Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Gabriel "Gabe" Brown
Mar 25, 2016
Gabriel Richard Brown, “Gabe”, was born on November 9, 1983 to Richard and JoAnn (Knudsen) Brown of Harlan, Iowa. Gabe attended the Harlan Community School System and graduated with the Class of 2002. He went on to attend Iowa Western Community College. When he finished with his schooling, he worked at Fox Machine Shop in Harlan. He loved to work...
Donald Hopp
Mar 24, 2016
Donald Arthur Hopp was born on December 18, 1930 to Arthur and Jennie (Ogeson) Hopp in Council Bluffs, Iowa. They lived on a farm near Minden, Iowa, moving to Harlan when Don was two years old. He attended Harlan schools, participated in track, running the quarter mile and the mile relay, and graduated with the Class of 1949. On July...
Gage Michael Lee Williams
Mar 21, 2016
Gage Michael Lee Williams Gage Michael Lee Williams was born on July 13, 2001 to Michael and Julie (Meza) Williams in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was baptized at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Neola, Iowa, and later he became a member at the United Church of Christ in Minden, Iowa. Gage was a Freshman at Tri Center Community School. He...
Virginia Lee Smyser
Mar 20, 2016
Virginia Lee Smyser Virginia Lee was born to Lee Andrew and Ruth Gertrude (Smith) Porter on December 18, 1918 in Grant City, Missouri. She went to school in Grant City and graduated in 1936, and later went to Capital Beauty School in Omaha, Nebraska. Virginia married Albert Grant Smyser on May 10, 1942 in Albany, Missouri. Albert and Virginia were...
Arnold Rae Murray
Mar 20, 2016
Arnold Rae Murray was born on November 30, 1928 to Martin “Dale” and Edith (Guss) Murray in Polk Township, Shelby County, Iowa. He attended the Irwin Community Schools and graduated with the Class of 1946. On March 5, 1949, he was united in marriage to Elinor Jensen at the United Methodist Church in Irwin. Together they began farming around the...
David Earl Burns
Mar 18, 2016
David E. Burns David Earl Burns was born December 31, 1937 to Earl and Hazel (Corman) Burns in Superior, Nebraska. He grew up in Jewell County, Kansas where he was confirmed at the Methodist Church and attended school in Esbon, Kansas graduating in 1955 from Esbon High School. After graduation David worked construction and welding jobs until 1958 when he...
Marjorie Edna Maupin
Mar 15, 2016
The family suggests memorials be made to the Harlan Public Library Marjorie Edna Maupin was born on Monday, July 6, 1931 in Dows, Iowa. She was raised on farms in Hardin County. She loved the piano and learned to play by trading various farm and household chores for lessons from a neighbor. She graduated from Iowa Falls High School in...
Bernadine Gaer
Mar 15, 2016
Bernadine Gaer was born on June 13, 1916 to Clifton and Millie (Scott) Christensen in Polk Township, Iowa. She attended school in Harlan and graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1934. She received her teaching certificate and taught elementary school for one year. On June 1, 1937, she was united in marriage to Lester Dale Gaer at...
Dorothy Mae Beck
Feb 27, 2016
Dorothy Mae Beck was born August 20, 1925, on a farm near Portland in Kossuth County, Iowa, the daughter of Herman and May Bowman Bleich. She was raised in Kossuth County where she graduated high school. On June 2, 1948, Dorothy was united in marriage with Alvin Ruben Beck at Riceville, Iowa. After completion of Alvin’s college in Fayette, Iowa,...
Larry L Kay
Feb 22, 2016
Larry L. Kay Larry L. Kay passed away Monday February 22, 2016 at his home in Walnut, Iowa. Larry, the youngest of three children, was born September 2, 1939 to Elden and Mayme (Jensen) Kay in Atlantic, Iowa. Larry attended Brighton #2 grade school near Marne, Iowa and after graduating from Atlantic High School attended Iowa State University and graduated...
