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Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
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Jon Roger Moeller
Sep 11, 2017
Jon Roger Moeller was born August 17, 1940 in Denison, Iowa to Herbert Adolph and Marguerite Kathleen Giblin Moeller. He was raised in Denison and graduated with the Class of 1959. In October of 1961 Jon enlisted in the US Army and served his country for three years as an MP. This was the thing he was most proud of...
Anthony "Tony" Olhava, Jr.
Sep 9, 2017
Anthony Leo Olhava, Jr. was born March 11, 1934 at his grandmother’s home in Omaha, Nebraska to Anthony and Helen (Koopman) Olhava. He attended elementary and middle schools in Omaha and Oregon before moving to Persia, Iowa and graduating high school in 1954. Early in life, Tony helped his father on the farm and worked for Union Pacific Railroad before...
Nancy Louise Madsen
Sep 7, 2017
Nancy Alfers-Madsen, daughter of Bernard and Louise (Kautzky) Alfers, was born December 13, 1958 in Perry, Iowa. She was baptized at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Perry, Iowa and was confirmed at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Neola, Iowa. She attended grade school in Minden, Iowa and graduated from Tri-Center High School, with the class of 1977. Nancy’s mother died...
Gloria Bergman
Sep 5, 2017
Gloria Ann Bergman, daughter of Herman and Irma Larson Knief, was born July 12, 1927 at the family farm south of Kiron, Iowa. She attended school at Kiron, graduating with the class of 1945. After school, she worked in Denison at the Dime Store and at a doctor’s office before marrying Lawrence (Gene) Bergman on October 30, 1949 at Zion...
Jeff Jensen
Sep 2, 2017
Jeffrey Lynn Jensen, son of Russell “Toy” and Vadis Jewell (Bengard) Jensen, was born October 10, 1954 in Audubon, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at the Lutheran Church in Exira, Iowa. He graduated from Exira High School with the class of 1974. He then went on to trade school for refrigeration. On June 28, 1975, Jeff was united in...
Edward Eddie Mathiasen, Jr.
Sep 2, 2017
Edward Mathiasen, Jr., son of Edward and Hannah (Greve) Mathiasen, Sr., was born September 8, 1925 on a farm near Harlan, Iowa. He attended Windy Knoll Country School and Harlan High School until the 10th grade, when he left to help his father on the farm during the war. Eddie was united in marriage to Ilo Marie Andersen on January...
Joan Esther Brendle
Aug 29, 2017
Joan Esther Brendle, daughter of George and Esther Rose (Sommers) Yokom, was born March 29, 1931 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was baptized and confirmed at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Council Bluffs. Joan attended Holy Family Grade School and graduated from St. Francis High School. She earned her nursing degree from Mercy Hospital School of Nursing. On October 11,...
Linda Jean Tietsort
Aug 28, 2017
Linda Jean Tietsort, daughter of Victor Lewis and Mae Belle Irene (Florke) Baker, was born on June 13, 1947 in Sioux City, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith at the Salem Lutheran Church in rural Correctionville, Iowa. She started her schooling by walking down the road from their farm to a nearby country school. She then...
Nathaniel Philemon Booth,
Aug 28, 2017
Nathaniel P. Booth was born at Emanuel Lutheran Hospital in Omaha March 19, 1947 to Robert and Mary Louise (Harrison) Booth. Nate lived Harlan, IA and attended Harlan Community Schools graduating in 1965. He then attended University of Nebraska and graduated from Dental School in 1971. He practiced dentistry in Omaha, NE and St. Johnsbury, VT. After his dental career,...
Ronnie L Powers
Aug 25, 2017
Ronnie Lee Powers was born January 29, 1945 in Creston, Iowa to Bud and Bonnie (Haley) Powers. He was named after a Ronnie candy bar and had the candy wrapper in his baby book to prove there was one. He grew up in Kellerton, Iowa and attended school there while helping his dad raise turkeys and cattle. He enlisted in...
