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Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Norma Sommer
Oct 15, 2007
Norma Elizabeth Sommer was born on the farm north of Wall Lake, Iowa, May 20, 1924, the daughter of Edward J. and Ella Kowalke Albrecht. She was raised there and received her education in the Wall Lake Schools from which she graduated with the class of 1941. She furthered her education for two years at Cedar Falls, Iowa, receiving her...
Alice Stedman Longnecker
Oct 13, 2007
daughter of George and Rose Leiting Maneman. She spent her early years there until the family moved to Varina, Iowa, in the late 1930?s where Alice was graduated from St. Columbkille Catholic High School. Following high school Alice and her sister Rae owned and operated a café in Varina where Alice met her future husband, Henry. On August 20, 1946,...
Margaret Selander
Oct 11, 2007
Margaret Edith Selander was born at Denison, Iowa, July 15, 1917, the daughter of George W. and Anna Jacobson Selander. With the exception of a few years spent in Dayton, Iowa, Margaret was raised in Denison where she was graduated from high school. Following high school she furthered her education at the University of Iowa for two years. After completion...
Darald D. Larsen
Oct 5, 2007
Darald Dean Larsen, son of Elmer and Eva (Petersen) Larsen, was born on February 21, 1938, in Runnells, Iowa. He attended rural Audubon and Shelby County schools and graduated from Harlan High School with the class of 1956. After high school, he worked with the United States Forest Service in Montana. In 1959, Darald joined the United States Army and...
Jean A. Henning Thurston
Oct 2, 2007
Jean Arvilla Henning Thurston was born on March 14, 1914, to Fred and Jessie (Rains) Smith in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized at St. Paul�s Episcopal Church and remained a member of that congregation throughout her lifetime. She attended Harlan Community Schools and graduated with the Class of 1934. After graduation she worked for her step-father (E. Olson) at Harlan...
Lucy Huldeen
Oct 2, 2007
Lucy Huldeen was born at Boone, Iowa, August 30, 1924, the daughter of John Howard and Ruth Canfield Wayne. When she was five years of age the family moved to Sac City before moving to Odebolt where she was raised and graduated from high school with the class of 1942. During World War II Lucy resided in Topeka, Kansas and...
Ivan G. Fiscus
Oct 1, 2007
Ivan Glenn Fiscus was born on November 10, 1912, to Paaren and Anna Jane (Mitten) Fiscus in rural Shelby County, Iowa. He attended country school near his birthplace of Redline, Iowa. After his schooling, he began his farming career with his dad and brothers. On October 10, 1940, he was united in marriage to Charline Ione Miller. One child was...
Delores R. Petersen
Sep 30, 2007
Delores Rachel Petersen, the daughter of Julius and Elva Mattie (Axland) Guth, was born on December 10, 1940, in Manilla, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul�s Lutheran Church in Irwin, Iowa. She attended country schools near Aspinwall and Kirkman, graduating from the Irwin-Kirkman High School. While in school, she played basketball and was Salutatorian of her graduating...
Claire L. Rossmann Walter
Sep 25, 2007
Claire Lenore Walter, the daughter of Eugene E. and Lenore (Stinger) Mickel, was born on July 24, 1908 in Walnut, Iowa. She attended school in Walnut and graduated from Walnut High School. After graduation she taught rural school for three years and then taught third and fourth grades in Minden, Iowa for two years. Claire was united in marriage to...
Florence Behrens
Sep 24, 2007
Florence Behrens was born on December 19, 1921 to Henry and Marie (Christensen) Larsen on the family farm in Jackson Township, Shelby County, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church near Jacksonville, Iowa. She attended school in Jackson Township #4. On January 11, 1939, she was united in marriage to Orvis Behrens. Six children were born to...
Alfred Joseph Greiner
Sep 22, 2007
Alfred Joseph Greiner, son of Nick and Mary (Bauer) Greiner, was born on December 8, 1917 on a farm near Portsmouth, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Portsmouth and attended school through the eighth grade at Pleasant Ridge Country School. In 1942, Alfred joined the United States Army as a Tractor Mechanic. He served...
John Vernon Murray
Sep 21, 2007
John Vernon Murray, son of John L. & Goldie (Miller) Murray, was born on his family's farm outside of Audubon, Iowa, on August 12, 1927. He attended rural school outside of Audubon until the eighth grade when he went to work full time on the farm. He later went on to receive his General Education Degree in Avoca. Vernon served...
Lavon Jacobsen Clark
Sep 17, 2007
Lavon Rae Frederiksen was born on April 15, 1943 to Elmer and Helen (Mercer) Frederiksen in Kimballton, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kimballton. She attended grade school in Kimballton and high school in Elk Horn. On June 13, 1964, she was united in marriage to Ronald Jacobsen. Four children were born to this union:...
