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Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Leora Larene Torres
Apr 17, 2019
Leora Larene Kuhr Torres was born on February 3, 1916 to Fred and Ida (Sorensen) Kuhr in Walnut, Iowa. She grew up on the farm and graduated from Walnut High School in 1933. Leora met her husband, Joseph Torres, on the dance floor in Corley, Iowa and married him on October 5, 1940. They enjoyed sixty-two years of marriage until...
Arlene Esther Davis
Apr 14, 2019
Arlene Esther Pattee Davis was born on the Rock Ranch southeast of Hancock, Iowa on November 20, 1924. She grew up on the ranch, attending country school and then graduating from Hancock High School at age 16 in 1941 and earned the honor of All State in basketball her senior year (which her daughters just discovered a couple of weeks...
James Allen "Jim" Ahrenholtz
Apr 13, 2019
Jim Ahrenholtz Lived a beautiful, full and loving life. On December 26th, 1938 Jim was born into the amazing family of Peter and Sallie (Jedele) Ahrenholtz on the family farm near Defiance. When he was young the family moved to the farm south of Denison where he grew up with three brothers and four sisters who certainly kept their parents...
Jerry Lee Hansen
Apr 9, 2019
Jerry Lee Hansen was born on the family farm in rural Kimballton, Iowa. He was born to Bertha (Jacobsen) and Hans T. Hansen on March 7, 1940. In the one-room school of Jackson #6, Jerry received his education. He learned many life lessons by working for numerous neighboring farmers and driving truck for E.A. Greve as a young man. On...
Christopher Eugene Madsen
Apr 9, 2019
Chris Madsen, son of Robert and Nancy (Alfers) Madsen was born on March 21, 1981 in Raleigh, North Carolina. He grew up in Persia, Iowa and attended school in Tri-Center. On August 17, 2002, Chris was united in marriage to Roxanne (Harper) Madsen. To this union, two boys were born: Adam and Jared “JJ”. Chris and Roxanne were later divorced...
Orrin D. Plagmann
Apr 6, 2019
Orrin Dale Plagmann, son of Henry J. and Mamie (Frank) Plagmann, was born September 10, 1936 on his family farm. He attended Lincoln #7 country school before graduating from Harlan High School in 1954. On August 18, 1958, Orrin was united in marriage to Irma Block in Denison, Iowa. Three children were born to this union, two sons Dale and...
Betty Specht
Apr 4, 2019
Elizabeth Ann Specht, daughter of Anton and Elizabeth (Bock) Kloewer, was born February 21, 1942 in Rural Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia, Iowa. She attended and graduated from St. Boniface Catholic School in Westphalia. Betty was married to Ronald Specht and blessed with two children Kelly and Sherrie. They later divorced....
Carla Annette Johnk
Apr 4, 2019
Carla Annette Johnk, daughter of John Kenneth “Bud” and Audrey Maxine (Rosenow) Carroll was born August 10, 1960 in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca, Iowa. As a child, she attended the Trinity Lutheran Church and later became a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Walnut. Carla graduated from Walnut High...
Phyllis Ann Monahan
Apr 3, 2019
Phyllis Ann Monahan was born to Ural and Evelyn (Bissen) Smith on September 28, 1942 near Dunlap, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Panama, Iowa. She attended country school through 8th grade, the graduated from St. Mary’s High School in Panama, Iowa in 1960. She graduated from Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Council...
Richard W. "Rick" Brodersen
Apr 1, 2019
Richard William ‘Rick’ Brodersen was born on November 28, 1943, at Council Bluffs IA to Hans Victor and Gertrude Milburn Brodersen. He was a past-due delivery weighing in at 11 or 12 pounds! Rick was the youngest of seven children, 3 sons, 4 daughters. They lived on Oakwood Farm, four miles northwest of Denison. His early love was horses, which...