Gordon Nielsen
Aug 24, 2017
Gordon “Gordy” Nielsen was born April 21, 1951, to Earl and Doris (Thompson) Nelson at Audubon Hospital in Audubon, Iowa. Gordon live in the Redline area and attended the Irwin/Kirkman School. After school, Gordon moved to the Omaha area and worked at the University of Nebraska Hospital, there he worked in the laundry department fo a few years. After leaving...
Richard Ferry
Aug 24, 2017
Richard is the son of Ray and Ruby (Petersen) Ferry. He was born at home, Shelby County, Iowa, near Irwin on February 25, 1937. He went to country school, Polk#2, which was located next to his home through the eighth grade. He always had to milk cows and do chores before and after school. In high school, Richard was the...
Judith Martha Soghigian
Aug 23, 2017
Judith Martha Soghigian, daughter of Dallas and CeCelia (Lefeber) Voge, was born on December 25, 1941 on the family farm outside of Portsmouth, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church and attended school at St. Mary’s Catholic School all in Portsmouth. Growing up on a farm with 3 brothers and 6 sisters, Judy gained a strong...
Berneice Peters
Aug 22, 2017
Berneice Kay, daughter of Henry and Meta (Sornsen) Kay, was born October 8, 1918 on a farm south of Walnut, Iowa. She was youngest of five children, she had two brothers and two sisters. At the age of four, her family moved to a farm northwest of Walnut until she was eight years old, then they moved to the Cuppy...
Patricia Rock
Aug 21, 2017
Patricia Lou O’Neill Rock was born during hard times on September 9, 1932 to Bernard O’Neill and Irma (Fletcher) O’Neill near Hancock, Iowa. She graduated from Avoca High School in Avoca, Iowa with the class of1950 where she played basketball, the clarinet, and was in the chorus. In 1951, Patty was united in marriage to Herbie Rock at Chapel #4...
Raynard H. Schmidt
Aug 21, 2017
Raynard Herbert Schmidt, son of Frank John and Hertha (Rathje) Schmidt, was born on April 12, 1933 in Otter Creek Township in Crawford County outside of Denison, Iowa. On August 26, 1933, Raynard was baptized at the Zion Lutheran Church in Denison. He started school at the Otter Creek Township No. 5 rural school from kindergarten to 2nd grade and...
Darlene Hanson
Aug 14, 2017
Darlene May Dickinson Hanson, daughter of Norris “Ben” and Martha (Monkman) Dickinson, was born May 2, 1927 in the Lincoln Township of Shelby County. She was baptized and confirmed at rural St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Darlene attended Kirkman United Methodist Church for a short time as a child, but she was a lifelong member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and...
Eunice Josephine Goetzinger
Aug 12, 2017
Eunice Josephine Heithoff Goetzinger, daughter of Albert and Eleanor (Kroeger) Heithoff, was born August 22, 1930 in Elgin, Nebraska. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Elgin, Nebraska. She attended St. Boniface School graduating with the class of 1948. After high school, Eunice went on to earn her LPN in Omaha, Nebraska. On August 20, 1960,...
Charles "Chuck" Pollak
Aug 10, 2017
Charles John Pollak, Jr., son of Charles John Pollak Sr. and Lydia Bertha (Redwick) Pollak, was born August 5, 1939 in Chicago, Illinios. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Martini’s Lutheran Church in Chicago. He attended Sawyer Elementary and graduated from Westcott Vocational High School. On October 1, 1960, Chuck enlisted in the United States Air Force serving his...
Gertrude Ohm
Aug 8, 2017
Gertrude Harriet Draayom, the daughter of Gerrit Draayom, Jr. and Esther Maris Draayom, was born on Friday, May 13, 1932 in the Hull, Iowa hospital owned and operated by her uncle, Dr. Gerrit Maris. The attending physicians at her birth were her uncles, Dr. Gerrit Maris and Dr. William Maris and her cousin, Dr. Cornelius Maris. Her grandparents were early...
