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Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Margaret Christensen
Jan 30, 2023
Margaret Rose Christensen, née Darnell, age 96, was called to be home with her Lord on Monday, January 30, 2023. Margaret, the daughter of George Calvin and Hester Susan (Hewitt) Darnell, was born on April 23, 1926 in Holt County, Nebraska. A gentle, kind, and generous lady, Margaret was a devoted daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend to many....
Earl Boltinghouse
Jan 29, 2023
A beloved hometown hero Earl Boltinghouse passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 29, 2023, at Arrowhead Senior Living in Osage Beach, Missouri, near the beautiful Lake of the Ozarks. He was born in Lenox, Taylor County, Iowa, to George and Edith Boltinghouse on March 26, 1933. He grew up in Harlan and attended Harlan Community High School, where he developed...
Shannon Faye Goeser
Jan 27, 2023
Shannon Faye Goeser Shannon Faye Goeser, daughter of Bill and Bernice (Mescher) Koon, was born on January 31, 1937, in Manning, Iowa. She attended grade school in Manning, Iowa, up until graduation, then went on to attend business school in Omaha, NE. Shannon and her high school sweetheart, Peter Michael Goeser, united in marriage in 1959. They were married for...
Mary Earith-Nielsen
Jan 25, 2023
Mary Francis Earith was born on February 8, 1951 to Kenneth and Wilma (Watson) Earith in Hamburg, Iowa. She attended school in Malvern, Iowa and Glenwood, Iowa. Following graduation she pursued occupations at Elm Crest Nursing Home and in Cosmetology. She also enjoyed going junking and traveling. Mary found the love of her life when she met Carl Nielsen. They...
Jean Lou Christensen
Jan 25, 2023
Jean Lou Christensen was born at St. Anthony Hospital in Carroll, Iowa, along with her twin sister, on August 2, 1943. Daughters of Henry Claus and Florence Mabel (Schroeder) Thomssen. She was baptized on October 24, 1943, and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Manilla, Iowa on May 28, 1961. Jean was raised on country farms. She received her education...
Mary Pat Tremel
Jan 25, 2023
Mary Patricia Tierney was born to Edward and Mercedes on December 10, 1929 in Omaha, NE. She was baptized at St.Peter's Catholic Church in Omaha and later confirmed at St.Patrick's Church in Dunlap, IA. She attended Catholic school in Dunlap from 1st grade until graduation and worked at Lehan Drug Store during high school. Mary Pat found the love of...
Tiffany Marie Rickers
Jan 24, 2023
Tiffany Marie Rickers, 52, of Des Moines, IA, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at Wesley Acres in Des Moines. She was warmly received in heaven by her mother and father and many loving family members. Tiffany was born on Christmas Day in 1970 to Roger Alan (1978) and Joanne (Kloewer) (2009). She is survived by her brothers...
Dennis Anastasi
Jan 23, 2023
Dennis Lee Anastasi Dennis Anastasi was adopted by Francis and Bernice (Weihs) Anastasi on April 19, 1948 in Grinnell, IA. He attended church and was baptized and confirmed at St. Michael’s catholic church in Harlan, IA. Dennis graduated from Harlan High School and then went on to Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, IA with an Associates Degree in...
Elaine Allen
Jan 23, 2023
Phyllis Elaine Mallum was born to Beulah Golden Mallum and Sever Mallum on June 23, 1933 near Soilder, Iowa. Her siblings were Floyd Mallum, Loren Mallum, and Marilyn Mallum. Sever was a hired hand so they moved many times. They lived near Ute, Soldier, Whiting, Mondamin, Woodbine, Tennant, and Persia. Elaine graduated from Persia High School in 1952. She met...
Scott Lyon
Jan 22, 2023
Charles Scott Lyon Charles "Scott" Lyon was born on October 23, 1977 to Charles and Cheryle Hoden Lyon in Harlan, Iowa. He attended and graduated from Harlan Community High School in 1996. Scott found the love of his life when he met Marren Stilwell in 2001. They were united in marriage at the Little White Chapel in Las Vegas on...
