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Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
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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...
Doris Schuning
Jul 14, 2008
Doris Marie Schuning, daughter of Bert and Helen (Turner) Niklasen, was born on June 1, 1938 in Kimballton, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethany Lutheran Church in Kimballton, Iowa. She attended country school at Sharon #4 through the eighth grade then attended Elk Horn-Kimballton where she graduated with the Class of 1956. She attended Iowa State Teachers College...
Neil J. Monahan
Jul 10, 2008
Neil John Monahan, son of Cyril and Armella (Gubbels) Monahan, was born on March 16, 1938 in Portsmouth, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Portsmouth and graduated from St. Mary�s High School in 1956. Neil joined the United States Army National Guard on March 21, 1959 and was honorably discharged...
Verdilla "Dolly" Bertelsen
Jul 5, 2008
Verdilla "Dolly" Theresa Bertelsen, daughter of Edward and Magdalena (Klein) Wageman, was born on April 13, 1911, on the family farm northwest of Defiance, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance and attended country school and St. Peter’s Catholic Schools. Dolly’s father loved music and taught the girls how to play musical instruments. Dolly...
George A. Slater
Jul 4, 2008
George Alan Slater was born at Denison, Iowa, April 15, 1935, the son of Carl and Hattie Groth Slater. He was raised at Denison and received his education in the rural schools. He spent his life in the Denison area and was employed as a farmhand for area farmers during his working years. In July of 2007 he entered the...
Morris Freddy Moore
Jul 3, 2008
Morris Francis Moore, better known as Freddy, was born on February 5, 1956 and passed away on July 3, 2008 at 4:10 PM at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan, Iowa at the age of fifty-two years, four months, and twenty-eight days. His parents were Verce and Shirley Moore of Kenosha, Wisconsin. He attended school in Long Town, Missouri and worked...
Caleb P. Beckman
Jul 3, 2008
Caleb is survived by his parents Steve and Paula Beckman of Boone, Iowa, his brother Joshua Beckman of Boone, his paternal grandparents Doug and Jeanette Beckman of Glenwood, Iowa; and his maternal grandparents Don and Ginny Nickles of Council Bluffs, Iowa. PDF Printable Version
Earl W. Young
Jul 2, 2008
Earl Wayne Young was born on July 29, 1966 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was the son of Earl Emil and Darlene (Camenisch) Young. He graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in Council Bluffs. Earl died on Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at the Nebraska Medical Center. He had attained the age of forty one years, eleven months and three days....
Rhoda V. Graves
Jun 26, 2008
Rhoda Velma Graves was born on February 9, 1916, the second child in a family of five born to Chris and Emma (Rasmussen) Petersen of Jacksonville, Iowa. She attended country school and then helped care for her mother until her death in 1930. After graduating from Harlan High School, she took normal training and taught school for two years before...
Donald Kuehnhold
Jun 26, 2008
DONALD DEAN KUEHNHOLD On July 2, 2008, Don Kuehnhold sustained fatal injuries when he fell from a tree while clearing storm damage. He died on July 4, 2008 at the age of 73 years young surrounded by his loving family. He was born April 1st (April Fools Day) 1935 to Adolph and Ella (Jepsen) Kuehnhold. He grew up on a...
Lisa Ann Miller
Jun 24, 2008
Lisa Ann Miller was born on September 27, 1960, to Donald and Phyllis "Tiny" (Rossean) Jensen in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan, Iowa and attended Harlan Community Schools, graduating with the Class of 1979. Lisa Ann was united in marriage to David J. Miller on February 26, 1983 in Portsmouth. Three children were born...
Leslie C. Hanson
Jun 21, 2008
Leslie Clifford Hanson, son of Clifford and Phyllis (Kindschy) Hanson, was born on July 31, 1942, in Harlan, Iowa. He attended Harlan High School and was a member of the class of 1960. Leslie moved to Omaha, Nebraska when he was nineteen. During his time in Omaha, he owned and operated several businesses including Studio Graphics where he did advertising...
Paul A. Freeman
Jun 20, 2008
Paul Allyn Freeman was born in Ellensburg, Washington on October 1, 1971. He was the son of Nolan and Barbara (Smith) Freeman. He attended Kittitas Elementary school in Washington and then his family moved to the Avoca, Iowa area when he was in the fourth grade. He then became a student in the AvoHa school system graduating with the class...
John D. Mckean
Jun 19, 2008
John Dwight McKean was born on July 10, 1927, to William and Florence (Petersen) McKean at his grandparents farm near Portsmouth, Iowa. He lived on that farm for one year before the family moved to a farm one mile north. He graduated from Persia High School in 1945 and farmed until he was drafted into the United States Army in...