Zita Ann Bruck
Mar 30, 2019
Zita Bruck Full Obituary Pending Survivors include her children Rick (Barbara) Bruck of Manilla, IA; Margaret (Marlin) Petersen of Kirkman, IA; Rose (Quinten) Christensen of Harlan, IA; Wayne (Linda Bentzen) Bruck of Defiance, IA; Marilyn (Dan) Martin of Harlan; Randy (Debbie) Bruck of Manilla; Steve (Karla Moeller) Bruck of Harlan; Eric (Patti) Bruck of Storm Lake, IA; Cheryl Petsche (Terry...
Norma Elaine Price
Mar 29, 2019
Norma Elaine Price was born on August 25, 1931, in Lewis, IA., to Cleve and Ethel (Wiechert) Billings. She was the second youngest of ten children born to the Billings family. Norma spent her childhood working on the family farm, tending to livestock, and their large family gardens that were planted to feed Cleve and Ethel's growing family during the...
Jacob C. Hastert
Mar 29, 2019
Jacob C. Hastert Full Obituary Pending Survivors include his children Robert (Tammy) Hastert of Harlan, IA; Richard (Deborah) Hastert of Harlan; William (June) Hastert of Harlan; Linda (Randy) Terpstra of Hawarden, IA; Timothy Hastert of Harlan; Mary (Stu) Oden of Wahoo, NE; 13 grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren; siblings Anna Rueschenberg of Westphalia, IA; Rita Finken of Harlan; Joe (Georgianna) Hastert...
Dian Sonderman
Mar 25, 2019
Dian Mary Sonderman, daughter of Ambrose and Margaret (Brinks) Klocke, was born on September 20, 1946 in Carroll, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Sacred Heart Catholic Church and attended Sacred Heart Catholic School through the eighth grade in Templeton, Iowa. Dian then attended Carroll Kuemper Catholic High School in Carroll, Iowa where she graduated with the class of...
Linda Roselle Crisafi
Mar 25, 2019
Linda Roselle (Irelan) Crisafi, daughter of Victor and Irene (Wheeler) Irelan was born on December 12, 1950 in Ottumwa, Iowa. Linda spent most of her life in Middletown, New York working and raising her family. Linda retired after 30 years of service from the communications workers of America, AFL On January 1, 1969, Linda was united into marriage with Sal...
Larry Lee Grieder
Mar 25, 2019
Larry Grieder, son of Leslie and Edna (Dose) Grieder was born January 4, 1953 in Cherokee, Iowa. After graduating from high school, he attended college for some time focusing on art classes. He put is education to work and found a career being a screenprinter. Larry always had an interest in art and also enjoyed collecting various items. He was...
Dorothy Jean Strissel
Mar 23, 2019
Dorothy Jean Strissel, the middle daughter of three girls, was born on January 29, 1947 in Denver, Colorado to Adam Henry and Pauline (Honstein) Lung. She was baptized and confirmed at Holy Shepherd Lutheran Church in Lakewood, Colorado. She attended school in Broomfield, Colorado and graduated from Broomfield High School with the class of 1965. During high school, Dorothy worked...
Dean Leonard Bissen
Mar 22, 2019
Dean Leonard Bissen, son of Francis and Marceline (Schmitz) Bissen, was born on December 10, 1959 in Denison, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance, Iowa and attended school at the Manilla Community Schools in Manilla, Iowa where he graduated with the class of 1978. Dean worked at Farmland and then later at the...
Alyce A. Rasmussen
Mar 21, 2019
Alyce Ann Rasmussen Alyce Ann Goetz was born on September 17, 1929 to Al Goetz and Cecilia (Weihs) Goetz in Panama, Iowa. She was baptized at the Panama Catholic Church where she also attended school through the eighth grade. Alyce was a very adventurous young women who decided at the age of thirteen she was old enough to start a...
Gregory Alan Bates
Mar 21, 2019
Gregory Alan Bates Greg was born to Winston and Jessie (Caldwell) Bates on June 8, 1965 in Springfield, Missouri. He attended school in Springfield and moved to Harlan, Iowa as a young man. Greg found employment at Oakland Beef in Oakland, Iowa as a meat cutter. When the plant closed he attended ITT Tech in Omaha, Nebraska and received his...
