Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Helen Miller
Jul 8, 2019
Helen Elizabeth Miller was born February 6, 1934, the daughter of Nicholas Springman, Sr. and Anna (Kloewer) Springman in Portsmouth, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Portsmouth, where she remained a lifetime member. She attended St. Mary’s Catholic School in Portsmouth, where she graduated in 1952. After graduation, she lived in Harlan, and was...
Joann Mildred Lees
Jul 6, 2019
JoAnn Mildred Lees, daughter of Earl and Dorothy (Huff) Shelby, was born on June 16, 1941 in Ingraham Township near Silver City, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Mineola, Iowa and attended Country School near Silver City and Stanton, Iowa and graduated from Treynor High School with the class of 1958. After graduation she...
John B. Whited
Jul 4, 2019
John Bertin Whited was born at East Boyer Township, Crawford County, Iowa October 6, 1924, the son of John G. Whited and Alice Sophie Mesenbrink Whited Petersen. He was raised in Denison and attended Denison schools until he entered the Navy in April of 1943. He served his country in New Caledonia and the Marshall Islands until his discharge in...
Wilma Darlene Eggerss
Jul 2, 2019
Wilma Darlene Eggerss was born on April 7, 1949 to Delbert and Mary Louise Eggerss in Avoca, Iowa. She was the oldest of two kids. She graduated from Avoca with the class of 1967. After graduation, Wilma moved to Harlan and started working at Myrtue Medical Center as a unit secretary for 30 years. After retiring, she remained in Harlan....
Julie Ann Mortensen
Jun 27, 2019
Julie Ann Mortensen, daughter of Clayton and Stella (Ingraham) Hardy, was born on August 26, 1942 in Logan, Iowa. She attended and graduated from Country School in Harlan, Iowa, and was baptized and confirmed at Elk Horn Lutheran Church in Elk Horn, Iowa. On September 22, 1959 she was united into marriage to Lynn Mortensen in Harlan, Iowa. From this...
Scott Alan Petersen
Jun 27, 2019
Scott Alan Petersen was born to Glenn and Irene (Christensen) Petersen on February 8, 1964 in Harlan, Iowa. He was the youngest of seven kids. He was baptized at the First United Methodist Church in Harlan, Iowa and graduated from Harlan Community High School in 1982. He was united into marriage on May 7th, 1994 to Nicole Heese in Kirkman,...
Dale Lyle Hemminger
Jun 25, 2019
Dale Lyle Hemminger was born January 26th, 1948 in Harlan, Iowa. He was the middle of three sons to Webb and Jean Hemminger. Dale attended Fairview #5 in Corley, Iowa for elementary school, then attended New Park School in Harlan and graduated from Harlan Community High School in 1966. After high school Dale worked at the Texaco filling station in...
George Henry Steenhusen
Jun 24, 2019
George Henry Steenhusen was born on November 8, 1933 to John H. and Alma (Rostermund) Steenhusen at Manning, Iowa. George was baptized and a member of the Irwin Church of Christ. He graduated from Irwin High School with the Class of 1951 and then attended Commercial Extension in Omaha, earning the level of Junior Accountant. After completing school, he returned...
Forrest Bruce Johnson
Jun 21, 2019
Forrest B. Johnson was born February 6, 1927 in the Odebolt, Iowa hospital, son of Seth and Gertie (Johnson) Johnson. He was baptized at age 12 in the Arthur Baptist Church. He grew up on a farm and went to Wheeler #4 Country School in Sac County. He graduated from the Odebolt High School in 1944, where he was Senior...
James "Aug" Sampson
Jun 20, 2019
James August Sampson known as "Aug" was the son of LeRoy and Edna (Thies) Sampson. He was the sixth of eleven children and graduated from Walnut High School in 1963. He went on to serve his country with the United States Air Force, for four years overseas. He was a Vietnam veteran and a member of the American Legion Post...
