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Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Norbert H. Wordekemper
Mar 29, 2007
Norbert Herman Wordekemper was born at Willey, Iowa, September 11, 1922, the son of Godfrey and Mary Korves Wordekemper. The family resided at Willey until 1932 when they moved to the farm north of Vail, Iowa. He received his education in the rural schools at Willey and Vail. During World War II, from December 12, 1942, until his discharge, January...
Mary E. North
Mar 26, 2007
Mary Emma North was born at Denison, Iowa, January 30, 1918, the daughter of August Chris and Nina Emma Comstock Keller. She was raised in Denison where she was graduated from the Denison High School with the class of 1936. On October 24, 1943, Mary was united in marriage with Earl Franklin North at the United Presbyterian Church in Vail,...
Bernice S. Feser
Mar 22, 2007
Bernice Schulte Feser was born on April 23, 1928, to William and Anna Schulte of Earling, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph�s Catholic Church in Earling, Iowa, where she also completed her education. After completing high school, she became a nanny and took care of the children of Dr. Stoner in Omaha, Nebraska. Later she worked at...
Mildred E. Ridgley
Mar 16, 2007
Mildred Elnora Ridgley was born in Bicknell, Indiana, July 16, 1913, the daughter of Charles Edward and Mary Beals Fielder. She received her education in Vincennes, Indiana, where she was graduated from high school. On November 13, 1933, Mildred was united in marriage with Joseph O. Ridgley at Olney, Illinois. She and Joe farmed for many years in the Vail,...
Leola "Lee" Fay Baker
Mar 15, 2007
Leola Fay Baker “Lee” was born on December 12, 1922, to Lafe and Myrtle (McMurphy) Fairchild on a farm east of Irwin, Iowa. Lee attended country grade school east of Irwin, Iowa, and graduated from Manning High School, Manning, Iowa, with the class of 1941. While in high school she took teacher training classes and taught country school near Irwin....
Russel S. Justice
Mar 7, 2007
Russel S. Justice was born on August 14, 1927, on a farm near Manilla, Iowa, to Ralph and Alta (Chamberlain) Justice. Russel attended Manilla High School, graduating in 1945. He farmed until January of 1951, when he enlisted in the United States Army. After his basic training, he was sent to Japan for his schooling and was awarded the Bronze...
H. Clay Pauley
Mar 7, 2007
Harold Clay Pauley, the son of Harold C. And Lucile A. (DeOgny) Pauley was born May 9, 1925, in Milford, Nebraska. The attending physician at the time of his birth was his grandfather, Dr. Paul A. DeOgny. The first five years of his life he lived with his family in Beatrice, Nebraska. In 1930, they moved to Harlan, Iowa, and...
Emil Greder
Mar 5, 2007
Emil Michael Greder was born in Buck Grove, Iowa, April 20, 1932, the son of Emil M. and Mae Evelyn Lentz Greder. He was raised there receiving his education at Buck Grove and Denison High School. Following high school he was employed with Comstock Gravel. On June 3, 1951, Mike was united in marriage with Lois J. Fischer at Zion...
Violet Yoder
Mar 2, 2007
Violet Gladys Yoder was born on July 26, 1921, in Clarinda, Iowa to James and Alta Marie (Diggs) Clark. Violet attended school in Clarinda. Violet was united in marriage to Clarence Paden in 1939 in St. Joseph Missouri. One son, Larry Paden, was born to this union. Violet devoted herself to being a wonderful mother and wife. Violet was a...
Derald Jiggs Schuning
Feb 23, 2007
Derald William Schuning, the son of Orvel and Margaret (Ehlers) Schuning was born on February 5, 1929 in Minden, Iowa. They lived on a farm until Derald was eight years old when they moved into Minden. Derald was baptized and confirmed in the old Minden Congregational Church. He attended country school and then Minden High school and graduated in 1947....
Marceda W. Petersen
Feb 22, 2007
Marceda Wilma Petersen, the daughter of William and Anna (Trede) Bestmann, was born on February 29, 1916 a farm near Shelby. She attended school in Shelby and graduated at the top of her class in 1933. After graduation she attended Drake University majoring in business. Marceda was united in marriage to Erwin A. Petersen in Minden, Iowa on July 2,...
Robert F. Petersen
Feb 22, 2007
Robert "Bob" Frederick Petersen was born September 17, 1924, on the family farm southwest of Jacksonville, Iowa to Pete and Alta (Hansen) Petersen. He was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, and was a lifelong member serving on various positions of the church including president, deacon, and treasurer. Robert attended Jacksonville No. 4 School until moving to...
Leonard L. Rau
Feb 22, 2007
Leonard Louis Rau was born on May 12, 1932, to Gilbert and Lidwina (Eisterhold) Rau in Earling, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia, Iowa. Leonard attended school at St. Boniface Catholic School in Westphalia. Leonard was united in marriage to Alice Schleimer on May 26, 1955 at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic...
