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Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
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Wayne Wingert
Dec 6, 2018
Wayne Henry Wingert was born in Phoenix, AZ at 6:41pm on March 1st, 1954 to Carmella and Leo Wingert. He passed away on December 6, 2018 after complications from a heart procedure at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN at the age of 64. When Wayne was 10 his family moved to Portsmouth, IA. In his early days he helped...
Frances M. Johansen
Dec 1, 2018
Frances (Juel) Johansen daughter of Chris and Anna Marie (Hartvigsen) Juel, was born December 1, 1920 and passed away at the age of 98. She was born and raised in Kimballton area and was one of six children. Her Mother passed away when she was two years old, she lived with her Grandmother Juel until she was five. When it...
Leona Graves
Dec 1, 2018
Leona Bea Graves, daughter of Cleveland Roy and Vergie Bell (Wooden) Sandage, was born April 24, 1928, in Ridgeway, MO, where she grew up with two older sisters, and two older and two younger brothers. She attended grade school at Eagleville, MO, and graduated from Harlan High School. Next, she attended a Normal Teacher's College and taught country school near...
Urban Bernard Henscheid
Nov 28, 2018
Urban (Urbie) Bernard Henscheid was born November 2, 1927 in Westphalia, IA. He is preceded in death by his parents Joseph and Marie (Mueller) Henscheid, his wife Therese M. (Lickteig) Henscheid, brothers Jeron and Virgil, and sisters Verena, Marie, Sally and Iona. He has one surviving sister - Jane (Henscheid), married to Leo Rau. He married the love of his...
Forrest "Pete" Petersen
Nov 26, 2018
Forrest M. "Pete" Petersen, the son of Marius P and Minnie (Nelsen) Petersen was born on April 7, 1923 in Harlan, Iowa. When he was a small child they moved to Elk Horn and later Lake View, Iowa. He attended school in Elk Horn and then Lake View. After graduating high school from Lake View, he enlisted in the United...
Joseph John Peterson
Nov 24, 2018
Joseph “Joe” Peterson, son of John P. and Josephine (Sandbothe) Peterson was born on March 26, 1934 in Portsmouth, Iowa. He was one of twelve children born. Joe was baptized at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Portsmouth and attended Catholic and Cass #4 country school. Joe had two children, Richard “Dick” and Vicky. After he lost his son in 1976,...
Steven Pagel
Nov 23, 2018
Steven “Steve” William Pagel, the son of Arthur and Helen (Godberson) Pagel, was born on September 7, 1950 in Denison, IA. He graduated from Denison High School and then attended Midwestern College before it disbanded in 1970. Steve was an active man who enjoyed hunting, fishing, working on his Camaro’s motor and he enjoyed many other things in life also....
Milo Dean Neve
Nov 22, 2018
Milo D. Neve, son of Henry and Anna (Hinrichsen) Neve was born on January 20, 1928 in Avoca, Iowa. He was one of fourteen children born. Milo was baptized and confirmed at the German Lutheran Church in Avoca. He graduated from Avoca High School with the class of 1945. After graduation, Milo enlisted in the United States Navy on July...
Bonnie K. Axland
Nov 18, 2018
Bonnie Kaye Axland, daughter of Frank and Margaret (Gaer) West, was born November 18, 1941 in Kirkman, Iowa. She was confirmed at United Methodist Church in Irwin, Iowa. She attended school in Irwin, where she graduated from I-K-M High School. On August 9, 1959, Bonnie was united in marriage to Larry Axland at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Irwin. Four...
Francis Paul Croghan
Nov 17, 2018
Francis Paul Croghan, son of Peter and Adelaide (Gaul) Croghan, was born September 11, 1963 in Panama, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Panama, where he also attended grade school at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. He graduated from Harlan High School in Harlan, Iowa. Frank was later drawn to Colorado where he settled in...
Delno Raymond Holtz
Nov 16, 2018
Delno “ Bud” Holtz, son of Fred and Emma (Ingwersen) Holtz was born February 7, 1918 in rural Avoca, Iowa. He was one of eleven children born. He was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church in Avoca. He attended country school and graduated from Avoca High School with the class of 1936. After graduation, Bud helped his parents with...
Cleone Podey
Nov 10, 2018
Cleone Faye (Schroeder) Podey was born on August 18, 1935 in Westside, Iowa to Herbert and Leona (Grimm) Schroeder. She grew up on a farm near Manning, where she graduated from high school. Cleone was baptized and confirmed at the Presbyterian Church in Manning. On November 28, 1954, she married Freddie Podey and the two resided on a farm northwest...
Marjorie Ladwene Thomsen
Nov 9, 2018
Marjorie Ladwene Thomsen, daughter of Louis Aaron and Mary Edith (Shaw) Begley was born on January 29, 1936 in Missouri. She was baptized in Omaha, Nebraska and was raised with music and hard work. Her dad bought her a piano when she was eight years old and she played by ear; spending many hours playing. On June 12, 1955 Marjorie...