Jessie R. Nesbitt
Jun 13, 2008
Jessie R. (Sorensen) Nesbitt Jessie R. (Sorensen) Nesbitt was born at Haskell, Texas, October 26, 1935, the daughter of Jesse and Annie Curry Jones. She was raised there, graduating from high school in 1954. Jessie was united in marriage with James Sorensen in Texas and they made their home in South Sioux City, Nebraska, where they were blessed with three...
Irene Bohlmann
Jun 13, 2008
Irene Bohlmann was born July 6, 1916, daughter of Fred W. and Christine M. (Bielfeldt) Kruse in Hanover Township, Crawford County, Iowa. She died Friday evening, June 13, 2008, at Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Denison at the age of 91. Irene was baptized September 3, 1916 by the Rev. C. Runge at St. Paul?s Lutheran parsonage, Hanover Township and...
Elizabeth Price West
Jun 11, 2008
Elizabeth Marie (Price) West was born October 1, 1917 in Pisgah, Iowa, the daughter of Joseph Curtis and Dora (Kline) Price. As an infant the family moved to a small farm, inherited by her mother, near Dow City. She attended grade school in Dow City, Dunlap, a country school and four years of high school at Dunlap, Iowa, graduating at...
Junabell Rosinda Maak
Jun 11, 2008
Junabell Rosinda Katherine Maak was born January 12, 1922, the daughter of Edward and Hermina Voss Paulsen. She died June 13, 2008, at Eventide Lutheran Home in Denison, Iowa at the age of eighty-six. Junabell was born in Cushing, Iowa. She was baptized October 15, 1922 in Cushing and later confirmed at St. John?s Lutheran Church, Stockholm Township, Kiron, Iowa,...
Gordon Erkel Young
Jun 10, 2008
Gordon Erkel Young was born on a farm at Bertha, Minnesota, November 27, 1919, the third of four children of Irvin F. and Emma Erkel Young. At the age of 13, his family moved to LeCenter, Minnesota, where he graduated from McKinley High School with the Class of 1937. After working for several years at Gamble?s Hardware, Gordon enlisted in...
Alan Disburg
Jun 8, 2008
Alan "Al" Disburg was born at Manilla, Iowa, May 18, 1940, the son of Gilbert and Helen Anita Sievers Disburg. He was raised at Manilla, graduating from high school there. Following four years of college he returned to Manilla to make his home. On May 19, 1979, Al was united in marriage with Mary Maas at the First United Methodist...
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...
Doris Schuning
Jul 14, 2008
Doris Marie Schuning, daughter of Bert and Helen (Turner) Niklasen, was born on June 1, 1938 in Kimballton, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethany Lutheran Church in Kimballton, Iowa. She attended country school at Sharon #4 through the eighth grade then attended Elk Horn-Kimballton where she graduated with the Class of 1956. She attended Iowa State Teachers College...
Neil J. Monahan
Jul 10, 2008
Neil John Monahan, son of Cyril and Armella (Gubbels) Monahan, was born on March 16, 1938 in Portsmouth, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Portsmouth and graduated from St. Mary�s High School in 1956. Neil joined the United States Army National Guard on March 21, 1959 and was honorably discharged...
Verdilla "Dolly" Bertelsen
Jul 5, 2008
Verdilla "Dolly" Theresa Bertelsen, daughter of Edward and Magdalena (Klein) Wageman, was born on April 13, 1911, on the family farm northwest of Defiance, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance and attended country school and St. Peter’s Catholic Schools. Dolly’s father loved music and taught the girls how to play musical instruments. Dolly...
George A. Slater
Jul 4, 2008
George Alan Slater was born at Denison, Iowa, April 15, 1935, the son of Carl and Hattie Groth Slater. He was raised at Denison and received his education in the rural schools. He spent his life in the Denison area and was employed as a farmhand for area farmers during his working years. In July of 2007 he entered the...
Morris Freddy Moore
Jul 3, 2008
Morris Francis Moore, better known as Freddy, was born on February 5, 1956 and passed away on July 3, 2008 at 4:10 PM at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan, Iowa at the age of fifty-two years, four months, and twenty-eight days. His parents were Verce and Shirley Moore of Kenosha, Wisconsin. He attended school in Long Town, Missouri and worked...
Caleb P. Beckman
Jul 3, 2008
Caleb is survived by his parents Steve and Paula Beckman of Boone, Iowa, his brother Joshua Beckman of Boone, his paternal grandparents Doug and Jeanette Beckman of Glenwood, Iowa; and his maternal grandparents Don and Ginny Nickles of Council Bluffs, Iowa. PDF Printable Version
Earl W. Young
Jul 2, 2008
Earl Wayne Young was born on July 29, 1966 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was the son of Earl Emil and Darlene (Camenisch) Young. He graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in Council Bluffs. Earl died on Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at the Nebraska Medical Center. He had attained the age of forty one years, eleven months and three days....
