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Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
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Jack Claussen
Oct 4, 2024
John Henry (Jack) Claussen Jr. November 13, 1924 - October 4, 2024 Jack was born on the family farm near Harlan, Iowa (Lincoln Township) to John and Hazel (Carlyle) Claussen. He attended Lincoln Township School #8 and graduated from Harlan Community High School in 1942. After high school he farmed with his parents. He served in the Army from 1945...
Margit Paulsen
Sep 30, 2024
Margit Ruth (Madsen) Paulsen, who died on September 30, 2024 at her home in Council Bluffs, Iowa, was born on a farm near Marne, Iowa on October 3, 1935. She was the second child of Oga and Ella Madsen, who immigrated from Denmark in 1931. Her earliest education took place in a one-room country school, to which she walked every...
Helen Juelsgaard
Sep 29, 2024
Helen Ann Juelsgaard was born on October 24, 1922, on the family farm near Defiance, Iowa, the second oldest of ten children to Nicholas and Mary (Eckerman) Kenkel. Her family and her faith were the mainstay of her life. She attended St. Paul Catholic School in Defiance, graduating with the Class of 1939, and attended one year of college at...
Susan E. Ronnfeldt
Sep 28, 2024
On July 23, 1947, Susan E. Ronnfeldt, was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa to John and Clara (Schuttloffel) Scheffler. Susan was baptized at the Methodist Church in Hancock and confirmed at the First Lutheran Church in Avoca. She attended grade school and high school in Avoca and graduated from AvoHa High School in 1965. After high school, she attended beauty...
Angela Griffen
Sep 28, 2024
Angela Marie Griffen, born on June 9, 1973, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. Her parents were Burton and Peggy (Olive) Simms. Angie graduated from college with a Licensed Practical Nursing degree. She was united in marriage to Rodney Griffen on January 7, 1995 in Harlan, Iowa. Together they raised Cassandra and Joshua. Angie touched the...
Thomas Edward True
Sep 27, 2024
Thomas Edward True, son of Warren and Joyce (Schuning) True, was born on September 20, 1951, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He attended grade school and high school in Avoca, Iowa. On December 1, 1989, Tom was united in marriage to Cheryl Alderson in Walnut, Iowa. Tom owned and operated his own trucking company and for the last 20 years he...
Jennifer Holtz
Sep 25, 2024
Jennifer Anne Holtz was born at Jennie Ed hospital in Council Bluffs 3/29/79 to Dale and Debra Holtz. She grew up on a farm outside of Harlan, Iowa. Was a member of the Monroe Merry Makers 4H Club and the Harlan FFA. Graduated from Harlan in 1997. Her years on the farm gave her a love of animals so she...
Beverly Nelson
Sep 24, 2024
Beverly Nelson, daughter of Walter F. And Jean (Gibson) Kuster was born August 11, 1939, in Harlan, Iowa. She attended and graduated from Persia High School in Persia, Iowa. Bev loved reading books and baking. She loved visiting with her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She always had great neighbors that stopped by often for a visit and a snack....
Russell Dean Hansen
Sep 18, 2024
Russell Dean Hansen, 65, of Avoca, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, leaving behind a legacy of love, laughter, and hard work. Born on December 28, 1958 in Harlan, Iowa to Bernard and Elizabeth (Allerton) Hansen. Dean grew up on a farm near Tennant, Iowa, where he spent his childhood raising hogs and cattle alongside his father. This...
Clarence Joseph Coenen
Sep 18, 2024
On February 2, 1932, Godfrey "Shorty" and Agnes (Michalski) Coenen welcomed Clarence Joseph Coenen into the world. He was born in the same house as his father, located 1.5 miles west of Westphalia, IA, where his grandparents Martin and Regina (Zimmerman) had originally lived. Clarence was the fifth of eight children. He was baptized at St. Boniface Catholic Church in...
Douglas Burmeister
Sep 17, 2024
Douglas Henry Burmeister was born May 27, 1955 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan, IA to Raymond Martin Burmeister and Ina Rock Burmeister. He was raised in Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca, IA, growing up and attending elementary school in Hancock, IA and graduating from AvoHa High School in 1973. After graduation, he attended Northwest Missouri State University, majored in...
William "Bill" Stuhr
Sep 16, 2024
Bill was born on February 3, 1937, to Milda Errett and Edward Stuhr. He attended Harlan Schools until he left at a young age to help with the family farm. In 1954, he joined the United States Air Force. He was medically discharged after a Jeep accident. He owned several body shops and loved working on cars. He also loved...
Delores Schaben
Sep 15, 2024
Delores Johanna Schaben, daughter of David and Agnes (Sturm) Wiederin, was born on September 8, 1932, on her parents' farm in rural Scranton, Iowa. As a young child, her family moved to a farm near Mt. Carmel, Iowa, where she was educated at Mt. Carmel Catholic School. Delores met Charlie Schaben at a dance in Arcadia, Iowa in February 1955....