Bernard Hansen
Nov 8, 2018
Bernard Russell Hansen, the son of Russell and Lillian (Blakely) Hansen, was born on May 12, 1936 in Harlan, Iowa. He attended high school in Tennant, Iowa. After graduation he went on to farm. On April 14, 1957, Bernard was united into marriage to Elizabeth Allerton at the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Council Bluffs. To this union, five children...
Marlene Joyce Renfeld
Nov 5, 2018
Marlene Joyce Renfeld, daughter of Delbert and Leone (Densmore) Leslie was born on August 27, 1936 in Harlan, Iowa. She was the oldest of four children. Marlene was baptized and confirmed at United Church of Avoca in Avoca, Iowa. She graduated from Avoca High School with the class of 1954. Marlene was a lifetime member of United Church of Avoca....
Randolph Keith Wellman
Nov 4, 2018
Survivors include his children, Lisa Farr of Harlan, IA; Kari (Corey) Franks of Neola, IA; 6 grandchildren; siblings, David Wellman of Elk Horn, IA; Rita Flora of Eagle, NE Full obituary pending
Shirley Ann Hoffmann
Oct 30, 2018
Shirley Ann Hoffmann, daughter of Harry and Edna (Neighbors) Piittmann, was born on June 10, 1937 in Hancock, Iowa. She passed away on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at the Oakland Manor in Oakland, Iowa having attained the age of eighty-one years, four months and twenty days. Shirley married Robert Herbert Hoffmann on April 18, 1959. To this union four children...
Roxanne Marie Martin
Oct 28, 2018
Roxanne Marie Martin, daughter of Donald Andersen and Lorraine Gundy was born on July 26, 1956 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was baptized at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca. Roxanne received her high school diploma in Harlan with the class of 1975. After graduation, she was united in marriage to Rick Martin on October 25, 1975 at Immanuel Lutheran...
Norma Rowedder
Oct 26, 2018
Norma Charlotte (Roecker) Rowedder, daughter of Frank and Anna (Stoltz) Roecker, was born October 12,1926, in Crawford County, Iowa. She was baptized into the catholic faith. Norma completed eight years in rural schools and then graduated from Manilla High School in 1944. On December 27, 1945, she was united in marriage to Ivan Rowedderby Father Casey at the Sacred Heart...
Sheryl A. Bohlmann
Oct 26, 2018
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Hanover Township, Ricketts, Iowa.
Wayne Wingert
Dec 6, 2018
Wayne Henry Wingert was born in Phoenix, AZ at 6:41pm on March 1st, 1954 to Carmella and Leo Wingert. He passed away on December 6, 2018 after complications from a heart procedure at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN at the age of 64. When Wayne was 10 his family moved to Portsmouth, IA. In his early days he helped...
Frances M. Johansen
Dec 1, 2018
Frances (Juel) Johansen daughter of Chris and Anna Marie (Hartvigsen) Juel, was born December 1, 1920 and passed away at the age of 98. She was born and raised in Kimballton area and was one of six children. Her Mother passed away when she was two years old, she lived with her Grandmother Juel until she was five. When it...
Leona Graves
Dec 1, 2018
Leona Bea Graves, daughter of Cleveland Roy and Vergie Bell (Wooden) Sandage, was born April 24, 1928, in Ridgeway, MO, where she grew up with two older sisters, and two older and two younger brothers. She attended grade school at Eagleville, MO, and graduated from Harlan High School. Next, she attended a Normal Teacher's College and taught country school near...
Urban Bernard Henscheid
Nov 28, 2018
Urban (Urbie) Bernard Henscheid was born November 2, 1927 in Westphalia, IA. He is preceded in death by his parents Joseph and Marie (Mueller) Henscheid, his wife Therese M. (Lickteig) Henscheid, brothers Jeron and Virgil, and sisters Verena, Marie, Sally and Iona. He has one surviving sister - Jane (Henscheid), married to Leo Rau. He married the love of his...
Forrest "Pete" Petersen
Nov 26, 2018
Forrest M. "Pete" Petersen, the son of Marius P and Minnie (Nelsen) Petersen was born on April 7, 1923 in Harlan, Iowa. When he was a small child they moved to Elk Horn and later Lake View, Iowa. He attended school in Elk Horn and then Lake View. After graduating high school from Lake View, he enlisted in the United...
Joseph John Peterson
Nov 24, 2018
Joseph “Joe” Peterson, son of John P. and Josephine (Sandbothe) Peterson was born on March 26, 1934 in Portsmouth, Iowa. He was one of twelve children born. Joe was baptized at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Portsmouth and attended Catholic and Cass #4 country school. Joe had two children, Richard “Dick” and Vicky. After he lost his son in 1976,...
Steven Pagel
Nov 23, 2018
Steven “Steve” William Pagel, the son of Arthur and Helen (Godberson) Pagel, was born on September 7, 1950 in Denison, IA. He graduated from Denison High School and then attended Midwestern College before it disbanded in 1970. Steve was an active man who enjoyed hunting, fishing, working on his Camaro’s motor and he enjoyed many other things in life also....
Milo Dean Neve
Nov 22, 2018
Milo D. Neve, son of Henry and Anna (Hinrichsen) Neve was born on January 20, 1928 in Avoca, Iowa. He was one of fourteen children born. Milo was baptized and confirmed at the German Lutheran Church in Avoca. He graduated from Avoca High School with the class of 1945. After graduation, Milo enlisted in the United States Navy on July...