Mary Ellen Nordby
Jun 18, 2019
Mary Ellen Nordby, daughter of Norman and Bette Jean (Heilesen) Sorenson, was born November 13, 1948 at her family home in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at First United Methodist Church in Harlan, Iowa. She attended Laurel Elementary School and Harlan High School, both in Harlan, Iowa. She then attended Stewart School of Hair in Council Bluffs, Iowa...
Linda Jacobsen
Jun 15, 2019
Full Obituary Pending Survivors include her husband Roger Jacobsen of Harlan, IA; children Tim (Amber) Jacobsen of Harlan, IA; Tobey (Barb) Jacobsen of Carroll, IA; 6 grandchildren; brothers Dennis (Donna) Baldwin of Kirkman, IA; Jeff (Dianna) Baldwin of Austin, TX
Dorothy M. Gaul
Jun 15, 2019
Dorothy Marie Gaul, daughter of Gilbert and Lidwina (Eisterhold) Rau, was born January 20, 1925 in Westphalia, Iowa, the oldest of 15 children. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia. She attended school in Westphalia, IA. On December 28, 1943, Dorothy was united in marriage to Ferdinand Gaul at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia,...
Frances Maxine Jensen
Jun 13, 2019
Frances Maxine Jensen was born September 3rd, 1931, to Homer and Mary (Hazard) Jensen at their home near Harlan, Iowa. She had two older sisters, Evelyn and Elinor, and one younger brother, Ronald. She attended Laurel Grade School in Harlan and graduated with the class of 1950 from Harlan High School. During her high school days, she worked at the...
Thomas Lee Ludwig Dds
Jun 12, 2019
Thomas Lee Ludwig was born in Le Mars, Iowa on September 9, 1946 to Francis and Margaret Helene (LeBahn) Ludwig. He was the oldest of three children. He spent his younger years in Merrill, Iowa and later moved with his family to Le Mars where his parents operated a locker plant. Tom worked in the locker from a young age...
Frederick "F.W." Lanz
Jun 11, 2019
Fred "F.W." Lanz was born March 26, 1921, in Glen Ullin, North Dakota, to Frank and Helen (Smith) Lanz. When Fred was 13, his father passed away and the Lanz family relocated to Cresco, Iowa, where Fred attended high school, graduating with the Cresco High School class of 1939. Following his high school graduation, Fred was employed as an electrician....
Richard L. Dalbey
Jun 7, 2019
Richard “Doc” Lewis Dalbey, son of Richard and Dorothy (Lewis) Dalbey, was born on May 9, 1930 at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. He was admitted into the Cradle Roll of the Shenandoah Methodist Church in Shenandoah, Iowa on April 20, 1933. He graduated from high school with the class of 1947 at Coin, Iowa. Richard then attended Drake...
Galen "Red" Sorenson
Jun 6, 2019
Survivors include his niece Jane (Joe) Klein of Harlan, Iowa; their children: Joseph, Jared, James, Charlotte and Clare; many other relatives and friends
Sheryl A. Campbell
Jun 6, 2019
Sheryl Ann Campbell, daughter Russell and Sophie (Bartelson) Petersen, was born January 16, 1942 in Marshalltown, Iowa. She attended the Center School Polk No. 5 one mile north of Redline, Iowa then graduated from Irwin High School. On August 1, 1960, Sheryl was united in marriage to Merle Campbell at Merrill’s Grove Baptist Church in Fiscus, Iowa. After their marriage,...
Ronald Lee Gardner
Jun 4, 2019
Ronald Lee Gardner, son of Clifford and Myrtle (Christensen) Gardner, was born November 15, 1956 in Harlan, Iowa. He attended Harlan High School. Ron worked in the Maintenance Department at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. Ron loved John Deere tractors and ‘68 Chevelles. Safety was always important to him. After retiring, Ron enjoyed watching Deadliest Catch and American Pickers. He...