Roland "Red" Mclaughlin
Jan 15, 2023
Roland Edward McLaughlin, son of John and Margaret (Gessert) McLaughlin, was born on June 21, 1935 in Defiance, Iowa. He was one of eleven children born to his parents. He grew up in Shelby and graduated from Walnut High School with the class of 1954. After graduation, he served in the United States Army and was stationed in Germany for...
Mary Griggs
Jan 12, 2023
Mary Stone Griggs (McMillen), 103, passed away in St. Louis, MO on January 12, 2023. She was born May 14, 1919 in Mooresville, MO. Mary and her husband Russell lived in Hancock, IA most of their life together until moving to Ballwin, MO in 2004. Mary was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, Russell L. Griggs, and...
Barbara Ruth Haley
Jan 11, 2023
Barbara Ruth Haley, daughter of Lemuel and Ruth (Gaba) Murray, was born on June 16, 1934, in Nebraska City, Nebraska. Barbara was baptized at the Methodist Church in Onawa, Iowa. Barbara graduated from the Onawa High School in 1952. She graduated from the University of Omaha in 1957 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music. She worked as secretary...
Mila Rie Crees
Jan 10, 2023
Mila Rie Crees Our sweet Mila Rie Crees was born on January 8th, 2023. She was a perfect 3lbs 5oz and 17 inches long. She was born with a rare condition and because of this she had a challenging road ahead. She fought hard through many procedures and showed us her amazing strength and grace. On January 10th she went...
Elaine Schroder
Jan 10, 2023
Elaine June (Jacobsen) Schroder was born on February 6, 1930, in rural Shelby County near Jacksonville, Iowa to Carl and Anita (Woltmann) Jacobsen. Elaine had two siblings: Glen and Lois. In the early years, the family lived in Jacksonville, Iowa. The family moved from Jacksonville to the Corley area when Elaine was 15. Elaine attended country schools, was a shy...
Robin Thomsen
Jan 10, 2023
Robin Thomsen was born January 28, 1936 in Monroe, NE to Arthur and Elsie (Schilling) Larimore. She was baptized at the Monroe Evangelical Free Church. Her family moved to Avoca, IA when she was only one year old. She was raised there and graduated Avoca High School in 1953. Following graduation, she worked at Iowa Power and Light Company in...
Edward Leinen
Jan 7, 2023
Edward Theodore Leinen, 73, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 7, 2023 at Wesley Acres in Des Moines, Iowa. Born on August 22, 1949 to Michael and Ramona (Slaven) Leinen in Portsmouth, Iowa, Edward was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary's Catholic Church. He attended grade school and high school at St. Mary's Catholic School in Panama, Iowa, graduating in...
Patricia Jane Knudson
Jan 6, 2023
Patricia Jane Rasmussen Knudson was born on February 21, 1939, to Frederick Lauritz and Christine Marie Christiansen Rasmussen at their home near Walnut, Iowa. In 1943, she moved with her parents and brothers, Lawrence and Gene, to a farm west of Harlan. As a child, Pat was always helping her dad do field work and even started driving the International...
Susan Irlbeck
Jan 3, 2023
Susan Jane Irlbeck, daughter of Harold and Louisa (Claussen) Linde, was born on August 7, 1948 in Carroll, Iowa. She was raised on the family farm outside of Breda, Iowa with her 7 siblings. She graduated with the class of 1966 from Wall Lake High School. After graduation, Sue attended St. Anthony School of Nursing in Carroll where she earned...
James Alan Birch
Jan 3, 2023
James Alan Birch James “Jim” Birch was born to Rita Mae Goetzinger and Carroll Harlan Birch on November 29, 1947 in Carroll, IA. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Carroll, IA. Here, he also attended St. Joseph’s and Kuemper Catholic High School. After high school, Jim went on to serve in Vietnam for the United...
