Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
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...
Kevin Gerard Coenen
Aug 7, 2017
Kevin Gerard Coenen was born March 11, 1962 in Harlan, Iowa to Virgil and Mary Ann (Schmitz) Coenen. He was Baptized and Confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling, IA. Kevin went to St. Joseph’s in Earling for grade school and graduated from Harlan Community High School in 1980. After high school, Kevin was married and moved to Missouri,...
Joseph "Joe" Lehan
Aug 7, 2017
Joseph “Joe” Daniel Lehan was born on May 14, 1940, the son of Charles and Wilma (Blum) Lehan in Defiance, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance, Iowa. Joe attended St. Paul’s Catholic High School in Defiance graduating with the class of 1956. He furthered his education by attending Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska...
Janice Marie Hoffmann
Aug 6, 2017
Janice Marie Hoffmann, daughter of Thomas J. and Julia (Sokol) Oseka was born October 26, 1949 in Omaha, Nebraska. She attended Papillion Grade and High School. After graduation in 1968, Jan attended Capitol Beauty School of Hairstyling in Omaha receiving her cosmetology license. There she met some fun classmates from Iowa, Shelby County, to be precise. She became a visitor...
Anna Mae Hansen-Kramer
Aug 1, 2017
Anna Mae Hansen-Kramer, daughter of Joseph and Anna Marie (Mages) Krantz, was born November 9, 1930 in Dunlap, Iowa. She attended Harlan Public Schools. Anna Mae was baptized at St. Patrick’s in Dunlap, and confirmed at St. Michael’s in Harlan, Iowa, where she remained a life long member. Anna Mae married Wesley Hansen on March 31, 1953 at St. Michael’s,...
Lacy Corina Dills
Jul 31, 2017
Lacy Corina Dills was born on April 10, 1981, the youngest of Merle Dills and Linda (Boeck) Dills Hall, at Saint Joseph Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Lacy grew up in the Omaha and Bellevue, Nebraska area. She graduated from Plattview High near Springfield, Nebraska. Her dream after high school was to become a stewardess and see the world. Instead, Lacy...
Avery Michael Chapman
Jul 28, 2017
Avery Michael Chapman , son of Ashley and Michael Chapman of Walnut, Iowa, was still born on Friday, July 28, 2017, at Methodist Women's Specialty Care Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Avery is preceded in death by his paternal grandmother Lora Lee. He is survived by his parents Ashley and Michael Chapman; brothers Adam and Ashton; sisters Alexis and Adalynn; maternal...
Irene Tremel
Jul 13, 2017
Irene Catherine (Graf) Tremel was born August 22, 1930 in Harlan, Iowa to Anton and Helen (Book) Graf. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan and was a member there until she was married. Being a woman of strong faith, Irene has been a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling, Iowa since 1950...
Gladys J. Rogers
Jul 12, 2017
Gladys Julia (Pauley) Rogers, daughter of Isadore Anthony and Clara Ann (Wiese) Pauley, was born on June 8, 1926 on a farm near Portsmouth, Iowa. She was baptized at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Portsmouth and attended school at St. Paul’s Catholic School in Defiance after moving there at a young age. After the death of her father, Gladys helped...
Dorothy Elaine Andersen
Jul 11, 2017
Dorothy Elaine Andersen, was born in the telephone office in Jacksonville, Iowa on November 10, 1928. She was the daughter of Stanley and Lillian (Shelor) Oaks. Dorothy and her brother, Raymond, attended a one-room school house in Jacksonville. She was also very close to her cousins, who were like brothers and sisters to her. During high school, Dorothy worked with...
Sherry Ann Sandbothe
Jul 9, 2017
Sherry Ann Sandbothe was born on October 31, 1964, the daughter of Kenneth Allan and Judith Ann (Brown) Nielsen in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized at the Presbyterian Church in Walnut, Iowa. Sherry grew up in Walnut and graduated from Walnut High School with the class of 1983. Sherry married Randy Sandbothe in 1985 and they later divorced. To this...
Gordon B Ritter
Jul 6, 2017
Gordon “Gordie” Ritter, son of Al and Florence (Oas) Ritter, was born June 9, 1940 in Parkston, South Dakota. He was baptized and confirmed at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Parkston. Gordie remained a member at Sacred Heart in Parkston until 2007, and then became a member at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan, Iowa. Gordie went to Parkston Elementary...