Helen Miller
Jul 8, 2019
Helen Elizabeth Miller was born February 6, 1934, the daughter of Nicholas Springman, Sr. and Anna (Kloewer) Springman in Portsmouth, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Portsmouth, where she remained a lifetime member. She attended St. Mary’s Catholic School in Portsmouth, where she graduated in 1952. After graduation, she lived in Harlan, and was...
Joann Mildred Lees
Jul 6, 2019
JoAnn Mildred Lees, daughter of Earl and Dorothy (Huff) Shelby, was born on June 16, 1941 in Ingraham Township near Silver City, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Mineola, Iowa and attended Country School near Silver City and Stanton, Iowa and graduated from Treynor High School with the class of 1958. After graduation she...
John B. Whited
Jul 4, 2019
John Bertin Whited was born at East Boyer Township, Crawford County, Iowa October 6, 1924, the son of John G. Whited and Alice Sophie Mesenbrink Whited Petersen. He was raised in Denison and attended Denison schools until he entered the Navy in April of 1943. He served his country in New Caledonia and the Marshall Islands until his discharge in...
Wilma Darlene Eggerss
Jul 2, 2019
Wilma Darlene Eggerss was born on April 7, 1949 to Delbert and Mary Louise Eggerss in Avoca, Iowa. She was the oldest of two kids. She graduated from Avoca with the class of 1967. After graduation, Wilma moved to Harlan and started working at Myrtue Medical Center as a unit secretary for 30 years. After retiring, she remained in Harlan....
Julie Ann Mortensen
Jun 27, 2019
Julie Ann Mortensen, daughter of Clayton and Stella (Ingraham) Hardy, was born on August 26, 1942 in Logan, Iowa. She attended and graduated from Country School in Harlan, Iowa, and was baptized and confirmed at Elk Horn Lutheran Church in Elk Horn, Iowa. On September 22, 1959 she was united into marriage to Lynn Mortensen in Harlan, Iowa. From this...
Scott Alan Petersen
Jun 27, 2019
Scott Alan Petersen was born to Glenn and Irene (Christensen) Petersen on February 8, 1964 in Harlan, Iowa. He was the youngest of seven kids. He was baptized at the First United Methodist Church in Harlan, Iowa and graduated from Harlan Community High School in 1982. He was united into marriage on May 7th, 1994 to Nicole Heese in Kirkman,...
Dale Lyle Hemminger
Jun 25, 2019
Dale Lyle Hemminger was born January 26th, 1948 in Harlan, Iowa. He was the middle of three sons to Webb and Jean Hemminger. Dale attended Fairview #5 in Corley, Iowa for elementary school, then attended New Park School in Harlan and graduated from Harlan Community High School in 1966. After high school Dale worked at the Texaco filling station in...
George Henry Steenhusen
Jun 24, 2019
George Henry Steenhusen was born on November 8, 1933 to John H. and Alma (Rostermund) Steenhusen at Manning, Iowa. George was baptized and a member of the Irwin Church of Christ. He graduated from Irwin High School with the Class of 1951 and then attended Commercial Extension in Omaha, earning the level of Junior Accountant. After completing school, he returned...
Forrest Bruce Johnson
Jun 21, 2019
Forrest B. Johnson was born February 6, 1927 in the Odebolt, Iowa hospital, son of Seth and Gertie (Johnson) Johnson. He was baptized at age 12 in the Arthur Baptist Church. He grew up on a farm and went to Wheeler #4 Country School in Sac County. He graduated from the Odebolt High School in 1944, where he was Senior...
James "Aug" Sampson
Jun 20, 2019
James August Sampson known as "Aug" was the son of LeRoy and Edna (Thies) Sampson. He was the sixth of eleven children and graduated from Walnut High School in 1963. He went on to serve his country with the United States Air Force, for four years overseas. He was a Vietnam veteran and a member of the American Legion Post...
