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Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Ruth Ann Corey
Jan 1, 2017
Ruth Ann Corey was born outside Avoca, Iowa, on November 21, 1926, the daughter of Charles and Irna Knachstedt Anderson. She attended school in Walnut and graduated with the class of 1944. On November 22, 1946, Ruth married Bruce Barnett Corey, in Walnut, and to this union the couple was blessed with six children: Catherine, Linda, James, Marcia, Richard and...
Timothy Heilig
Dec 31, 2016
Timothy “Tim” Lee Heilig was born on April 1, 1947, to the parents of Leonard and Madeline (Robinson) Heilig, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He attended various schools throughout his childhood and graduated from AvoHa High School with the class of 1965. He was baptized at United Methodist Church in Shelby, Iowa. Tim enjoyed his trucking business, hauling grain, farming, corn...
Alma Wilwerding
Dec 31, 2016
Alma Jeanette Wilwerding, daughter of Floyde and Violet (Cox) Bredensteiner was born March 18, 1940 in Northboro, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Northboro. She attended grade school and graduated from Northboro High School with the Class of 1958. After high school, Alma worked as a nurses’ aid at the Shenandoah Memorial Hospital,...
Charlotte Shepherd
Dec 29, 2016
Charlotte Marie Shepherd was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on March 27, 1935, to Charles E. and Helen Marie (Goings) Foy. She grew up on a farm in Massena, Iowa, and graduated from Massena High School in1953. She furthered her education at the Iowa State Teachers College (now UNI) in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and graduated in 1955. Charlotte settled in Villisca,...
Helen Catherine Barta
Dec 28, 2016
Helen Barta, daughter of Frank and Francis (Helman) Dolezal, was born September 27, 1911 on a farm near Bruno, Nebraska. She attended District 28 Country School in Bruno and graduated from Bruno High School in 1924. On March 17, 1936, she was united in marriage to Victor Barta at the St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Bruno, Nebraska. They became parents...
Angela Gaul
Dec 27, 2016
Angela Gaul, daughter of Aloysius Louis F. and Evelyn (Graves) Schmid was born November 16, 1915 near Battle Creek, Nebraska. She was baptized and confirmed at the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Tilden, Nebraska. She attended school in the Tilden area. Angela met Cyril Gaul through her long-time penpal and Cyril’s sister, Valerie. They were united in marriage...
Melissa Martin
Dec 26, 2016
Melissa Kay Martin was born on April 21, 1966 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the daughter of Robert and Marlene (Green) Bryant. Melissa grew up in Avoca, Iowa and graduated from AvoHa High School in 1984. While growing up, she enjoyed playing sports and riding horses. Melissa furthered her education at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska where she graduated with a...
Lois Hildebrand
Dec 25, 2016
Lois Nadine Hildebrand, daughter of Harry E. and Viola (Peters) Jacobsen, was born on a farm east of Avoca on February 26, 1931. She attended country school outside of Avoca and later attended high school in Avoca. On May 24, 1947, she was united in marriage to D. Doyce Hildebrand, and they were married for fifty-two years until Doyce’s death...
Alfred L. Olson
Dec 25, 2016
Alfred Lynn Olson, son of Ernest and Grace (Adams) Olson, was born on March 24, 1926 on the family farm near Kirkman, Iowa. Alfred was baptized and confirmed at the Kirkman United Methodist Church and he attended school in Kirkman. Alfred left school early so he could help on the family farm. Alfred then later joined the United States Army...
Robert Charles Kramer
Dec 24, 2016
Robert Charles Kramer, son of Joe P. And Eleanor (Assmann) Kramer, was born on September 25, 1934 on a farm near Earling, Iowa. He attended school through the eighth grade at St. Joseph’s Catholic School and was baptized at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. Robert remained on the family farm until he was united in marriage to Marjorie Rosenow...
Lela Gwendolyn Block
Dec 23, 2016
Lela Gwendolyn Block, daughter of John and Lela (Knouse) Carter, was born on April 8, 1922 in Kirkman, Iowa. She attended school in Kirkman and graduated with the class of 1939. On November 23, 1942, Gwen was united in marriage to Nels C. Block, Jr. at the First Baptist Church in Omaha, Nebraska while Nels was still in the United...
Aldine Lippold
Dec 20, 2016
Aldine Fay Lippold was born in Harlan, Iowa, on November 3, 1934, the oldest child of Everett and Linda Hartwig Petersen. She attended school in several towns in Iowa: Jacksonville, Corley, Irwin, Coon Rapids, and then graduated from Harlan High School with the class of 1953. She began working for Mutual of Omaha until 1962. In 1971, Aldine served as...
Ruth Dinesen
Dec 19, 2016
Ruth Regene Dinesen, daughter of Leroy and Edna (Jensen) Nelson, was born on July 23, 1923 near Fiscus, Iowa. Ruth attended country school through the eighth grade but later completed her GED. Ruth worked at a local dentist as his assistant in Harlan and also as a nurses aid in the old Harlan Hospital. On October 18, 1946, Ruth was...