Melvin Joseph Book
Jul 6, 2017
Melvin “Mel” Joseph Book was born on a farm outside of Westphalia, Iowa, on February 26, 1923, the son of Joseph and Josephine Klein Book. He attended school in Westphalia and graduated from St. Boniface High School in 1941. The death of his parents when he was eighteen years old forced Mel to help raise the family. As a result,...
James Anthony Goeser
Jul 3, 2017
James (Jim) Anthony Goeser was born in Defiance, Iowa to Bruno and Mildred (Weiland) Goeser on August 8, 1940. He left this world on July 3, 2017, at the age of 76 years, 10 months, and 25 days. Family-first, faith, hard work, leadership, generosity, and humility were among Jim’s finest qualities. Jim began working at the Defiance Locker when he...
Herbert Wood
Jul 2, 2017
Herbert “Herb” Lee Wood was born on March 20, 1948, the son of Martin and Helen Mae (Daisey) Wood in Fort Dodge, Iowa. He was one of nine children and learned the value of working with others. Herb moved to Walnut, Iowa, and owned Walnut Sanitation for thirty-eight years and employed six people. His employees learned quickly his motto was...
Julia Gibson
Jun 30, 2017
Julia Christine Gibson was born October 3, 1967 in Harlan, Iowa to Jacqueline Jill (Kline) and H. David Gibson. She was raised on a farm west of Tennant. Julia attended the Shelby-Tennant School, where she excelled in track, going on to state. She was also the catcher for the softball team. In her senior year, she was voted prom queen....
Mayme W. Rasmussen
Jun 29, 2017
Mayme W. Rasmussen was born on April 2, 1918, three miles west of Kimballton, Iowa, to Peter A. and Ella (Nielsen) Petersen. At the age of eight years old, following the death of her father and after their house burned, she and her mother moved in with her sister Ruth near Harlan, Iowa. She attended school in the Harlan Community...
Kathleen Reis Hawes
Jun 26, 2017
Kathleen Ann Hawes was born February 2, 1962 in Denison, Iowa, the third of six children to Vernon and Darlene (Swanson) Reis. She shared a birthday with her older sister, Kim, and they were both born on Vernon and Darlene’s wedding anniversary. Kathleen attended Denison Community Schools and Denison High School. As an adult, she achieved a Bachelor’s degree in...
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...
Kevin Gerard Coenen
Aug 7, 2017
Kevin Gerard Coenen was born March 11, 1962 in Harlan, Iowa to Virgil and Mary Ann (Schmitz) Coenen. He was Baptized and Confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling, IA. Kevin went to St. Joseph’s in Earling for grade school and graduated from Harlan Community High School in 1980. After high school, Kevin was married and moved to Missouri,...
Joseph "Joe" Lehan
Aug 7, 2017
Joseph “Joe” Daniel Lehan was born on May 14, 1940, the son of Charles and Wilma (Blum) Lehan in Defiance, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance, Iowa. Joe attended St. Paul’s Catholic High School in Defiance graduating with the class of 1956. He furthered his education by attending Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska...
Janice Marie Hoffmann
Aug 6, 2017
Janice Marie Hoffmann, daughter of Thomas J. and Julia (Sokol) Oseka was born October 26, 1949 in Omaha, Nebraska. She attended Papillion Grade and High School. After graduation in 1968, Jan attended Capitol Beauty School of Hairstyling in Omaha receiving her cosmetology license. There she met some fun classmates from Iowa, Shelby County, to be precise. She became a visitor...
Anna Mae Hansen-Kramer
Aug 1, 2017
Anna Mae Hansen-Kramer, daughter of Joseph and Anna Marie (Mages) Krantz, was born November 9, 1930 in Dunlap, Iowa. She attended Harlan Public Schools. Anna Mae was baptized at St. Patrick’s in Dunlap, and confirmed at St. Michael’s in Harlan, Iowa, where she remained a life long member. Anna Mae married Wesley Hansen on March 31, 1953 at St. Michael’s,...
Lacy Corina Dills
Jul 31, 2017
Lacy Corina Dills was born on April 10, 1981, the youngest of Merle Dills and Linda (Boeck) Dills Hall, at Saint Joseph Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Lacy grew up in the Omaha and Bellevue, Nebraska area. She graduated from Plattview High near Springfield, Nebraska. Her dream after high school was to become a stewardess and see the world. Instead, Lacy...
