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Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
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Kathryn Kay Schechinger
Jan 16, 2022
Kathryn “Kay” Schechinger was born May 13, 1938 in Neola, Iowa to Albert and Elizabeth (Hoffman) Stangl. Kay attended St. Joseph’s School in Neola, Iowa where she was baptized and confirmed. During her high school years she played basketball and had a paper route. After graduation in 1956, she continued her education at Mercy School of Nursing and graduated in...
Della Holdsworth
Jan 14, 2022
All services are private. Della Roselene Sheer Holdsworth was born August 17, 1927 in Audubon, Iowa to Roscoe and Amanda Peterson Sheer. She was baptized on September 4, 1927 and confirmed on March 29, 1942 in Our Savior Lutheran Church in Audubon. She attended County School and graduated from Audubon High School in 1945. On September 4, 1946 she married...
Docia Ann Linde
Jan 12, 2022
Docia Ann Linde Docia Ann Linde the daughter of William Chambers and Matilda McConnell Chambers was born on October 1, 1928 in Harlan, Iowa. She attended school at Jackson #3 and graduated for HCS in 1946. Docia worked as a secretary for White & White Law office then got married to Art Linde November 7, 1948. They farmed at Botna...
Bonnie Armentrout Larsen
Jan 11, 2022
Bonnie Armentrout Larsen was born on July 11, 1918 to Moody and Mable Nelson in Harlan, Iowa. Bonnie attended grade school in Tennant, Iowa and then attended Harlan High School. Bonnie was married to Russell Armentrout in Harlan in 1941 at the Bethel Baptist Church, then married Bill Larsen in 1961 in Las Vegas Nevada. Russell and Bonnie’s first born...
Beverly Knudtson
Jan 11, 2022
Beverly Ellen (Wendt) Knudtson was born on December 26, 1949, in Harlan, Iowa, to Clarence Sr. And Leta (Schuning) Wendt. She grew up in Avoca and graduated with the class of 1968. She was baptized and confirmed at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca, Iowa. After graduation, she attended Iowa Western Community College and received her LPN degree. On November...
Steven Donald Osbahr
Jan 11, 2022
Survivors include his wife Rita Osbahr of Avoca, Iowa; children Chris Osbahr of Harlan, Iowa; Darren (Laurie) Osbahr of Kansas City, Missouri; Joe Osbahr of Avoca, Iowa; step-daughter Teena (Jeff) Schoemann of Avoca, Iowa; step-son Travis (Angie) Hargens of Avoca, Iowa; 3 grandchildren; 7 step-grandchildren; 1 brother; 4 sisters; many nieces and nephews, other family and many friends.
Gladys Petersen
Jan 10, 2022
Gladys Petersen, 92, of Walnut, Iowa, passed away peacefully at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan, Iowa on January 10, 2022. Gladys Anne was born on September 9. 1929, to Helen (Krambeck) and Fred Mickel in Marne, Iowa. They moved to a house in Walnut, where she attended school. During high school, she achieved the highest honor of Worthy Advisor in...
Lois Anne Houston
Jan 10, 2022
Lois Anne Houston, of Denison, Iowa, passed away peacefully Monday, January 10, 2022. At the time of her death, she had been blessed with 95 years, 11 months, 1 day. Lois was born in Denison, Iowa on February 9, 1926, to Frank and Lulela (Mundt) Lenz. She graduated from Denison High School in 1943. On April 14th, 1945, Lois married...
Joan Michels
Jan 7, 2022
Graveside Service will be held friday January 28, 2022 at St. Joseph Cemetery in Earling, Iowa Joan Michels, 89 of Lincoln, formerly of Earling, Iowa, passed away on January 7, 2022. Mrs. Michels was born on October 31, 1932 in Omaha, Nebraska to Willard and Lyla (Coe) Kennel. She is preceded in death by her parents and husband Edwin Albert...
Robert Dillon
Jan 6, 2022
Robert "Bob" Dillon died January 6, 2022 at his home in Shelby, Iowa at the age of 81. Robert was born on the family farm south of Taneyville, Missouri on November 15, 1940. He was born to Oscar Jerry and Pearl Lorane (Sellars) Dillon. Robert grew up on the family farm and attended Dickens County School the first four years...
Jody Lynn Wyatt
Jan 6, 2022
No Services will be held. Survivors include his daughter Chelsie Wyatt of Florida; siblings Bev (Kenny) Carrier of Montana; Bill Wyatt of Tennant, Iowa; Patti Jorgensen of Avoca, Iowa; Judy (Ted) Heilig of Avoca, Iowa; Tony (Jennifer) Wyatt of Avoca, Iowa; Debbie (Neil) Paulsen of Avoca, Iowa; Jim Wyatt of Irwin, Iowa; John Wyatt of Manilla, Iowa.
Viola D. Mccullough
Jan 6, 2022
Viola McCullough, the youngest of seven children of Harry and Elsie (Turpin) Duskin, was born on January 25, 1920 north of Atlantic, Iowa in Pymosa Township. While growing up her siblings called her Sis. She started her education at a rural country school and then attended Atlantic High School where she graduated with the class of 1938. In high school,...