Leora Larene Torres
Apr 17, 2019
Leora Larene Kuhr Torres was born on February 3, 1916 to Fred and Ida (Sorensen) Kuhr in Walnut, Iowa. She grew up on the farm and graduated from Walnut High School in 1933. Leora met her husband, Joseph Torres, on the dance floor in Corley, Iowa and married him on October 5, 1940. They enjoyed sixty-two years of marriage until...
Arlene Esther Davis
Apr 14, 2019
Arlene Esther Pattee Davis was born on the Rock Ranch southeast of Hancock, Iowa on November 20, 1924. She grew up on the ranch, attending country school and then graduating from Hancock High School at age 16 in 1941 and earned the honor of All State in basketball her senior year (which her daughters just discovered a couple of weeks...
James Allen "Jim" Ahrenholtz
Apr 13, 2019
Jim Ahrenholtz Lived a beautiful, full and loving life. On December 26th, 1938 Jim was born into the amazing family of Peter and Sallie (Jedele) Ahrenholtz on the family farm near Defiance. When he was young the family moved to the farm south of Denison where he grew up with three brothers and four sisters who certainly kept their parents...
Jerry Lee Hansen
Apr 9, 2019
Jerry Lee Hansen was born on the family farm in rural Kimballton, Iowa. He was born to Bertha (Jacobsen) and Hans T. Hansen on March 7, 1940. In the one-room school of Jackson #6, Jerry received his education. He learned many life lessons by working for numerous neighboring farmers and driving truck for E.A. Greve as a young man. On...
Christopher Eugene Madsen
Apr 9, 2019
Chris Madsen, son of Robert and Nancy (Alfers) Madsen was born on March 21, 1981 in Raleigh, North Carolina. He grew up in Persia, Iowa and attended school in Tri-Center. On August 17, 2002, Chris was united in marriage to Roxanne (Harper) Madsen. To this union, two boys were born: Adam and Jared “JJ”. Chris and Roxanne were later divorced...
Orrin D. Plagmann
Apr 6, 2019
Orrin Dale Plagmann, son of Henry J. and Mamie (Frank) Plagmann, was born September 10, 1936 on his family farm. He attended Lincoln #7 country school before graduating from Harlan High School in 1954. On August 18, 1958, Orrin was united in marriage to Irma Block in Denison, Iowa. Three children were born to this union, two sons Dale and...
Betty Specht
Apr 4, 2019
Elizabeth Ann Specht, daughter of Anton and Elizabeth (Bock) Kloewer, was born February 21, 1942 in Rural Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia, Iowa. She attended and graduated from St. Boniface Catholic School in Westphalia. Betty was married to Ronald Specht and blessed with two children Kelly and Sherrie. They later divorced....
Carla Annette Johnk
Apr 4, 2019
Carla Annette Johnk, daughter of John Kenneth “Bud” and Audrey Maxine (Rosenow) Carroll was born August 10, 1960 in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca, Iowa. As a child, she attended the Trinity Lutheran Church and later became a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Walnut. Carla graduated from Walnut High...
Phyllis Ann Monahan
Apr 3, 2019
Phyllis Ann Monahan was born to Ural and Evelyn (Bissen) Smith on September 28, 1942 near Dunlap, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Panama, Iowa. She attended country school through 8th grade, the graduated from St. Mary’s High School in Panama, Iowa in 1960. She graduated from Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Council...
Richard W. "Rick" Brodersen
Apr 1, 2019
Richard William ‘Rick’ Brodersen was born on November 28, 1943, at Council Bluffs IA to Hans Victor and Gertrude Milburn Brodersen. He was a past-due delivery weighing in at 11 or 12 pounds! Rick was the youngest of seven children, 3 sons, 4 daughters. They lived on Oakwood Farm, four miles northwest of Denison. His early love was horses, which...