Janet Freeman
Dec 17, 2016
Janet Marie Freeman was born June 14, 1933, to Leonard and Helen (Kohler) Engel in Kewanee, Illinois. The family later moved to East Moline, Illinois. The house in East Moline was something she and her siblings constantly reminisced. After her dad passed away at an early age her mother returned the family to Kewanee, where Janet finished grade school and...
Brian Douglas Boje
Dec 17, 2016
Brian Douglas Boje was born on May 22, 1952 in Carroll, Iowa, the son of Harold and Marian “Mary” Dinan Boje. He graduated from Kuemper High School in Carroll, Iowa with the class of 1970 and continued on to complete some college at the Colorado Mountain College in Leadville, Colorado. Brian shared two children, two grandchildren, and many memories with...
Pam Ahart
Dec 15, 2016
Pam Ahart was born in Omaha, Nebraska, May 5, 1952, the daughter of James and Lorraine Weise Strong. She was raised in the Omaha/Council Bluffs areas and graduated high school from Thomas Jefferson High School in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Following her schooling she was employed with the Avis Car Rental Agency at Eppley Airport in Omaha for twenty-five years. In...
Edward Fisher, Iii
Dec 15, 2016
Edward Herbert Fisher III, son of Edward Herbert Fisher II and Catherine Grace Crothers, was born October 23, 1956 in San Diego, California. He attended school at Pacific Beach Middle School and graduated from Mission Bay High School in San Diego. Ed furthered his education at the University of California in San Diego, receiving his BA with honors in bioengineering...
Gordon Nelson
Dec 14, 2016
Gordon James Nelson was born on January 9, 1932 in Harlan, Iowa, the son of Clarence and Elsie Larsen Nelson. He attended school through the sixth grade at Harlan Community School. On February 18, 1950, Gordon married Arlene D. Petersen. Five children were born to this union: Janie Marie, LuAnn Sue, Dickie James, Johnie Gage and Jerry Jay. Gordon and...
Barbara Morgan
Dec 14, 2016
Barbara Morgan, daughter of Wilhelm and Ethel (Dau) Janssen, was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa on December 12, 1929. She lived in the Persia, Iowa area until she moved to Lincoln Township in Shelby County where she graduated from Harlan High in 1947. She was married to Victor Morgan on September 5, 1948 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan, Iowa....
Eric Paul Thompson
Dec 13, 2016
Eric Paul Thompson, son of Russell and Dixie (Larson) Thompson was born December 1, 1962 in Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Irwin, Iowa and he graduated from Irwin Kirkman High School with the class of 1981. After high school, Eric worked for Oakland Food in Oakland, Iowa. He then moved to...
Ruth Ann Corey
Jan 1, 2017
Ruth Ann Corey was born outside Avoca, Iowa, on November 21, 1926, the daughter of Charles and Irna Knachstedt Anderson. She attended school in Walnut and graduated with the class of 1944. On November 22, 1946, Ruth married Bruce Barnett Corey, in Walnut, and to this union the couple was blessed with six children: Catherine, Linda, James, Marcia, Richard and...
Timothy Heilig
Dec 31, 2016
Timothy “Tim” Lee Heilig was born on April 1, 1947, to the parents of Leonard and Madeline (Robinson) Heilig, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He attended various schools throughout his childhood and graduated from AvoHa High School with the class of 1965. He was baptized at United Methodist Church in Shelby, Iowa. Tim enjoyed his trucking business, hauling grain, farming, corn...
Alma Wilwerding
Dec 31, 2016
Alma Jeanette Wilwerding, daughter of Floyde and Violet (Cox) Bredensteiner was born March 18, 1940 in Northboro, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Northboro. She attended grade school and graduated from Northboro High School with the Class of 1958. After high school, Alma worked as a nurses’ aid at the Shenandoah Memorial Hospital,...
Charlotte Shepherd
Dec 29, 2016
Charlotte Marie Shepherd was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on March 27, 1935, to Charles E. and Helen Marie (Goings) Foy. She grew up on a farm in Massena, Iowa, and graduated from Massena High School in1953. She furthered her education at the Iowa State Teachers College (now UNI) in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and graduated in 1955. Charlotte settled in Villisca,...
Helen Catherine Barta
Dec 28, 2016
Helen Barta, daughter of Frank and Francis (Helman) Dolezal, was born September 27, 1911 on a farm near Bruno, Nebraska. She attended District 28 Country School in Bruno and graduated from Bruno High School in 1924. On March 17, 1936, she was united in marriage to Victor Barta at the St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Bruno, Nebraska. They became parents...
Angela Gaul
Dec 27, 2016
Angela Gaul, daughter of Aloysius Louis F. and Evelyn (Graves) Schmid was born November 16, 1915 near Battle Creek, Nebraska. She was baptized and confirmed at the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Tilden, Nebraska. She attended school in the Tilden area. Angela met Cyril Gaul through her long-time penpal and Cyril’s sister, Valerie. They were united in marriage...
Melissa Martin
Dec 26, 2016
Melissa Kay Martin was born on April 21, 1966 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the daughter of Robert and Marlene (Green) Bryant. Melissa grew up in Avoca, Iowa and graduated from AvoHa High School in 1984. While growing up, she enjoyed playing sports and riding horses. Melissa furthered her education at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska where she graduated with a...