Avery Michael Chapman
Jul 28, 2017
Avery Michael Chapman , son of Ashley and Michael Chapman of Walnut, Iowa, was still born on Friday, July 28, 2017, at Methodist Women's Specialty Care Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Avery is preceded in death by his paternal grandmother Lora Lee. He is survived by his parents Ashley and Michael Chapman; brothers Adam and Ashton; sisters Alexis and Adalynn; maternal...
Irene Tremel
Jul 13, 2017
Irene Catherine (Graf) Tremel was born August 22, 1930 in Harlan, Iowa to Anton and Helen (Book) Graf. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan and was a member there until she was married. Being a woman of strong faith, Irene has been a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling, Iowa since 1950...
Gladys J. Rogers
Jul 12, 2017
Gladys Julia (Pauley) Rogers, daughter of Isadore Anthony and Clara Ann (Wiese) Pauley, was born on June 8, 1926 on a farm near Portsmouth, Iowa. She was baptized at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Portsmouth and attended school at St. Paul’s Catholic School in Defiance after moving there at a young age. After the death of her father, Gladys helped...
Dorothy Elaine Andersen
Jul 11, 2017
Dorothy Elaine Andersen, was born in the telephone office in Jacksonville, Iowa on November 10, 1928. She was the daughter of Stanley and Lillian (Shelor) Oaks. Dorothy and her brother, Raymond, attended a one-room school house in Jacksonville. She was also very close to her cousins, who were like brothers and sisters to her. During high school, Dorothy worked with...
Sherry Ann Sandbothe
Jul 9, 2017
Sherry Ann Sandbothe was born on October 31, 1964, the daughter of Kenneth Allan and Judith Ann (Brown) Nielsen in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized at the Presbyterian Church in Walnut, Iowa. Sherry grew up in Walnut and graduated from Walnut High School with the class of 1983. Sherry married Randy Sandbothe in 1985 and they later divorced. To this...
Gordon B Ritter
Jul 6, 2017
Gordon “Gordie” Ritter, son of Al and Florence (Oas) Ritter, was born June 9, 1940 in Parkston, South Dakota. He was baptized and confirmed at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Parkston. Gordie remained a member at Sacred Heart in Parkston until 2007, and then became a member at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan, Iowa. Gordie went to Parkston Elementary...
Melvin Joseph Book
Jul 6, 2017
Melvin “Mel” Joseph Book was born on a farm outside of Westphalia, Iowa, on February 26, 1923, the son of Joseph and Josephine Klein Book. He attended school in Westphalia and graduated from St. Boniface High School in 1941. The death of his parents when he was eighteen years old forced Mel to help raise the family. As a result,...
James Anthony Goeser
Jul 3, 2017
James (Jim) Anthony Goeser was born in Defiance, Iowa to Bruno and Mildred (Weiland) Goeser on August 8, 1940. He left this world on July 3, 2017, at the age of 76 years, 10 months, and 25 days. Family-first, faith, hard work, leadership, generosity, and humility were among Jim’s finest qualities. Jim began working at the Defiance Locker when he...
Herbert Wood
Jul 2, 2017
Herbert “Herb” Lee Wood was born on March 20, 1948, the son of Martin and Helen Mae (Daisey) Wood in Fort Dodge, Iowa. He was one of nine children and learned the value of working with others. Herb moved to Walnut, Iowa, and owned Walnut Sanitation for thirty-eight years and employed six people. His employees learned quickly his motto was...
Julia Gibson
Jun 30, 2017
Julia Christine Gibson was born October 3, 1967 in Harlan, Iowa to Jacqueline Jill (Kline) and H. David Gibson. She was raised on a farm west of Tennant. Julia attended the Shelby-Tennant School, where she excelled in track, going on to state. She was also the catcher for the softball team. In her senior year, she was voted prom queen....
Mayme W. Rasmussen
Jun 29, 2017
Mayme W. Rasmussen was born on April 2, 1918, three miles west of Kimballton, Iowa, to Peter A. and Ella (Nielsen) Petersen. At the age of eight years old, following the death of her father and after their house burned, she and her mother moved in with her sister Ruth near Harlan, Iowa. She attended school in the Harlan Community...
Kathleen Reis Hawes
Jun 26, 2017
Kathleen Ann Hawes was born February 2, 1962 in Denison, Iowa, the third of six children to Vernon and Darlene (Swanson) Reis. She shared a birthday with her older sister, Kim, and they were both born on Vernon and Darlene’s wedding anniversary. Kathleen attended Denison Community Schools and Denison High School. As an adult, she achieved a Bachelor’s degree in...