Jon Roger Moeller
Sep 11, 2017
Jon Roger Moeller was born August 17, 1940 in Denison, Iowa to Herbert Adolph and Marguerite Kathleen Giblin Moeller. He was raised in Denison and graduated with the Class of 1959. In October of 1961 Jon enlisted in the US Army and served his country for three years as an MP. This was the thing he was most proud of...
Anthony "Tony" Olhava, Jr.
Sep 9, 2017
Anthony Leo Olhava, Jr. was born March 11, 1934 at his grandmother’s home in Omaha, Nebraska to Anthony and Helen (Koopman) Olhava. He attended elementary and middle schools in Omaha and Oregon before moving to Persia, Iowa and graduating high school in 1954. Early in life, Tony helped his father on the farm and worked for Union Pacific Railroad before...
Nancy Louise Madsen
Sep 7, 2017
Nancy Alfers-Madsen, daughter of Bernard and Louise (Kautzky) Alfers, was born December 13, 1958 in Perry, Iowa. She was baptized at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Perry, Iowa and was confirmed at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Neola, Iowa. She attended grade school in Minden, Iowa and graduated from Tri-Center High School, with the class of 1977. Nancy’s mother died...
Gloria Bergman
Sep 5, 2017
Gloria Ann Bergman, daughter of Herman and Irma Larson Knief, was born July 12, 1927 at the family farm south of Kiron, Iowa. She attended school at Kiron, graduating with the class of 1945. After school, she worked in Denison at the Dime Store and at a doctor’s office before marrying Lawrence (Gene) Bergman on October 30, 1949 at Zion...
Jeff Jensen
Sep 2, 2017
Jeffrey Lynn Jensen, son of Russell “Toy” and Vadis Jewell (Bengard) Jensen, was born October 10, 1954 in Audubon, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at the Lutheran Church in Exira, Iowa. He graduated from Exira High School with the class of 1974. He then went on to trade school for refrigeration. On June 28, 1975, Jeff was united in...
Edward Eddie Mathiasen, Jr.
Sep 2, 2017
Edward Mathiasen, Jr., son of Edward and Hannah (Greve) Mathiasen, Sr., was born September 8, 1925 on a farm near Harlan, Iowa. He attended Windy Knoll Country School and Harlan High School until the 10th grade, when he left to help his father on the farm during the war. Eddie was united in marriage to Ilo Marie Andersen on January...
Joan Esther Brendle
Aug 29, 2017
Joan Esther Brendle, daughter of George and Esther Rose (Sommers) Yokom, was born March 29, 1931 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was baptized and confirmed at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Council Bluffs. Joan attended Holy Family Grade School and graduated from St. Francis High School. She earned her nursing degree from Mercy Hospital School of Nursing. On October 11,...
Linda Jean Tietsort
Aug 28, 2017
Linda Jean Tietsort, daughter of Victor Lewis and Mae Belle Irene (Florke) Baker, was born on June 13, 1947 in Sioux City, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith at the Salem Lutheran Church in rural Correctionville, Iowa. She started her schooling by walking down the road from their farm to a nearby country school. She then...
Nathaniel Philemon Booth,
Aug 28, 2017
Nathaniel P. Booth was born at Emanuel Lutheran Hospital in Omaha March 19, 1947 to Robert and Mary Louise (Harrison) Booth. Nate lived Harlan, IA and attended Harlan Community Schools graduating in 1965. He then attended University of Nebraska and graduated from Dental School in 1971. He practiced dentistry in Omaha, NE and St. Johnsbury, VT. After his dental career,...
Ronnie L Powers
Aug 25, 2017
Ronnie Lee Powers was born January 29, 1945 in Creston, Iowa to Bud and Bonnie (Haley) Powers. He was named after a Ronnie candy bar and had the candy wrapper in his baby book to prove there was one. He grew up in Kellerton, Iowa and attended school there while helping his dad raise turkeys and cattle. He enlisted in...