Frank "Rocket" Herning
Jan 6, 2022
No services will be held. Rocket Herning was born May 2, 1945 in Los Angeles, California. He custom built two race bikes “Ralph” and “Mariah”. He was an avid motorcycle racer and won many trophies over his racing career. One of Rocket’s many jobs was escorting the Atlas missiles from California to Cape Canaveral. That is how he became known...
Sherry Lynn Mcmullen
Jan 4, 2022
Sherry Lynn McMullen, daughter of Rex and Ruth (Jensen) Garside, was born on July 2, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois. She passed away at UNMC on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 attaining the age of 65 years, 6 months, and 2 days. Sherry graduated from Denison High School with the class of 1974. During her senior year of high school she worked...
Mary Jean Krummel
Dec 31, 2021
Mary Jean (Bornholdt) Krummel was born on September 11, 1927, in Avoca, Iowa, to Edwin and Amy (Orth) Bornholdt. She grew up and attended Fairview Country School until 8th grade and then graduated from Avoca High School. Mary Jean was baptized and confirmed at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca and was a lifelong church member. On July 11, 1944,...
Barbara Hansen
Dec 30, 2021
Barbara Jean Hansen, the daughter of Lehman Richard and Edith Kathryn (Rold) Christensen was born on August 3, 1936 in her grandfather's home in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Manilla, Iowa. She graduated from Harlan High School in 1954. After graduation, she worked for an insurance company for two and one half years...
Donna Rae Farrell
Dec 25, 2021
Donna Rae Farrell, daughter of Clarence Eldon and Alice Elizabeth (McKeown) Bittle was born July 7, 1931 in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized at the First United Methodist Church in Harlan. She attended and graduated from Harlan High School. Donna enrolled into the University of Iowa where she earned her Bachelor’s degree and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa....
Gladys Fay Scheffler
Dec 23, 2021
Fay (Ebert) Scheffler was born on October 15, 1927 in Pipestone, Minnesota to William and Christena (Thompson) Ebert. She moved to Hancock, Iowa when she was 4 years old with her family and remained in the Hancock area her entire life. Fay was a student at the Hancock School graduating in 1945. She and her 4 sisters played on the...
Vincent Heese
Dec 22, 2021
Vincent William Heese, son of Charles and Wilhelmina (Langenfeld) Heese was born May 30, 1932 in Earling, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. He attended St. Joseph’s High School where he graduated with the class of 1950. Vince was enlisted in the United States Army, and served during the Korean War. He served...
Kathryn Kay Schechinger
Jan 16, 2022
Kathryn “Kay” Schechinger was born May 13, 1938 in Neola, Iowa to Albert and Elizabeth (Hoffman) Stangl. Kay attended St. Joseph’s School in Neola, Iowa where she was baptized and confirmed. During her high school years she played basketball and had a paper route. After graduation in 1956, she continued her education at Mercy School of Nursing and graduated in...
Della Holdsworth
Jan 14, 2022
All services are private. Della Roselene Sheer Holdsworth was born August 17, 1927 in Audubon, Iowa to Roscoe and Amanda Peterson Sheer. She was baptized on September 4, 1927 and confirmed on March 29, 1942 in Our Savior Lutheran Church in Audubon. She attended County School and graduated from Audubon High School in 1945. On September 4, 1946 she married...
Docia Ann Linde
Jan 12, 2022
Docia Ann Linde Docia Ann Linde the daughter of William Chambers and Matilda McConnell Chambers was born on October 1, 1928 in Harlan, Iowa. She attended school at Jackson #3 and graduated for HCS in 1946. Docia worked as a secretary for White & White Law office then got married to Art Linde November 7, 1948. They farmed at Botna...
Bonnie Armentrout Larsen
Jan 11, 2022
Bonnie Armentrout Larsen was born on July 11, 1918 to Moody and Mable Nelson in Harlan, Iowa. Bonnie attended grade school in Tennant, Iowa and then attended Harlan High School. Bonnie was married to Russell Armentrout in Harlan in 1941 at the Bethel Baptist Church, then married Bill Larsen in 1961 in Las Vegas Nevada. Russell and Bonnie’s first born...
Beverly Knudtson
Jan 11, 2022
Beverly Ellen (Wendt) Knudtson was born on December 26, 1949, in Harlan, Iowa, to Clarence Sr. And Leta (Schuning) Wendt. She grew up in Avoca and graduated with the class of 1968. She was baptized and confirmed at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca, Iowa. After graduation, she attended Iowa Western Community College and received her LPN degree. On November...
Steven Donald Osbahr
Jan 11, 2022
Survivors include his wife Rita Osbahr of Avoca, Iowa; children Chris Osbahr of Harlan, Iowa; Darren (Laurie) Osbahr of Kansas City, Missouri; Joe Osbahr of Avoca, Iowa; step-daughter Teena (Jeff) Schoemann of Avoca, Iowa; step-son Travis (Angie) Hargens of Avoca, Iowa; 3 grandchildren; 7 step-grandchildren; 1 brother; 4 sisters; many nieces and nephews, other family and many friends.