Margaret Christensen
Jan 30, 2023
Margaret Rose Christensen, née Darnell, age 96, was called to be home with her Lord on Monday, January 30, 2023. Margaret, the daughter of George Calvin and Hester Susan (Hewitt) Darnell, was born on April 23, 1926 in Holt County, Nebraska. A gentle, kind, and generous lady, Margaret was a devoted daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend to many....
Earl Boltinghouse
Jan 29, 2023
A beloved hometown hero Earl Boltinghouse passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 29, 2023, at Arrowhead Senior Living in Osage Beach, Missouri, near the beautiful Lake of the Ozarks. He was born in Lenox, Taylor County, Iowa, to George and Edith Boltinghouse on March 26, 1933. He grew up in Harlan and attended Harlan Community High School, where he developed...
Shannon Faye Goeser
Jan 27, 2023
Shannon Faye Goeser Shannon Faye Goeser, daughter of Bill and Bernice (Mescher) Koon, was born on January 31, 1937, in Manning, Iowa. She attended grade school in Manning, Iowa, up until graduation, then went on to attend business school in Omaha, NE. Shannon and her high school sweetheart, Peter Michael Goeser, united in marriage in 1959. They were married for...
Mary Earith-Nielsen
Jan 25, 2023
Mary Francis Earith was born on February 8, 1951 to Kenneth and Wilma (Watson) Earith in Hamburg, Iowa. She attended school in Malvern, Iowa and Glenwood, Iowa. Following graduation she pursued occupations at Elm Crest Nursing Home and in Cosmetology. She also enjoyed going junking and traveling. Mary found the love of her life when she met Carl Nielsen. They...
Jean Lou Christensen
Jan 25, 2023
Jean Lou Christensen was born at St. Anthony Hospital in Carroll, Iowa, along with her twin sister, on August 2, 1943. Daughters of Henry Claus and Florence Mabel (Schroeder) Thomssen. She was baptized on October 24, 1943, and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Manilla, Iowa on May 28, 1961. Jean was raised on country farms. She received her education...
Mary Pat Tremel
Jan 25, 2023
Mary Patricia Tierney was born to Edward and Mercedes on December 10, 1929 in Omaha, NE. She was baptized at St.Peter's Catholic Church in Omaha and later confirmed at St.Patrick's Church in Dunlap, IA. She attended Catholic school in Dunlap from 1st grade until graduation and worked at Lehan Drug Store during high school. Mary Pat found the love of...
Tiffany Marie Rickers
Jan 24, 2023
Tiffany Marie Rickers, 52, of Des Moines, IA, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at Wesley Acres in Des Moines. She was warmly received in heaven by her mother and father and many loving family members. Tiffany was born on Christmas Day in 1970 to Roger Alan (1978) and Joanne (Kloewer) (2009). She is survived by her brothers...
Dennis Anastasi
Jan 23, 2023
Dennis Lee Anastasi Dennis Anastasi was adopted by Francis and Bernice (Weihs) Anastasi on April 19, 1948 in Grinnell, IA. He attended church and was baptized and confirmed at St. Michael’s catholic church in Harlan, IA. Dennis graduated from Harlan High School and then went on to Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, IA with an Associates Degree in...
Elaine Allen
Jan 23, 2023
Phyllis Elaine Mallum was born to Beulah Golden Mallum and Sever Mallum on June 23, 1933 near Soilder, Iowa. Her siblings were Floyd Mallum, Loren Mallum, and Marilyn Mallum. Sever was a hired hand so they moved many times. They lived near Ute, Soldier, Whiting, Mondamin, Woodbine, Tennant, and Persia. Elaine graduated from Persia High School in 1952. She met...
Scott Lyon
Jan 22, 2023
Charles Scott Lyon Charles "Scott" Lyon was born on October 23, 1977 to Charles and Cheryle Hoden Lyon in Harlan, Iowa. He attended and graduated from Harlan Community High School in 1996. Scott found the love of his life when he met Marren Stilwell in 2001. They were united in marriage at the Little White Chapel in Las Vegas on...