Mervin R. Schnack
Feb 8, 2007
Mervin Rudoph Schnack, son of Ernest Gustav and Bertha Ann (Kay) Schnack, was born on December 22, 1919, near Logan, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed At Shelby Lutheran Church. He attended school at Tennant, Iowa and graduated with the class of 1937. On June 17, 1945, Mervin was united in marriage to Mildred Doonan at Immanuel Lutheran Church in...
Johnnie J. Erlbacher
Feb 8, 2007
Johnnie J. Erlbacher was born on March 16, 1922, to John and Rose (Wilwerding) Erlbacher in Earling, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph�s Catholic Church in Earling and remained a member there throughout his life. He attended St. Joseph Catholic School in Earling through the eighth grade. After his schooling, he began farming in the Earling area....
Inez I. Nielsen
Feb 7, 2007
Inez Irene Nielsen was born on July 26, 1930 on the family farm southwest of Avoca. She was the youngest of four children born to Harry and Edith (Wasser) Pond. She attended Pleasant Township #5 country school and graduated from Shelby High School with the class of 1948. Following high school, Inez worked at the Avoca State Bank. Inez was...
Bernice Buman Schomer
Feb 7, 2007
Bernice Buman Schomer was born on June 14, 1914, in rural Tennant, Iowa, to John and Helen (Rosman) Buman. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima in Portsmouth, Iowa. She attended grade school and graduated from high school in Tennant, Iowa. She went on to attend college at St. Mary�s, Notre Dame in Indiana, and...
Cheryl Ann Musich
Feb 6, 2007
Cheryl Ann Musich was born on April 4, 1944, to Laverne and Josephine (Kohles) Goetzinger in Buck Grove, Iowa. She attended country school near Buck Grove. After moving to the Defiance area, she attended school in Manilla, Iowa, graduating in 1962. She moved to Westphalia, Iowa, in September 1962 where she worked and met the love of her life, Dennis...
Ruth Schmidt
Feb 6, 2007
Ruth M. Schmidt was born on the farm west of Vail, Iowa, where she lived all of her life, November 10, 1928, the daughter of John Robert and Celinda Frances North Algoe. She was baptized at the United Presbyterian Church in Vail December 9, 1928, and confirmed there March 22, 1940. She received her early education, through the third grade,...
Verdell Brus
Feb 5, 2007
Verdell Brus was born at Denison, Iowa, April 1, 1938, the son of Hugo and Elvera Wiedemann Brus. On May 29, 1938, he was baptized at Frieden Evangelical Church in Schleswig and later confirmed at the United Church of Christ in Schleswig. He was raised on the farm and received his early education in the rural schools before being graduated...
Norbert H. Wordekemper
Mar 29, 2007
Norbert Herman Wordekemper was born at Willey, Iowa, September 11, 1922, the son of Godfrey and Mary Korves Wordekemper. The family resided at Willey until 1932 when they moved to the farm north of Vail, Iowa. He received his education in the rural schools at Willey and Vail. During World War II, from December 12, 1942, until his discharge, January...
Mary E. North
Mar 26, 2007
Mary Emma North was born at Denison, Iowa, January 30, 1918, the daughter of August Chris and Nina Emma Comstock Keller. She was raised in Denison where she was graduated from the Denison High School with the class of 1936. On October 24, 1943, Mary was united in marriage with Earl Franklin North at the United Presbyterian Church in Vail,...
Bernice S. Feser
Mar 22, 2007
Bernice Schulte Feser was born on April 23, 1928, to William and Anna Schulte of Earling, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph�s Catholic Church in Earling, Iowa, where she also completed her education. After completing high school, she became a nanny and took care of the children of Dr. Stoner in Omaha, Nebraska. Later she worked at...
Mildred E. Ridgley
Mar 16, 2007
Mildred Elnora Ridgley was born in Bicknell, Indiana, July 16, 1913, the daughter of Charles Edward and Mary Beals Fielder. She received her education in Vincennes, Indiana, where she was graduated from high school. On November 13, 1933, Mildred was united in marriage with Joseph O. Ridgley at Olney, Illinois. She and Joe farmed for many years in the Vail,...
Leola "Lee" Fay Baker
Mar 15, 2007
Leola Fay Baker “Lee” was born on December 12, 1922, to Lafe and Myrtle (McMurphy) Fairchild on a farm east of Irwin, Iowa. Lee attended country grade school east of Irwin, Iowa, and graduated from Manning High School, Manning, Iowa, with the class of 1941. While in high school she took teacher training classes and taught country school near Irwin....
Russel S. Justice
Mar 7, 2007
Russel S. Justice was born on August 14, 1927, on a farm near Manilla, Iowa, to Ralph and Alta (Chamberlain) Justice. Russel attended Manilla High School, graduating in 1945. He farmed until January of 1951, when he enlisted in the United States Army. After his basic training, he was sent to Japan for his schooling and was awarded the Bronze...
H. Clay Pauley
Mar 7, 2007
Harold Clay Pauley, the son of Harold C. And Lucile A. (DeOgny) Pauley was born May 9, 1925, in Milford, Nebraska. The attending physician at the time of his birth was his grandfather, Dr. Paul A. DeOgny. The first five years of his life he lived with his family in Beatrice, Nebraska. In 1930, they moved to Harlan, Iowa, and...