Gladys Petersen
Jan 10, 2022
Gladys Petersen, 92, of Walnut, Iowa, passed away peacefully at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan, Iowa on January 10, 2022. Gladys Anne was born on September 9. 1929, to Helen (Krambeck) and Fred Mickel in Marne, Iowa. They moved to a house in Walnut, where she attended school. During high school, she achieved the highest honor of Worthy Advisor in...
Lois Anne Houston
Jan 10, 2022
Lois Anne Houston, of Denison, Iowa, passed away peacefully Monday, January 10, 2022. At the time of her death, she had been blessed with 95 years, 11 months, 1 day. Lois was born in Denison, Iowa on February 9, 1926, to Frank and Lulela (Mundt) Lenz. She graduated from Denison High School in 1943. On April 14th, 1945, Lois married...
Joan Michels
Jan 7, 2022
Graveside Service will be held friday January 28, 2022 at St. Joseph Cemetery in Earling, Iowa Joan Michels, 89 of Lincoln, formerly of Earling, Iowa, passed away on January 7, 2022. Mrs. Michels was born on October 31, 1932 in Omaha, Nebraska to Willard and Lyla (Coe) Kennel. She is preceded in death by her parents and husband Edwin Albert...
Robert Dillon
Jan 6, 2022
Robert "Bob" Dillon died January 6, 2022 at his home in Shelby, Iowa at the age of 81. Robert was born on the family farm south of Taneyville, Missouri on November 15, 1940. He was born to Oscar Jerry and Pearl Lorane (Sellars) Dillon. Robert grew up on the family farm and attended Dickens County School the first four years...
Jody Lynn Wyatt
Jan 6, 2022
No Services will be held. Survivors include his daughter Chelsie Wyatt of Florida; siblings Bev (Kenny) Carrier of Montana; Bill Wyatt of Tennant, Iowa; Patti Jorgensen of Avoca, Iowa; Judy (Ted) Heilig of Avoca, Iowa; Tony (Jennifer) Wyatt of Avoca, Iowa; Debbie (Neil) Paulsen of Avoca, Iowa; Jim Wyatt of Irwin, Iowa; John Wyatt of Manilla, Iowa.
Viola D. Mccullough
Jan 6, 2022
Viola McCullough, the youngest of seven children of Harry and Elsie (Turpin) Duskin, was born on January 25, 1920 north of Atlantic, Iowa in Pymosa Township. While growing up her siblings called her Sis. She started her education at a rural country school and then attended Atlantic High School where she graduated with the class of 1938. In high school,...
Frank "Rocket" Herning
Jan 6, 2022
No services will be held. Rocket Herning was born May 2, 1945 in Los Angeles, California. He custom built two race bikes “Ralph” and “Mariah”. He was an avid motorcycle racer and won many trophies over his racing career. One of Rocket’s many jobs was escorting the Atlas missiles from California to Cape Canaveral. That is how he became known...
Sherry Lynn Mcmullen
Jan 4, 2022
Sherry Lynn McMullen, daughter of Rex and Ruth (Jensen) Garside, was born on July 2, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois. She passed away at UNMC on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 attaining the age of 65 years, 6 months, and 2 days. Sherry graduated from Denison High School with the class of 1974. During her senior year of high school she worked...
Mary Jean Krummel
Dec 31, 2021
Mary Jean (Bornholdt) Krummel was born on September 11, 1927, in Avoca, Iowa, to Edwin and Amy (Orth) Bornholdt. She grew up and attended Fairview Country School until 8th grade and then graduated from Avoca High School. Mary Jean was baptized and confirmed at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca and was a lifelong church member. On July 11, 1944,...
Barbara Hansen
Dec 30, 2021
Barbara Jean Hansen, the daughter of Lehman Richard and Edith Kathryn (Rold) Christensen was born on August 3, 1936 in her grandfather's home in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Manilla, Iowa. She graduated from Harlan High School in 1954. After graduation, she worked for an insurance company for two and one half years...
Donna Rae Farrell
Dec 25, 2021
Donna Rae Farrell, daughter of Clarence Eldon and Alice Elizabeth (McKeown) Bittle was born July 7, 1931 in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized at the First United Methodist Church in Harlan. She attended and graduated from Harlan High School. Donna enrolled into the University of Iowa where she earned her Bachelor’s degree and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa....
Gladys Fay Scheffler
Dec 23, 2021
Fay (Ebert) Scheffler was born on October 15, 1927 in Pipestone, Minnesota to William and Christena (Thompson) Ebert. She moved to Hancock, Iowa when she was 4 years old with her family and remained in the Hancock area her entire life. Fay was a student at the Hancock School graduating in 1945. She and her 4 sisters played on the...
Vincent Heese
Dec 22, 2021
Vincent William Heese, son of Charles and Wilhelmina (Langenfeld) Heese was born May 30, 1932 in Earling, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. He attended St. Joseph’s High School where he graduated with the class of 1950. Vince was enlisted in the United States Army, and served during the Korean War. He served...
