Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
John Michael Klein
Jun 2, 2019
John Michael Klein, son of John and Mary (Fromm) Klein, was born October 13, 1914 on a farm near Westphalia. His family moved to a farm north of Harlan where he grew up and attended country school. He worked on the family farm and eventually bought a portion of that farm. On January 26, 1948 John married Isabel Heese of...
Willard Edwin Dittmer
May 30, 2019
Willard Dittmer passed away peacefully on May 30, 2019 at the age of 94 years. Willard was born November 23, 1924 southeast of Minden, Iowa. He was the third son of John and Ferne (Brown) Dittmer. Willard (Goose) and his brothers attended Country School Silver Dell #6 for eight years and then graduated from Shelby High School in 1942. Willard...
Genevieve H. Scheuring
May 30, 2019
Genevieve was born on January 16, 1924 to William and Catherine (Schechinger) Gaul in Earling, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed in her Catholic faith at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. She attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School where she valued her education and throughout her life would often tell us that "she learned that way down in the grades". She remained...
Karla Jean Pauley
May 29, 2019
Karla Jean Kirby Pauley was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on March 15, 1933. She was the third and only surviving child of Edgar Franklin Kirby and Lucy Irene May Kirby. Karla attended country school, eventually earning her high school diploma from Harlan High School in 1950. After high school, she worked for Bud and Bruce Ouren of Ouren Title...
Julie Kay Bruck
May 28, 2019
Julie Kay Bruck, daughter of Randall and Vivian (Sorensen) Lytle, was born September 10, 1955 at Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at the Methodist Church in Tennant, Iowa and later joined the Catholic Church. She attended Harlan High School , where she graduated with the class of 1974. She then attended college at St....
Doyle Eugene Gilland, Jr.
May 28, 2019
Doyle Eugene Gilland, Jr., was born on July 8th, 1957 in Council Bluffs, Iowa to the late Doyle Gilland Sr. and Dorothy J. Davis (Blankenship). Doyle was the owner of Gilland Trucking and operated mainly in the Western Iowa area. After his ownership of over 25 years, he began working at the Menard's Distribution Center in Shelby. Doyle was the...
Charlotte Jean Frank
May 27, 2019
Charlotte Jean Frank, daughter of Charles and Evelyn (Cory) Moore, was born on June 20, 1933 in Coon Rapids, Iowa. She was baptized at Coon Rapids Annunciation Church and later confirmed at St. Ann’s Church in Vail, Iowa and grew up attending the Coon Rapids Community Schools. On November 11, 1950, Charlotte was united in marriage to Harold Joseph Frank...
Anna Mae Leuschen
May 24, 2019
Anna Mae Leuschen, daughter of Joe and Mayme (Kobold) Blum was born April 14, 1919 in Earling, Iowa. She was baptized, received her First Holy Communion, and was confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. She attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School where she graduated with the class of 1937. In the summer of 1937, Anna Mae attended Normal Training...
Joanne Hanson
May 21, 2019
Joanne Mae Page Hanson was born December 31, 1941 to Edward Page and Gladys Metcalf at Choate Memorial Hospital in Woburn, Massachusetts. She spent her life in Massachusetts and then moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico. She married and had two children Janet and Jeff. They later divorced. She moved to California in the mid 60's and began work at Continental...
Madeline Mae Ehlers
May 21, 2019
Madeline Mae Ehlers, daughter of Melvin and Bernice (Zolck) Coontz was born on March 9, 1928 in Logan, Iowa. When Madeline was five and her sister Reva was two, Bernice answered an advertisement placed by Albert Zolck for a housekeeper at his family farm. Bernice came to the interview with the two girls and was given the job. It was...
Robert "Bob" Lee Jacobsen
May 18, 2019
Robert “Bob” Lee Jacobsen, son of Fred and LaVerne (Kahl) Jacobsen was born on November 8, 1931, at the Jacobsen family farm southeast of Hancock, Iowa. He was one of 4 children born. He was baptized and confirmed at the Lutheran Church in Avoca, Iowa and is a member of the Hancock Methodist Church. Bob attended Valley No. 5 country...
Marvin J. Kenkel
May 15, 2019
Marvin Joseph Kenkel was born on May 30, 1928 on a farm near Earling, Iowa to Herman and Katherine (Kobold) Kenkel. He attended Earling schools up until 8th grade when he left to help his parents farm. Marvin and his family moved to a farm in Portsmouth in 1942. In 1952, Marvin married Dorothy Frederick. She passed away on March...
Robert Lee Meier
May 15, 2019
Robert Lee Meier, son of Fred and Edna (Dobernecker) Meier, was born May 20, 1941 on the family farm near Persia, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Persia. He attended Persia High School, where he graduated with the class of 1959. In February of 1964, Robert entered the US Army Reserves before serving active...