Lois Hildebrand
Dec 25, 2016
Lois Nadine Hildebrand, daughter of Harry E. and Viola (Peters) Jacobsen, was born on a farm east of Avoca on February 26, 1931. She attended country school outside of Avoca and later attended high school in Avoca. On May 24, 1947, she was united in marriage to D. Doyce Hildebrand, and they were married for fifty-two years until Doyce’s death...
Alfred L. Olson
Dec 25, 2016
Alfred Lynn Olson, son of Ernest and Grace (Adams) Olson, was born on March 24, 1926 on the family farm near Kirkman, Iowa. Alfred was baptized and confirmed at the Kirkman United Methodist Church and he attended school in Kirkman. Alfred left school early so he could help on the family farm. Alfred then later joined the United States Army...
Robert Charles Kramer
Dec 24, 2016
Robert Charles Kramer, son of Joe P. And Eleanor (Assmann) Kramer, was born on September 25, 1934 on a farm near Earling, Iowa. He attended school through the eighth grade at St. Joseph’s Catholic School and was baptized at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. Robert remained on the family farm until he was united in marriage to Marjorie Rosenow...
Lela Gwendolyn Block
Dec 23, 2016
Lela Gwendolyn Block, daughter of John and Lela (Knouse) Carter, was born on April 8, 1922 in Kirkman, Iowa. She attended school in Kirkman and graduated with the class of 1939. On November 23, 1942, Gwen was united in marriage to Nels C. Block, Jr. at the First Baptist Church in Omaha, Nebraska while Nels was still in the United...
Aldine Lippold
Dec 20, 2016
Aldine Fay Lippold was born in Harlan, Iowa, on November 3, 1934, the oldest child of Everett and Linda Hartwig Petersen. She attended school in several towns in Iowa: Jacksonville, Corley, Irwin, Coon Rapids, and then graduated from Harlan High School with the class of 1953. She began working for Mutual of Omaha until 1962. In 1971, Aldine served as...
Ruth Dinesen
Dec 19, 2016
Ruth Regene Dinesen, daughter of Leroy and Edna (Jensen) Nelson, was born on July 23, 1923 near Fiscus, Iowa. Ruth attended country school through the eighth grade but later completed her GED. Ruth worked at a local dentist as his assistant in Harlan and also as a nurses aid in the old Harlan Hospital. On October 18, 1946, Ruth was...
Janet Freeman
Dec 17, 2016
Janet Marie Freeman was born June 14, 1933, to Leonard and Helen (Kohler) Engel in Kewanee, Illinois. The family later moved to East Moline, Illinois. The house in East Moline was something she and her siblings constantly reminisced. After her dad passed away at an early age her mother returned the family to Kewanee, where Janet finished grade school and...
Brian Douglas Boje
Dec 17, 2016
Brian Douglas Boje was born on May 22, 1952 in Carroll, Iowa, the son of Harold and Marian “Mary” Dinan Boje. He graduated from Kuemper High School in Carroll, Iowa with the class of 1970 and continued on to complete some college at the Colorado Mountain College in Leadville, Colorado. Brian shared two children, two grandchildren, and many memories with...
Pam Ahart
Dec 15, 2016
Pam Ahart was born in Omaha, Nebraska, May 5, 1952, the daughter of James and Lorraine Weise Strong. She was raised in the Omaha/Council Bluffs areas and graduated high school from Thomas Jefferson High School in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Following her schooling she was employed with the Avis Car Rental Agency at Eppley Airport in Omaha for twenty-five years. In...
Edward Fisher, Iii
Dec 15, 2016
Edward Herbert Fisher III, son of Edward Herbert Fisher II and Catherine Grace Crothers, was born October 23, 1956 in San Diego, California. He attended school at Pacific Beach Middle School and graduated from Mission Bay High School in San Diego. Ed furthered his education at the University of California in San Diego, receiving his BA with honors in bioengineering...
Gordon Nelson
Dec 14, 2016
Gordon James Nelson was born on January 9, 1932 in Harlan, Iowa, the son of Clarence and Elsie Larsen Nelson. He attended school through the sixth grade at Harlan Community School. On February 18, 1950, Gordon married Arlene D. Petersen. Five children were born to this union: Janie Marie, LuAnn Sue, Dickie James, Johnie Gage and Jerry Jay. Gordon and...
Barbara Morgan
Dec 14, 2016
Barbara Morgan, daughter of Wilhelm and Ethel (Dau) Janssen, was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa on December 12, 1929. She lived in the Persia, Iowa area until she moved to Lincoln Township in Shelby County where she graduated from Harlan High in 1947. She was married to Victor Morgan on September 5, 1948 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan, Iowa....
Eric Paul Thompson
Dec 13, 2016
Eric Paul Thompson, son of Russell and Dixie (Larson) Thompson was born December 1, 1962 in Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Irwin, Iowa and he graduated from Irwin Kirkman High School with the class of 1981. After high school, Eric worked for Oakland Food in Oakland, Iowa. He then moved to...
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.