Roland "Red" Mclaughlin
Jan 15, 2023
Roland Edward McLaughlin, son of John and Margaret (Gessert) McLaughlin, was born on June 21, 1935 in Defiance, Iowa. He was one of eleven children born to his parents. He grew up in Shelby and graduated from Walnut High School with the class of 1954. After graduation, he served in the United States Army and was stationed in Germany for...
Mary Griggs
Jan 12, 2023
Mary Stone Griggs (McMillen), 103, passed away in St. Louis, MO on January 12, 2023. She was born May 14, 1919 in Mooresville, MO. Mary and her husband Russell lived in Hancock, IA most of their life together until moving to Ballwin, MO in 2004. Mary was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, Russell L. Griggs, and...
Barbara Ruth Haley
Jan 11, 2023
Barbara Ruth Haley, daughter of Lemuel and Ruth (Gaba) Murray, was born on June 16, 1934, in Nebraska City, Nebraska. Barbara was baptized at the Methodist Church in Onawa, Iowa. Barbara graduated from the Onawa High School in 1952. She graduated from the University of Omaha in 1957 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music. She worked as secretary...
Mila Rie Crees
Jan 10, 2023
Mila Rie Crees Our sweet Mila Rie Crees was born on January 8th, 2023. She was a perfect 3lbs 5oz and 17 inches long. She was born with a rare condition and because of this she had a challenging road ahead. She fought hard through many procedures and showed us her amazing strength and grace. On January 10th she went...
Elaine Schroder
Jan 10, 2023
Elaine June (Jacobsen) Schroder was born on February 6, 1930, in rural Shelby County near Jacksonville, Iowa to Carl and Anita (Woltmann) Jacobsen. Elaine had two siblings: Glen and Lois. In the early years, the family lived in Jacksonville, Iowa. The family moved from Jacksonville to the Corley area when Elaine was 15. Elaine attended country schools, was a shy...
Robin Thomsen
Jan 10, 2023
Robin Thomsen was born January 28, 1936 in Monroe, NE to Arthur and Elsie (Schilling) Larimore. She was baptized at the Monroe Evangelical Free Church. Her family moved to Avoca, IA when she was only one year old. She was raised there and graduated Avoca High School in 1953. Following graduation, she worked at Iowa Power and Light Company in...
Edward Leinen
Jan 7, 2023
Edward Theodore Leinen, 73, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 7, 2023 at Wesley Acres in Des Moines, Iowa. Born on August 22, 1949 to Michael and Ramona (Slaven) Leinen in Portsmouth, Iowa, Edward was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary's Catholic Church. He attended grade school and high school at St. Mary's Catholic School in Panama, Iowa, graduating in...
Patricia Jane Knudson
Jan 6, 2023
Patricia Jane Rasmussen Knudson was born on February 21, 1939, to Frederick Lauritz and Christine Marie Christiansen Rasmussen at their home near Walnut, Iowa. In 1943, she moved with her parents and brothers, Lawrence and Gene, to a farm west of Harlan. As a child, Pat was always helping her dad do field work and even started driving the International...
Susan Irlbeck
Jan 3, 2023
Susan Jane Irlbeck, daughter of Harold and Louisa (Claussen) Linde, was born on August 7, 1948 in Carroll, Iowa. She was raised on the family farm outside of Breda, Iowa with her 7 siblings. She graduated with the class of 1966 from Wall Lake High School. After graduation, Sue attended St. Anthony School of Nursing in Carroll where she earned...
James Alan Birch
Jan 3, 2023
James Alan Birch James “Jim” Birch was born to Rita Mae Goetzinger and Carroll Harlan Birch on November 29, 1947 in Carroll, IA. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Carroll, IA. Here, he also attended St. Joseph’s and Kuemper Catholic High School. After high school, Jim went on to serve in Vietnam for the United...
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.