Michael Christensen
May 12, 2019
Michael Jeffery Christensen, son of Gerald and Rita (Ditzler) Christensen, was born on February 28, 1962 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He attended school at Tri-Center Schools in Pottawattamie County, Iowa through the tenth grade. When his family moved to Portsmouth, Iowa, Michael began his career in the construction business. On July 23, 1985, Michael was united in marriage to June...
Lavina Blum
May 11, 2019
Lavina Ann Schwarte Blum, daughter of Nick and Agnes (Kenkel) Leinen was born in Portsmouth, Iowa on August 25, 1917. She was baptized in Portsmouth and confirmed in Earling, Iowa. She moved with her parents to Earling when she was a little girl. She attended country school for several years then went to St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Earling. On...
Shirley Boysen
May 9, 2019
Full Obituary Pending Survivors include Jim (Janice) Boysen of Shelby, IA; Tom (Nancy) Boysen of Council Bluffs, IA; JoAnn (Steve) Schauer of Park Rapids, MN; Marsha (Brad) Larson of Sioux Center, IA; Ron (Linda) Boysen of Harlan, IA; Greg (Connie) Boysen of Harlan, IA; 12 grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren
Clyde Ellis Kohl
May 8, 2019
Clyde E. Kohl, son of Julius and Georgia (Nixon) was born on November 29, 1938 in Koch Ridge, Arkansas. He was baptized at the Christian Church and attended church in both Harlan and Audubon over the years. Clyde went to 11 schools throughout his childhood; starting in Arkansas and finishing in Oakland. On June 11, 1960 Clyde was united in...
Kenneth Thielen
May 6, 2019
Kenneth Louis Thielen, son of Bernard Joseph and Viola Crescentia (Stoll) Thielen, was born February 12, 1935 in Kirkman, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan, Iowa. He attended grade school at Polk Township #9 Country School, Park Elementary and junior high and high school at Harlan Community School. After high school, he attended...
Wilfred Weihs
May 4, 2019
Wilfred Casper Weihs, son of Anton and Catherine (Stinn) Weihs, was born on March 27, 1923 on the family farm in Grove Township near Defiance, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Defiance and was an active Catholic throughout his life. Wilfred acquired his alias nickname, Tub, as a small child. He attended Grove Township...
Donald "Slim" Keith Langer
May 4, 2019
Donald Keith "Slim" Langer was born to Esther (Jacobsen) and Milton Langer on October 7, 1929 at their home in Minden, Iowa. He attended country schools in Minden, Walnut, Avoca and Hancock. He graduated from Avoca High School in 1947. He played football and baseball, and his high school football coach nicknamed him "Slim." One of his classmates, Betty Carroll,...
John Michael Klein
Jun 2, 2019
John Michael Klein, son of John and Mary (Fromm) Klein, was born October 13, 1914 on a farm near Westphalia. His family moved to a farm north of Harlan where he grew up and attended country school. He worked on the family farm and eventually bought a portion of that farm. On January 26, 1948 John married Isabel Heese of...
Willard Edwin Dittmer
May 30, 2019
Willard Dittmer passed away peacefully on May 30, 2019 at the age of 94 years. Willard was born November 23, 1924 southeast of Minden, Iowa. He was the third son of John and Ferne (Brown) Dittmer. Willard (Goose) and his brothers attended Country School Silver Dell #6 for eight years and then graduated from Shelby High School in 1942. Willard...
Genevieve H. Scheuring
May 30, 2019
Genevieve was born on January 16, 1924 to William and Catherine (Schechinger) Gaul in Earling, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed in her Catholic faith at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. She attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School where she valued her education and throughout her life would often tell us that "she learned that way down in the grades". She remained...
Karla Jean Pauley
May 29, 2019
Karla Jean Kirby Pauley was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on March 15, 1933. She was the third and only surviving child of Edgar Franklin Kirby and Lucy Irene May Kirby. Karla attended country school, eventually earning her high school diploma from Harlan High School in 1950. After high school, she worked for Bud and Bruce Ouren of Ouren Title...
Julie Kay Bruck
May 28, 2019
Julie Kay Bruck, daughter of Randall and Vivian (Sorensen) Lytle, was born September 10, 1955 at Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at the Methodist Church in Tennant, Iowa and later joined the Catholic Church. She attended Harlan High School , where she graduated with the class of 1974. She then attended college at St....
Doyle Eugene Gilland, Jr.
May 28, 2019
Doyle Eugene Gilland, Jr., was born on July 8th, 1957 in Council Bluffs, Iowa to the late Doyle Gilland Sr. and Dorothy J. Davis (Blankenship). Doyle was the owner of Gilland Trucking and operated mainly in the Western Iowa area. After his ownership of over 25 years, he began working at the Menard's Distribution Center in Shelby. Doyle was the...
Charlotte Jean Frank
May 27, 2019
Charlotte Jean Frank, daughter of Charles and Evelyn (Cory) Moore, was born on June 20, 1933 in Coon Rapids, Iowa. She was baptized at Coon Rapids Annunciation Church and later confirmed at St. Ann’s Church in Vail, Iowa and grew up attending the Coon Rapids Community Schools. On November 11, 1950, Charlotte was united in marriage to Harold Joseph Frank...