Bonnie K. Axland
Nov 18, 2018
Bonnie Kaye Axland, daughter of Frank and Margaret (Gaer) West, was born November 18, 1941 in Kirkman, Iowa. She was confirmed at United Methodist Church in Irwin, Iowa. She attended school in Irwin, where she graduated from I-K-M High School. On August 9, 1959, Bonnie was united in marriage to Larry Axland at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Irwin. Four...
Francis Paul Croghan
Nov 17, 2018
Francis Paul Croghan, son of Peter and Adelaide (Gaul) Croghan, was born September 11, 1963 in Panama, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Panama, where he also attended grade school at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. He graduated from Harlan High School in Harlan, Iowa. Frank was later drawn to Colorado where he settled in...
Delno Raymond Holtz
Nov 16, 2018
Delno “ Bud” Holtz, son of Fred and Emma (Ingwersen) Holtz was born February 7, 1918 in rural Avoca, Iowa. He was one of eleven children born. He was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church in Avoca. He attended country school and graduated from Avoca High School with the class of 1936. After graduation, Bud helped his parents with...
Cleone Podey
Nov 10, 2018
Cleone Faye (Schroeder) Podey was born on August 18, 1935 in Westside, Iowa to Herbert and Leona (Grimm) Schroeder. She grew up on a farm near Manning, where she graduated from high school. Cleone was baptized and confirmed at the Presbyterian Church in Manning. On November 28, 1954, she married Freddie Podey and the two resided on a farm northwest...
Marjorie Ladwene Thomsen
Nov 9, 2018
Marjorie Ladwene Thomsen, daughter of Louis Aaron and Mary Edith (Shaw) Begley was born on January 29, 1936 in Missouri. She was baptized in Omaha, Nebraska and was raised with music and hard work. Her dad bought her a piano when she was eight years old and she played by ear; spending many hours playing. On June 12, 1955 Marjorie...
Bernard Hansen
Nov 8, 2018
Bernard Russell Hansen, the son of Russell and Lillian (Blakely) Hansen, was born on May 12, 1936 in Harlan, Iowa. He attended high school in Tennant, Iowa. After graduation he went on to farm. On April 14, 1957, Bernard was united into marriage to Elizabeth Allerton at the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Council Bluffs. To this union, five children...
Marlene Joyce Renfeld
Nov 5, 2018
Marlene Joyce Renfeld, daughter of Delbert and Leone (Densmore) Leslie was born on August 27, 1936 in Harlan, Iowa. She was the oldest of four children. Marlene was baptized and confirmed at United Church of Avoca in Avoca, Iowa. She graduated from Avoca High School with the class of 1954. Marlene was a lifetime member of United Church of Avoca....
Randolph Keith Wellman
Nov 4, 2018
Survivors include his children, Lisa Farr of Harlan, IA; Kari (Corey) Franks of Neola, IA; 6 grandchildren; siblings, David Wellman of Elk Horn, IA; Rita Flora of Eagle, NE Full obituary pending
Shirley Ann Hoffmann
Oct 30, 2018
Shirley Ann Hoffmann, daughter of Harry and Edna (Neighbors) Piittmann, was born on June 10, 1937 in Hancock, Iowa. She passed away on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at the Oakland Manor in Oakland, Iowa having attained the age of eighty-one years, four months and twenty days. Shirley married Robert Herbert Hoffmann on April 18, 1959. To this union four children...
Roxanne Marie Martin
Oct 28, 2018
Roxanne Marie Martin, daughter of Donald Andersen and Lorraine Gundy was born on July 26, 1956 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was baptized at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca. Roxanne received her high school diploma in Harlan with the class of 1975. After graduation, she was united in marriage to Rick Martin on October 25, 1975 at Immanuel Lutheran...
Norma Rowedder
Oct 26, 2018
Norma Charlotte (Roecker) Rowedder, daughter of Frank and Anna (Stoltz) Roecker, was born October 12,1926, in Crawford County, Iowa. She was baptized into the catholic faith. Norma completed eight years in rural schools and then graduated from Manilla High School in 1944. On December 27, 1945, she was united in marriage to Ivan Rowedderby Father Casey at the Sacred Heart...
Sheryl A. Bohlmann
Oct 26, 2018
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Hanover Township, Ricketts, Iowa.
Cara grew up in Tipton, Iowa, and graduated from Tipton High School in 2006. After high school, she attended Buena Vista University where she played volleyball and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design and Communications. Following college, she worked various design jobs and management positions and began working for Pauley Jones Funeral Home in October of 2017, where she utilized her caring personality to build relationships with families during their time of need and she also “man’s” the office duties in our Avoca location.
Cara and her husband G.G. currently live in Oakland with their four children: Boston, Jersey, Jensyn, and Jovie. Whenever she has free time she enjoys attending sporting activities that her kids are involved in, crafting, gardening, and being outside. She values time with her family and friends. Whenever she gets a free moment she loves to binge-watch series on Netflix and have a much-needed girls night.