Zita Ann Bruck
Mar 30, 2019
Zita Bruck Full Obituary Pending Survivors include her children Rick (Barbara) Bruck of Manilla, IA; Margaret (Marlin) Petersen of Kirkman, IA; Rose (Quinten) Christensen of Harlan, IA; Wayne (Linda Bentzen) Bruck of Defiance, IA; Marilyn (Dan) Martin of Harlan; Randy (Debbie) Bruck of Manilla; Steve (Karla Moeller) Bruck of Harlan; Eric (Patti) Bruck of Storm Lake, IA; Cheryl Petsche (Terry...
Norma Elaine Price
Mar 29, 2019
Norma Elaine Price was born on August 25, 1931, in Lewis, IA., to Cleve and Ethel (Wiechert) Billings. She was the second youngest of ten children born to the Billings family. Norma spent her childhood working on the family farm, tending to livestock, and their large family gardens that were planted to feed Cleve and Ethel's growing family during the...
Jacob C. Hastert
Mar 29, 2019
Jacob C. Hastert Full Obituary Pending Survivors include his children Robert (Tammy) Hastert of Harlan, IA; Richard (Deborah) Hastert of Harlan; William (June) Hastert of Harlan; Linda (Randy) Terpstra of Hawarden, IA; Timothy Hastert of Harlan; Mary (Stu) Oden of Wahoo, NE; 13 grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren; siblings Anna Rueschenberg of Westphalia, IA; Rita Finken of Harlan; Joe (Georgianna) Hastert...
Dian Sonderman
Mar 25, 2019
Dian Mary Sonderman, daughter of Ambrose and Margaret (Brinks) Klocke, was born on September 20, 1946 in Carroll, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Sacred Heart Catholic Church and attended Sacred Heart Catholic School through the eighth grade in Templeton, Iowa. Dian then attended Carroll Kuemper Catholic High School in Carroll, Iowa where she graduated with the class of...
Linda Roselle Crisafi
Mar 25, 2019
Linda Roselle (Irelan) Crisafi, daughter of Victor and Irene (Wheeler) Irelan was born on December 12, 1950 in Ottumwa, Iowa. Linda spent most of her life in Middletown, New York working and raising her family. Linda retired after 30 years of service from the communications workers of America, AFL On January 1, 1969, Linda was united into marriage with Sal...
Larry Lee Grieder
Mar 25, 2019
Larry Grieder, son of Leslie and Edna (Dose) Grieder was born January 4, 1953 in Cherokee, Iowa. After graduating from high school, he attended college for some time focusing on art classes. He put is education to work and found a career being a screenprinter. Larry always had an interest in art and also enjoyed collecting various items. He was...
Dorothy Jean Strissel
Mar 23, 2019
Dorothy Jean Strissel, the middle daughter of three girls, was born on January 29, 1947 in Denver, Colorado to Adam Henry and Pauline (Honstein) Lung. She was baptized and confirmed at Holy Shepherd Lutheran Church in Lakewood, Colorado. She attended school in Broomfield, Colorado and graduated from Broomfield High School with the class of 1965. During high school, Dorothy worked...
Dean Leonard Bissen
Mar 22, 2019
Dean Leonard Bissen, son of Francis and Marceline (Schmitz) Bissen, was born on December 10, 1959 in Denison, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance, Iowa and attended school at the Manilla Community Schools in Manilla, Iowa where he graduated with the class of 1978. Dean worked at Farmland and then later at the...
Alyce A. Rasmussen
Mar 21, 2019
Alyce Ann Rasmussen Alyce Ann Goetz was born on September 17, 1929 to Al Goetz and Cecilia (Weihs) Goetz in Panama, Iowa. She was baptized at the Panama Catholic Church where she also attended school through the eighth grade. Alyce was a very adventurous young women who decided at the age of thirteen she was old enough to start a...
Gregory Alan Bates
Mar 21, 2019
Gregory Alan Bates Greg was born to Winston and Jessie (Caldwell) Bates on June 8, 1965 in Springfield, Missouri. He attended school in Springfield and moved to Harlan, Iowa as a young man. Greg found employment at Oakland Beef in Oakland, Iowa as a meat cutter. When the plant closed he attended ITT Tech in Omaha, Nebraska and received his...