Anna Mae Leuschen
May 24, 2019
Anna Mae Leuschen, daughter of Joe and Mayme (Kobold) Blum was born April 14, 1919 in Earling, Iowa. She was baptized, received her First Holy Communion, and was confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. She attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School where she graduated with the class of 1937. In the summer of 1937, Anna Mae attended Normal Training...
Joanne Hanson
May 21, 2019
Joanne Mae Page Hanson was born December 31, 1941 to Edward Page and Gladys Metcalf at Choate Memorial Hospital in Woburn, Massachusetts. She spent her life in Massachusetts and then moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico. She married and had two children Janet and Jeff. They later divorced. She moved to California in the mid 60's and began work at Continental...
Madeline Mae Ehlers
May 21, 2019
Madeline Mae Ehlers, daughter of Melvin and Bernice (Zolck) Coontz was born on March 9, 1928 in Logan, Iowa. When Madeline was five and her sister Reva was two, Bernice answered an advertisement placed by Albert Zolck for a housekeeper at his family farm. Bernice came to the interview with the two girls and was given the job. It was...
Robert "Bob" Lee Jacobsen
May 18, 2019
Robert “Bob” Lee Jacobsen, son of Fred and LaVerne (Kahl) Jacobsen was born on November 8, 1931, at the Jacobsen family farm southeast of Hancock, Iowa. He was one of 4 children born. He was baptized and confirmed at the Lutheran Church in Avoca, Iowa and is a member of the Hancock Methodist Church. Bob attended Valley No. 5 country...
Marvin J. Kenkel
May 15, 2019
Marvin Joseph Kenkel was born on May 30, 1928 on a farm near Earling, Iowa to Herman and Katherine (Kobold) Kenkel. He attended Earling schools up until 8th grade when he left to help his parents farm. Marvin and his family moved to a farm in Portsmouth in 1942. In 1952, Marvin married Dorothy Frederick. She passed away on March...
Robert Lee Meier
May 15, 2019
Robert Lee Meier, son of Fred and Edna (Dobernecker) Meier, was born May 20, 1941 on the family farm near Persia, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Persia. He attended Persia High School, where he graduated with the class of 1959. In February of 1964, Robert entered the US Army Reserves before serving active...
Michael Christensen
May 12, 2019
Michael Jeffery Christensen, son of Gerald and Rita (Ditzler) Christensen, was born on February 28, 1962 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He attended school at Tri-Center Schools in Pottawattamie County, Iowa through the tenth grade. When his family moved to Portsmouth, Iowa, Michael began his career in the construction business. On July 23, 1985, Michael was united in marriage to June...
Lavina Blum
May 11, 2019
Lavina Ann Schwarte Blum, daughter of Nick and Agnes (Kenkel) Leinen was born in Portsmouth, Iowa on August 25, 1917. She was baptized in Portsmouth and confirmed in Earling, Iowa. She moved with her parents to Earling when she was a little girl. She attended country school for several years then went to St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Earling. On...
Shirley Boysen
May 9, 2019
Full Obituary Pending Survivors include Jim (Janice) Boysen of Shelby, IA; Tom (Nancy) Boysen of Council Bluffs, IA; JoAnn (Steve) Schauer of Park Rapids, MN; Marsha (Brad) Larson of Sioux Center, IA; Ron (Linda) Boysen of Harlan, IA; Greg (Connie) Boysen of Harlan, IA; 12 grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren
Clyde Ellis Kohl
May 8, 2019
Clyde E. Kohl, son of Julius and Georgia (Nixon) was born on November 29, 1938 in Koch Ridge, Arkansas. He was baptized at the Christian Church and attended church in both Harlan and Audubon over the years. Clyde went to 11 schools throughout his childhood; starting in Arkansas and finishing in Oakland. On June 11, 1960 Clyde was united in...
Kenneth Thielen
May 6, 2019
Kenneth Louis Thielen, son of Bernard Joseph and Viola Crescentia (Stoll) Thielen, was born February 12, 1935 in Kirkman, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan, Iowa. He attended grade school at Polk Township #9 Country School, Park Elementary and junior high and high school at Harlan Community School. After high school, he attended...
Wilfred Weihs
May 4, 2019
Wilfred Casper Weihs, son of Anton and Catherine (Stinn) Weihs, was born on March 27, 1923 on the family farm in Grove Township near Defiance, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Defiance and was an active Catholic throughout his life. Wilfred acquired his alias nickname, Tub, as a small child. He attended Grove Township...
Donald "Slim" Keith Langer
May 4, 2019
Donald Keith "Slim" Langer was born to Esther (Jacobsen) and Milton Langer on October 7, 1929 at their home in Minden, Iowa. He attended country schools in Minden, Walnut, Avoca and Hancock. He graduated from Avoca High School in 1947. He played football and baseball, and his high school football coach nicknamed him "Slim." One of his classmates, Betty Carroll,...