Adam Croghan
Sep 9, 2024
Adam Croghan, son of Christine (Cooperrider) and husband Bob Madsen and Michael Croghan, was born on May 11, 2002 in Grand Island, Nebraska. He graduated high school from Woodward Granger High School in 2023. He loved power rangers, superman, puzzles, going camping and on walks. He loved attending school and was so proud to graduate. He loved and cherished his...
Linda Zimmerman
Sep 6, 2024
Linda Zimmerman was born to Bessie and Sherman Haas on February 7, 1950 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She attended school and graduated from Shelby Tennant High School in 1968. Linda found the love of her life when she met Del Zimmerman. They were united in marriage on November 25, 1972. To this union two children were born, Shane and Karen....
Ronald Jensen
Sep 3, 2024
Ronald David Jensen was born February 4, 1930 in Logan (Hardscratch) Iowa to Grant and Mildred (Davis) Jensen. Ron attended school at Mount Hope country school until the family moved to their farm in 1941 near Harlan where he continued country school at Lincoln No 1. He and his brothers and sister would ride the family's pony "Daisy" to school...
David T. Stessman
Aug 25, 2024
Dave Theodore Stessman born to Caroline and Fred Stessman on April 21, 1928 in Panama, Iowa. He was the oldest of ten children in his family. He grew up on a farm east of Panama helping with farm chores, driving tractors and milking cows. Dave started his own business in Panama called Dave’s Garage. Then worked for the Ford Dealership...
Ella Mae Staiert
Aug 24, 2024
Ella Mae Staiert, daughter of Joseph and Catherine (Leiting) Loeffelholz, was born on July 7, 1925, on her parents' family farm near Mt. Carmel, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church and attended Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic School. She grew to adulthood on the family farm outside of Mt. Carmel. Ella...
Germain D. Reding
Aug 23, 2024
Germain Donald, son of August and Frances (Weis) Reding, was born July 24, 1933 on a farm near Defiance, IA, being the fourth child of four. He was baptized at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Defiance. He graduated from St. Paul's High School in Defiance, where he played basketball - he was a starter that helped form the backbone of...
Rose A. Sondag
Aug 22, 2024
Rose Ann Jensen, daughter of Anton Chris and Ilo Rose (Mulligan) Jensen, was born on March 2, 1928, in rural Shelby County, Iowa. She was one of three children. Rose grew up on a farm near Irwin, Iowa, and graduated from Irwin High School in 1945. She attended a business college in Omaha and then worked at the Nishnabotna Valley...
Jack Claussen
Oct 4, 2024
John Henry (Jack) Claussen Jr. November 13, 1924 - October 4, 2024 Jack was born on the family farm near Harlan, Iowa (Lincoln Township) to John and Hazel (Carlyle) Claussen. He attended Lincoln Township School #8 and graduated from Harlan Community High School in 1942. After high school he farmed with his parents. He served in the Army from 1945...
Margit Paulsen
Sep 30, 2024
Margit Ruth (Madsen) Paulsen, who died on September 30, 2024 at her home in Council Bluffs, Iowa, was born on a farm near Marne, Iowa on October 3, 1935. She was the second child of Oga and Ella Madsen, who immigrated from Denmark in 1931. Her earliest education took place in a one-room country school, to which she walked every...
Helen Juelsgaard
Sep 29, 2024
Helen Ann Juelsgaard was born on October 24, 1922, on the family farm near Defiance, Iowa, the second oldest of ten children to Nicholas and Mary (Eckerman) Kenkel. Her family and her faith were the mainstay of her life. She attended St. Paul Catholic School in Defiance, graduating with the Class of 1939, and attended one year of college at...
Susan E. Ronnfeldt
Sep 28, 2024
On July 23, 1947, Susan E. Ronnfeldt, was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa to John and Clara (Schuttloffel) Scheffler. Susan was baptized at the Methodist Church in Hancock and confirmed at the First Lutheran Church in Avoca. She attended grade school and high school in Avoca and graduated from AvoHa High School in 1965. After high school, she attended beauty...
Angela Griffen
Sep 28, 2024
Angela Marie Griffen, born on June 9, 1973, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. Her parents were Burton and Peggy (Olive) Simms. Angie graduated from college with a Licensed Practical Nursing degree. She was united in marriage to Rodney Griffen on January 7, 1995 in Harlan, Iowa. Together they raised Cassandra and Joshua. Angie touched the...
Thomas Edward True
Sep 27, 2024
Thomas Edward True, son of Warren and Joyce (Schuning) True, was born on September 20, 1951, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He attended grade school and high school in Avoca, Iowa. On December 1, 1989, Tom was united in marriage to Cheryl Alderson in Walnut, Iowa. Tom owned and operated his own trucking company and for the last 20 years he...
Jennifer Holtz
Sep 25, 2024
Jennifer Anne Holtz was born at Jennie Ed hospital in Council Bluffs 3/29/79 to Dale and Debra Holtz. She grew up on a farm outside of Harlan, Iowa. Was a member of the Monroe Merry Makers 4H Club and the Harlan FFA. Graduated from Harlan in 1997. Her years on the farm gave her a love of animals so she...