Gladys Morris
Sep 17, 2007
Gladys Almeta Morris was born on April 7, 1916, to Lee Roy and Verna (Knauss) Kingsbury in Nunda, South Dakota. She attended grade school and graduated from Tennant High School in Tennant, Iowa. On December 1, 1934, Gladys was united in marriage to Oliver Morris at the Methodist parsonage in Rockport, Missouri. Two daughters were born to this union: Dorothy...
Vincent Waltz
Sep 8, 2007
Vincent Joseph Waltz was born on May 19, 1935, to Leo and Cecelia (Goeser) Waltz in Panama, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama. He attended St. Mary�s High School and joined the United States Marine Corps on October 15, 1956. He achieved the rank of Corporal before his honorable discharge...
Fern Tucker
Sep 6, 2007
Fern May Tucker, the daughter of Charles William and Vera Viola (Comstock) Tucker was born on the family farm near Tennant, Iowa, on March 10, 1922. She attended grade school at the Pleasant Ridge Country School and continued her education at the Tennant Consolidated School and graduated with the Class of 1938. She attended Commercial Extension Business School in Omaha,...
Lorraine Osbahr
Sep 6, 2007
Lorraine Christi Osbahr, the daughter of Hans and Lillian Boeck Bjerring, was born on September 26, 1946 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She attended country school and graduated from AvoHa High School in May of 1964. Lorraine was united in marriage to Rodney J. Osbahr on October 10, 1964. To this union three children were born: Kimberly, Shawn and Ryan. Lorraine...
Clara Winey
Sep 5, 2007
Clara Augusta Winey was born at Ricketts, Iowa, February 12, 1919, the daughter of Oscar and Hulda Amelie Hesse Hottendorf. She was raised in Crawford County and received her education in the rural schools. On March 20, 1943, Clara was united in marriage with LeRoy Arthur Winey at Zion Lutheran Church in Denison, Iowa. Their union was blessed with two...
H. Shirley Olberding
Sep 1, 2007
H. Shirley Olberding was born at Colome, South Dakota, September 4, 1921, the daughter of Roy and Helen Aitken Boerner. The family resided in South Dakota until she was 12 years of age when they moved to Glenwood, Iowa and Shirley attended the rural schools at Bartlett, Iowa. The family then moved to the Odebolt, Iowa area where she was...
Norma Sommer
Oct 15, 2007
Norma Elizabeth Sommer was born on the farm north of Wall Lake, Iowa, May 20, 1924, the daughter of Edward J. and Ella Kowalke Albrecht. She was raised there and received her education in the Wall Lake Schools from which she graduated with the class of 1941. She furthered her education for two years at Cedar Falls, Iowa, receiving her...
Alice Stedman Longnecker
Oct 13, 2007
daughter of George and Rose Leiting Maneman. She spent her early years there until the family moved to Varina, Iowa, in the late 1930?s where Alice was graduated from St. Columbkille Catholic High School. Following high school Alice and her sister Rae owned and operated a café in Varina where Alice met her future husband, Henry. On August 20, 1946,...
Margaret Selander
Oct 11, 2007
Margaret Edith Selander was born at Denison, Iowa, July 15, 1917, the daughter of George W. and Anna Jacobson Selander. With the exception of a few years spent in Dayton, Iowa, Margaret was raised in Denison where she was graduated from high school. Following high school she furthered her education at the University of Iowa for two years. After completion...
Darald D. Larsen
Oct 5, 2007
Darald Dean Larsen, son of Elmer and Eva (Petersen) Larsen, was born on February 21, 1938, in Runnells, Iowa. He attended rural Audubon and Shelby County schools and graduated from Harlan High School with the class of 1956. After high school, he worked with the United States Forest Service in Montana. In 1959, Darald joined the United States Army and...
Jean A. Henning Thurston
Oct 2, 2007
Jean Arvilla Henning Thurston was born on March 14, 1914, to Fred and Jessie (Rains) Smith in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized at St. Paul�s Episcopal Church and remained a member of that congregation throughout her lifetime. She attended Harlan Community Schools and graduated with the Class of 1934. After graduation she worked for her step-father (E. Olson) at Harlan...
Lucy Huldeen
Oct 2, 2007
Lucy Huldeen was born at Boone, Iowa, August 30, 1924, the daughter of John Howard and Ruth Canfield Wayne. When she was five years of age the family moved to Sac City before moving to Odebolt where she was raised and graduated from high school with the class of 1942. During World War II Lucy resided in Topeka, Kansas and...