Emil Greder
Mar 5, 2007
Emil Michael Greder was born in Buck Grove, Iowa, April 20, 1932, the son of Emil M. and Mae Evelyn Lentz Greder. He was raised there receiving his education at Buck Grove and Denison High School. Following high school he was employed with Comstock Gravel. On June 3, 1951, Mike was united in marriage with Lois J. Fischer at Zion...
Violet Yoder
Mar 2, 2007
Violet Gladys Yoder was born on July 26, 1921, in Clarinda, Iowa to James and Alta Marie (Diggs) Clark. Violet attended school in Clarinda. Violet was united in marriage to Clarence Paden in 1939 in St. Joseph Missouri. One son, Larry Paden, was born to this union. Violet devoted herself to being a wonderful mother and wife. Violet was a...
Derald Jiggs Schuning
Feb 23, 2007
Derald William Schuning, the son of Orvel and Margaret (Ehlers) Schuning was born on February 5, 1929 in Minden, Iowa. They lived on a farm until Derald was eight years old when they moved into Minden. Derald was baptized and confirmed in the old Minden Congregational Church. He attended country school and then Minden High school and graduated in 1947....
Marceda W. Petersen
Feb 22, 2007
Marceda Wilma Petersen, the daughter of William and Anna (Trede) Bestmann, was born on February 29, 1916 a farm near Shelby. She attended school in Shelby and graduated at the top of her class in 1933. After graduation she attended Drake University majoring in business. Marceda was united in marriage to Erwin A. Petersen in Minden, Iowa on July 2,...
Robert F. Petersen
Feb 22, 2007
Robert "Bob" Frederick Petersen was born September 17, 1924, on the family farm southwest of Jacksonville, Iowa to Pete and Alta (Hansen) Petersen. He was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, and was a lifelong member serving on various positions of the church including president, deacon, and treasurer. Robert attended Jacksonville No. 4 School until moving to...
Leonard L. Rau
Feb 22, 2007
Leonard Louis Rau was born on May 12, 1932, to Gilbert and Lidwina (Eisterhold) Rau in Earling, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia, Iowa. Leonard attended school at St. Boniface Catholic School in Westphalia. Leonard was united in marriage to Alice Schleimer on May 26, 1955 at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic...
Mervin R. Schnack
Feb 8, 2007
Mervin Rudoph Schnack, son of Ernest Gustav and Bertha Ann (Kay) Schnack, was born on December 22, 1919, near Logan, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed At Shelby Lutheran Church. He attended school at Tennant, Iowa and graduated with the class of 1937. On June 17, 1945, Mervin was united in marriage to Mildred Doonan at Immanuel Lutheran Church in...
Johnnie J. Erlbacher
Feb 8, 2007
Johnnie J. Erlbacher was born on March 16, 1922, to John and Rose (Wilwerding) Erlbacher in Earling, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph�s Catholic Church in Earling and remained a member there throughout his life. He attended St. Joseph Catholic School in Earling through the eighth grade. After his schooling, he began farming in the Earling area....
Inez I. Nielsen
Feb 7, 2007
Inez Irene Nielsen was born on July 26, 1930 on the family farm southwest of Avoca. She was the youngest of four children born to Harry and Edith (Wasser) Pond. She attended Pleasant Township #5 country school and graduated from Shelby High School with the class of 1948. Following high school, Inez worked at the Avoca State Bank. Inez was...
Bernice Buman Schomer
Feb 7, 2007
Bernice Buman Schomer was born on June 14, 1914, in rural Tennant, Iowa, to John and Helen (Rosman) Buman. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima in Portsmouth, Iowa. She attended grade school and graduated from high school in Tennant, Iowa. She went on to attend college at St. Mary�s, Notre Dame in Indiana, and...
Cheryl Ann Musich
Feb 6, 2007
Cheryl Ann Musich was born on April 4, 1944, to Laverne and Josephine (Kohles) Goetzinger in Buck Grove, Iowa. She attended country school near Buck Grove. After moving to the Defiance area, she attended school in Manilla, Iowa, graduating in 1962. She moved to Westphalia, Iowa, in September 1962 where she worked and met the love of her life, Dennis...
Ruth Schmidt
Feb 6, 2007
Ruth M. Schmidt was born on the farm west of Vail, Iowa, where she lived all of her life, November 10, 1928, the daughter of John Robert and Celinda Frances North Algoe. She was baptized at the United Presbyterian Church in Vail December 9, 1928, and confirmed there March 22, 1940. She received her early education, through the third grade,...
Verdell Brus
Feb 5, 2007
Verdell Brus was born at Denison, Iowa, April 1, 1938, the son of Hugo and Elvera Wiedemann Brus. On May 29, 1938, he was baptized at Frieden Evangelical Church in Schleswig and later confirmed at the United Church of Christ in Schleswig. He was raised on the farm and received his early education in the rural schools before being graduated...
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.