Rhoda V. Graves
Jun 26, 2008
Rhoda Velma Graves was born on February 9, 1916, the second child in a family of five born to Chris and Emma (Rasmussen) Petersen of Jacksonville, Iowa. She attended country school and then helped care for her mother until her death in 1930. After graduating from Harlan High School, she took normal training and taught school for two years before...
Donald Kuehnhold
Jun 26, 2008
DONALD DEAN KUEHNHOLD On July 2, 2008, Don Kuehnhold sustained fatal injuries when he fell from a tree while clearing storm damage. He died on July 4, 2008 at the age of 73 years young surrounded by his loving family. He was born April 1st (April Fools Day) 1935 to Adolph and Ella (Jepsen) Kuehnhold. He grew up on a...
Lisa Ann Miller
Jun 24, 2008
Lisa Ann Miller was born on September 27, 1960, to Donald and Phyllis "Tiny" (Rossean) Jensen in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan, Iowa and attended Harlan Community Schools, graduating with the Class of 1979. Lisa Ann was united in marriage to David J. Miller on February 26, 1983 in Portsmouth. Three children were born...
Leslie C. Hanson
Jun 21, 2008
Leslie Clifford Hanson, son of Clifford and Phyllis (Kindschy) Hanson, was born on July 31, 1942, in Harlan, Iowa. He attended Harlan High School and was a member of the class of 1960. Leslie moved to Omaha, Nebraska when he was nineteen. During his time in Omaha, he owned and operated several businesses including Studio Graphics where he did advertising...
Paul A. Freeman
Jun 20, 2008
Paul Allyn Freeman was born in Ellensburg, Washington on October 1, 1971. He was the son of Nolan and Barbara (Smith) Freeman. He attended Kittitas Elementary school in Washington and then his family moved to the Avoca, Iowa area when he was in the fourth grade. He then became a student in the AvoHa school system graduating with the class...
John D. Mckean
Jun 19, 2008
John Dwight McKean was born on July 10, 1927, to William and Florence (Petersen) McKean at his grandparents farm near Portsmouth, Iowa. He lived on that farm for one year before the family moved to a farm one mile north. He graduated from Persia High School in 1945 and farmed until he was drafted into the United States Army in...
Jessie R. Nesbitt
Jun 13, 2008
Jessie R. (Sorensen) Nesbitt Jessie R. (Sorensen) Nesbitt was born at Haskell, Texas, October 26, 1935, the daughter of Jesse and Annie Curry Jones. She was raised there, graduating from high school in 1954. Jessie was united in marriage with James Sorensen in Texas and they made their home in South Sioux City, Nebraska, where they were blessed with three...
Irene Bohlmann
Jun 13, 2008
Irene Bohlmann was born July 6, 1916, daughter of Fred W. and Christine M. (Bielfeldt) Kruse in Hanover Township, Crawford County, Iowa. She died Friday evening, June 13, 2008, at Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Denison at the age of 91. Irene was baptized September 3, 1916 by the Rev. C. Runge at St. Paul?s Lutheran parsonage, Hanover Township and...
Elizabeth Price West
Jun 11, 2008
Elizabeth Marie (Price) West was born October 1, 1917 in Pisgah, Iowa, the daughter of Joseph Curtis and Dora (Kline) Price. As an infant the family moved to a small farm, inherited by her mother, near Dow City. She attended grade school in Dow City, Dunlap, a country school and four years of high school at Dunlap, Iowa, graduating at...
Junabell Rosinda Maak
Jun 11, 2008
Junabell Rosinda Katherine Maak was born January 12, 1922, the daughter of Edward and Hermina Voss Paulsen. She died June 13, 2008, at Eventide Lutheran Home in Denison, Iowa at the age of eighty-six. Junabell was born in Cushing, Iowa. She was baptized October 15, 1922 in Cushing and later confirmed at St. John?s Lutheran Church, Stockholm Township, Kiron, Iowa,...
Gordon Erkel Young
Jun 10, 2008
Gordon Erkel Young was born on a farm at Bertha, Minnesota, November 27, 1919, the third of four children of Irvin F. and Emma Erkel Young. At the age of 13, his family moved to LeCenter, Minnesota, where he graduated from McKinley High School with the Class of 1937. After working for several years at Gamble?s Hardware, Gordon enlisted in...
Alan Disburg
Jun 8, 2008
Alan "Al" Disburg was born at Manilla, Iowa, May 18, 1940, the son of Gilbert and Helen Anita Sievers Disburg. He was raised at Manilla, graduating from high school there. Following four years of college he returned to Manilla to make his home. On May 19, 1979, Al was united in marriage with Mary Maas at the First United Methodist...
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.