Beverly Nelson
Sep 24, 2024
Beverly Nelson, daughter of Walter F. And Jean (Gibson) Kuster was born August 11, 1939, in Harlan, Iowa. She attended and graduated from Persia High School in Persia, Iowa. Bev loved reading books and baking. She loved visiting with her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She always had great neighbors that stopped by often for a visit and a snack....
Russell Dean Hansen
Sep 18, 2024
Russell Dean Hansen, 65, of Avoca, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, leaving behind a legacy of love, laughter, and hard work. Born on December 28, 1958 in Harlan, Iowa to Bernard and Elizabeth (Allerton) Hansen. Dean grew up on a farm near Tennant, Iowa, where he spent his childhood raising hogs and cattle alongside his father. This...
Clarence Joseph Coenen
Sep 18, 2024
On February 2, 1932, Godfrey "Shorty" and Agnes (Michalski) Coenen welcomed Clarence Joseph Coenen into the world. He was born in the same house as his father, located 1.5 miles west of Westphalia, IA, where his grandparents Martin and Regina (Zimmerman) had originally lived. Clarence was the fifth of eight children. He was baptized at St. Boniface Catholic Church in...
Douglas Burmeister
Sep 17, 2024
Douglas Henry Burmeister was born May 27, 1955 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan, IA to Raymond Martin Burmeister and Ina Rock Burmeister. He was raised in Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca, IA, growing up and attending elementary school in Hancock, IA and graduating from AvoHa High School in 1973. After graduation, he attended Northwest Missouri State University, majored in...
William "Bill" Stuhr
Sep 16, 2024
Bill was born on February 3, 1937, to Milda Errett and Edward Stuhr. He attended Harlan Schools until he left at a young age to help with the family farm. In 1954, he joined the United States Air Force. He was medically discharged after a Jeep accident. He owned several body shops and loved working on cars. He also loved...
Delores Schaben
Sep 15, 2024
Delores Johanna Schaben, daughter of David and Agnes (Sturm) Wiederin, was born on September 8, 1932, on her parents' farm in rural Scranton, Iowa. As a young child, her family moved to a farm near Mt. Carmel, Iowa, where she was educated at Mt. Carmel Catholic School. Delores met Charlie Schaben at a dance in Arcadia, Iowa in February 1955....
Adam Croghan
Sep 9, 2024
Adam Croghan, son of Christine (Cooperrider) and husband Bob Madsen and Michael Croghan, was born on May 11, 2002 in Grand Island, Nebraska. He graduated high school from Woodward Granger High School in 2023. He loved power rangers, superman, puzzles, going camping and on walks. He loved attending school and was so proud to graduate. He loved and cherished his...
Linda Zimmerman
Sep 6, 2024
Linda Zimmerman was born to Bessie and Sherman Haas on February 7, 1950 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She attended school and graduated from Shelby Tennant High School in 1968. Linda found the love of her life when she met Del Zimmerman. They were united in marriage on November 25, 1972. To this union two children were born, Shane and Karen....
Ronald Jensen
Sep 3, 2024
Ronald David Jensen was born February 4, 1930 in Logan (Hardscratch) Iowa to Grant and Mildred (Davis) Jensen. Ron attended school at Mount Hope country school until the family moved to their farm in 1941 near Harlan where he continued country school at Lincoln No 1. He and his brothers and sister would ride the family's pony "Daisy" to school...
David T. Stessman
Aug 25, 2024
Dave Theodore Stessman born to Caroline and Fred Stessman on April 21, 1928 in Panama, Iowa. He was the oldest of ten children in his family. He grew up on a farm east of Panama helping with farm chores, driving tractors and milking cows. Dave started his own business in Panama called Dave’s Garage. Then worked for the Ford Dealership...
Ella Mae Staiert
Aug 24, 2024
Ella Mae Staiert, daughter of Joseph and Catherine (Leiting) Loeffelholz, was born on July 7, 1925, on her parents' family farm near Mt. Carmel, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church and attended Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic School. She grew to adulthood on the family farm outside of Mt. Carmel. Ella...
Germain D. Reding
Aug 23, 2024
Germain Donald, son of August and Frances (Weis) Reding, was born July 24, 1933 on a farm near Defiance, IA, being the fourth child of four. He was baptized at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Defiance. He graduated from St. Paul's High School in Defiance, where he played basketball - he was a starter that helped form the backbone of...
Rose A. Sondag
Aug 22, 2024
Rose Ann Jensen, daughter of Anton Chris and Ilo Rose (Mulligan) Jensen, was born on March 2, 1928, in rural Shelby County, Iowa. She was one of three children. Rose grew up on a farm near Irwin, Iowa, and graduated from Irwin High School in 1945. She attended a business college in Omaha and then worked at the Nishnabotna Valley...