Gordon Nielsen
Aug 24, 2017
Gordon “Gordy” Nielsen was born April 21, 1951, to Earl and Doris (Thompson) Nelson at Audubon Hospital in Audubon, Iowa. Gordon live in the Redline area and attended the Irwin/Kirkman School. After school, Gordon moved to the Omaha area and worked at the University of Nebraska Hospital, there he worked in the laundry department fo a few years. After leaving...
Richard Ferry
Aug 24, 2017
Richard is the son of Ray and Ruby (Petersen) Ferry. He was born at home, Shelby County, Iowa, near Irwin on February 25, 1937. He went to country school, Polk#2, which was located next to his home through the eighth grade. He always had to milk cows and do chores before and after school. In high school, Richard was the...
Judith Martha Soghigian
Aug 23, 2017
Judith Martha Soghigian, daughter of Dallas and CeCelia (Lefeber) Voge, was born on December 25, 1941 on the family farm outside of Portsmouth, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church and attended school at St. Mary’s Catholic School all in Portsmouth. Growing up on a farm with 3 brothers and 6 sisters, Judy gained a strong...
Berneice Peters
Aug 22, 2017
Berneice Kay, daughter of Henry and Meta (Sornsen) Kay, was born October 8, 1918 on a farm south of Walnut, Iowa. She was youngest of five children, she had two brothers and two sisters. At the age of four, her family moved to a farm northwest of Walnut until she was eight years old, then they moved to the Cuppy...
Patricia Rock
Aug 21, 2017
Patricia Lou O’Neill Rock was born during hard times on September 9, 1932 to Bernard O’Neill and Irma (Fletcher) O’Neill near Hancock, Iowa. She graduated from Avoca High School in Avoca, Iowa with the class of1950 where she played basketball, the clarinet, and was in the chorus. In 1951, Patty was united in marriage to Herbie Rock at Chapel #4...
Raynard H. Schmidt
Aug 21, 2017
Raynard Herbert Schmidt, son of Frank John and Hertha (Rathje) Schmidt, was born on April 12, 1933 in Otter Creek Township in Crawford County outside of Denison, Iowa. On August 26, 1933, Raynard was baptized at the Zion Lutheran Church in Denison. He started school at the Otter Creek Township No. 5 rural school from kindergarten to 2nd grade and...
Darlene Hanson
Aug 14, 2017
Darlene May Dickinson Hanson, daughter of Norris “Ben” and Martha (Monkman) Dickinson, was born May 2, 1927 in the Lincoln Township of Shelby County. She was baptized and confirmed at rural St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Darlene attended Kirkman United Methodist Church for a short time as a child, but she was a lifelong member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and...
Eunice Josephine Goetzinger
Aug 12, 2017
Eunice Josephine Heithoff Goetzinger, daughter of Albert and Eleanor (Kroeger) Heithoff, was born August 22, 1930 in Elgin, Nebraska. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Elgin, Nebraska. She attended St. Boniface School graduating with the class of 1948. After high school, Eunice went on to earn her LPN in Omaha, Nebraska. On August 20, 1960,...
Charles "Chuck" Pollak
Aug 10, 2017
Charles John Pollak, Jr., son of Charles John Pollak Sr. and Lydia Bertha (Redwick) Pollak, was born August 5, 1939 in Chicago, Illinios. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Martini’s Lutheran Church in Chicago. He attended Sawyer Elementary and graduated from Westcott Vocational High School. On October 1, 1960, Chuck enlisted in the United States Air Force serving his...
Gertrude Ohm
Aug 8, 2017
Gertrude Harriet Draayom, the daughter of Gerrit Draayom, Jr. and Esther Maris Draayom, was born on Friday, May 13, 1932 in the Hull, Iowa hospital owned and operated by her uncle, Dr. Gerrit Maris. The attending physicians at her birth were her uncles, Dr. Gerrit Maris and Dr. William Maris and her cousin, Dr. Cornelius Maris. Her grandparents were early...