Mary Ellen Nordby
Jun 18, 2019
Mary Ellen Nordby, daughter of Norman and Bette Jean (Heilesen) Sorenson, was born November 13, 1948 at her family home in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at First United Methodist Church in Harlan, Iowa. She attended Laurel Elementary School and Harlan High School, both in Harlan, Iowa. She then attended Stewart School of Hair in Council Bluffs, Iowa...
Linda Jacobsen
Jun 15, 2019
Full Obituary Pending Survivors include her husband Roger Jacobsen of Harlan, IA; children Tim (Amber) Jacobsen of Harlan, IA; Tobey (Barb) Jacobsen of Carroll, IA; 6 grandchildren; brothers Dennis (Donna) Baldwin of Kirkman, IA; Jeff (Dianna) Baldwin of Austin, TX
Dorothy M. Gaul
Jun 15, 2019
Dorothy Marie Gaul, daughter of Gilbert and Lidwina (Eisterhold) Rau, was born January 20, 1925 in Westphalia, Iowa, the oldest of 15 children. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia. She attended school in Westphalia, IA. On December 28, 1943, Dorothy was united in marriage to Ferdinand Gaul at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia,...
Frances Maxine Jensen
Jun 13, 2019
Frances Maxine Jensen was born September 3rd, 1931, to Homer and Mary (Hazard) Jensen at their home near Harlan, Iowa. She had two older sisters, Evelyn and Elinor, and one younger brother, Ronald. She attended Laurel Grade School in Harlan and graduated with the class of 1950 from Harlan High School. During her high school days, she worked at the...
Thomas Lee Ludwig Dds
Jun 12, 2019
Thomas Lee Ludwig was born in Le Mars, Iowa on September 9, 1946 to Francis and Margaret Helene (LeBahn) Ludwig. He was the oldest of three children. He spent his younger years in Merrill, Iowa and later moved with his family to Le Mars where his parents operated a locker plant. Tom worked in the locker from a young age...
Frederick "F.W." Lanz
Jun 11, 2019
Fred "F.W." Lanz was born March 26, 1921, in Glen Ullin, North Dakota, to Frank and Helen (Smith) Lanz. When Fred was 13, his father passed away and the Lanz family relocated to Cresco, Iowa, where Fred attended high school, graduating with the Cresco High School class of 1939. Following his high school graduation, Fred was employed as an electrician....
Richard L. Dalbey
Jun 7, 2019
Richard “Doc” Lewis Dalbey, son of Richard and Dorothy (Lewis) Dalbey, was born on May 9, 1930 at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. He was admitted into the Cradle Roll of the Shenandoah Methodist Church in Shenandoah, Iowa on April 20, 1933. He graduated from high school with the class of 1947 at Coin, Iowa. Richard then attended Drake...
Galen "Red" Sorenson
Jun 6, 2019
Survivors include his niece Jane (Joe) Klein of Harlan, Iowa; their children: Joseph, Jared, James, Charlotte and Clare; many other relatives and friends
Sheryl A. Campbell
Jun 6, 2019
Sheryl Ann Campbell, daughter Russell and Sophie (Bartelson) Petersen, was born January 16, 1942 in Marshalltown, Iowa. She attended the Center School Polk No. 5 one mile north of Redline, Iowa then graduated from Irwin High School. On August 1, 1960, Sheryl was united in marriage to Merle Campbell at Merrill’s Grove Baptist Church in Fiscus, Iowa. After their marriage,...
Ronald Lee Gardner
Jun 4, 2019
Ronald Lee Gardner, son of Clifford and Myrtle (Christensen) Gardner, was born November 15, 1956 in Harlan, Iowa. He attended Harlan High School. Ron worked in the Maintenance Department at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. Ron loved John Deere tractors and ‘68 Chevelles. Safety was always important to him. After retiring, Ron enjoyed watching Deadliest Catch and American Pickers. He...
