Evelyn (Ploughman) Christensen, was born on April 20, 1957, in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized at St. Michael�s Catholic Church in Harlan and attended Harlan Community Schools. Karen was united in marriage to Phil Monahan at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan. They are the parents of one daughter, Amanda. Karen had a...
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.