Ivan G. Fiscus
Oct 1, 2007
Ivan Glenn Fiscus was born on November 10, 1912, to Paaren and Anna Jane (Mitten) Fiscus in rural Shelby County, Iowa. He attended country school near his birthplace of Redline, Iowa. After his schooling, he began his farming career with his dad and brothers. On October 10, 1940, he was united in marriage to Charline Ione Miller. One child was...
Delores R. Petersen
Sep 30, 2007
Delores Rachel Petersen, the daughter of Julius and Elva Mattie (Axland) Guth, was born on December 10, 1940, in Manilla, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul�s Lutheran Church in Irwin, Iowa. She attended country schools near Aspinwall and Kirkman, graduating from the Irwin-Kirkman High School. While in school, she played basketball and was Salutatorian of her graduating...
Claire L. Rossmann Walter
Sep 25, 2007
Claire Lenore Walter, the daughter of Eugene E. and Lenore (Stinger) Mickel, was born on July 24, 1908 in Walnut, Iowa. She attended school in Walnut and graduated from Walnut High School. After graduation she taught rural school for three years and then taught third and fourth grades in Minden, Iowa for two years. Claire was united in marriage to...
Florence Behrens
Sep 24, 2007
Florence Behrens was born on December 19, 1921 to Henry and Marie (Christensen) Larsen on the family farm in Jackson Township, Shelby County, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church near Jacksonville, Iowa. She attended school in Jackson Township #4. On January 11, 1939, she was united in marriage to Orvis Behrens. Six children were born to...
Alfred Joseph Greiner
Sep 22, 2007
Alfred Joseph Greiner, son of Nick and Mary (Bauer) Greiner, was born on December 8, 1917 on a farm near Portsmouth, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Portsmouth and attended school through the eighth grade at Pleasant Ridge Country School. In 1942, Alfred joined the United States Army as a Tractor Mechanic. He served...
John Vernon Murray
Sep 21, 2007
John Vernon Murray, son of John L. & Goldie (Miller) Murray, was born on his family's farm outside of Audubon, Iowa, on August 12, 1927. He attended rural school outside of Audubon until the eighth grade when he went to work full time on the farm. He later went on to receive his General Education Degree in Avoca. Vernon served...
Lavon Jacobsen Clark
Sep 17, 2007
Lavon Rae Frederiksen was born on April 15, 1943 to Elmer and Helen (Mercer) Frederiksen in Kimballton, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kimballton. She attended grade school in Kimballton and high school in Elk Horn. On June 13, 1964, she was united in marriage to Ronald Jacobsen. Four children were born to this union:...
Gladys Morris
Sep 17, 2007
Gladys Almeta Morris was born on April 7, 1916, to Lee Roy and Verna (Knauss) Kingsbury in Nunda, South Dakota. She attended grade school and graduated from Tennant High School in Tennant, Iowa. On December 1, 1934, Gladys was united in marriage to Oliver Morris at the Methodist parsonage in Rockport, Missouri. Two daughters were born to this union: Dorothy...
Vincent Waltz
Sep 8, 2007
Vincent Joseph Waltz was born on May 19, 1935, to Leo and Cecelia (Goeser) Waltz in Panama, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama. He attended St. Mary�s High School and joined the United States Marine Corps on October 15, 1956. He achieved the rank of Corporal before his honorable discharge...
Fern Tucker
Sep 6, 2007
Fern May Tucker, the daughter of Charles William and Vera Viola (Comstock) Tucker was born on the family farm near Tennant, Iowa, on March 10, 1922. She attended grade school at the Pleasant Ridge Country School and continued her education at the Tennant Consolidated School and graduated with the Class of 1938. She attended Commercial Extension Business School in Omaha,...
Lorraine Osbahr
Sep 6, 2007
Lorraine Christi Osbahr, the daughter of Hans and Lillian Boeck Bjerring, was born on September 26, 1946 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She attended country school and graduated from AvoHa High School in May of 1964. Lorraine was united in marriage to Rodney J. Osbahr on October 10, 1964. To this union three children were born: Kimberly, Shawn and Ryan. Lorraine...
Clara Winey
Sep 5, 2007
Clara Augusta Winey was born at Ricketts, Iowa, February 12, 1919, the daughter of Oscar and Hulda Amelie Hesse Hottendorf. She was raised in Crawford County and received her education in the rural schools. On March 20, 1943, Clara was united in marriage with LeRoy Arthur Winey at Zion Lutheran Church in Denison, Iowa. Their union was blessed with two...
H. Shirley Olberding
Sep 1, 2007
H. Shirley Olberding was born at Colome, South Dakota, September 4, 1921, the daughter of Roy and Helen Aitken Boerner. The family resided in South Dakota until she was 12 years of age when they moved to Glenwood, Iowa and Shirley attended the rural schools at Bartlett, Iowa. The family then moved to the Odebolt, Iowa area where she was...
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.