Ronnie Lee Rapp
Feb 20, 2016
Ronnie Lee Rapp Ronnie Lee Rapp was born In Atlantic, Iowa on January 4, 1940. He was the only son of Ronald L. and Wilma A. (Jacobsen) Rapp. The family moved to California after the start of WWII where his father worked building ships. After the war the family moved back to Iowa and operated a photo and print shop....
Jacob Hartvigsen
Feb 20, 2016
Jacob Alan Hartvigsen was born on July 22, 1994 to Kevin and Tracy (Mortensen) Hartvigsen in Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kimballton where he remained a lifelong member. While in high school, he played golf, participated in speech, and belonged to All Strings Attached for the Carroll area symphony, where he played in...
Nora Irene Carmichael
Feb 17, 2016
Memorials may be made to Concerned, Inc., 1802 Industrial Parkway, Harlan, IA 51537 Nora Irene Carmichael was born on December 6,1943 in Baltimore, Maryland, to Audrey (Conrad) Carmichael and Elbert Carmichael. She was the older of twin girls, holding a special bond with her twin sister, Dora. One of four siblings, Nora grew up in the Maryland area, attending school...
Arden Dale Marco
Feb 14, 2016
Memorials may be made to Country Care Center, P. O. Box 351, Harlan, IA 51537 A Private Graveside Service will be held at a later date in Rose Hill Cemetery in Kirkman, Iowa
Charles "Bud" Allender
Feb 13, 2016
Charles “Bud” Allender, age 97, of Vail, Iowa, died Saturday, February 13, 2016, at the Denison Care Center in Denison, Iowa. Per Bud’s wishes, his body was donated to the Nebraska Anatomical Board in Omaha, Nebraska for medical research. The Pfannebecker Funeral Home in Denison is caring for the Allender family and no visitation or services are planned. Survivors include...
John Patrick Lally, Jr.
Feb 13, 2016
John Patrick Lally, Jr. was born at Vail, Iowa, February 16, 1919, the son of John Patrick Lally Sr. and Margaret Houlihan Lally. Surrounded by loving family members, John died at his beloved farm home near Denison, Iowa, Saturday morning February 13, 2016 having been blessed with 96 years 11 months and 27 days.Blessed with a heart of pure gold...
Helen Olive Holloway
Feb 9, 2016
Helen Olive Holloway was born on September 16, 1921 to George and Olive (Kees) Hartman in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized at Salem E. U. B. in Defiance, Iowa and attended school in Harlan. On February 3, 1948, Helen was united in marriage to Ora “Buck” Holloway in Jackson, Minnesota. They became parents to five children: Sharon, Pat, Sandi, Becky,...
Steven Mark Boardman
Feb 6, 2016
Steven Mark Boardman, son of James and Crystal (Scheffler) Boardman, was born on December 26, 1964 in Harlan, Iowa. He grew up on the family farm between Portsmouth and Tennant and attended Shelby-Tennant Schools graduating with the class of 1983. After high school, he attended Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa and later Iowa State University in Ames,...
Gabriel "Gabe" Brown
Mar 25, 2016
Gabriel Richard Brown, “Gabe”, was born on November 9, 1983 to Richard and JoAnn (Knudsen) Brown of Harlan, Iowa. Gabe attended the Harlan Community School System and graduated with the Class of 2002. He went on to attend Iowa Western Community College. When he finished with his schooling, he worked at Fox Machine Shop in Harlan. He loved to work...
Donald Hopp
Mar 24, 2016
Donald Arthur Hopp was born on December 18, 1930 to Arthur and Jennie (Ogeson) Hopp in Council Bluffs, Iowa. They lived on a farm near Minden, Iowa, moving to Harlan when Don was two years old. He attended Harlan schools, participated in track, running the quarter mile and the mile relay, and graduated with the Class of 1949. On July...
Gage Michael Lee Williams
Mar 21, 2016
Gage Michael Lee Williams Gage Michael Lee Williams was born on July 13, 2001 to Michael and Julie (Meza) Williams in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was baptized at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Neola, Iowa, and later he became a member at the United Church of Christ in Minden, Iowa. Gage was a Freshman at Tri Center Community School. He...
Virginia Lee Smyser
Mar 20, 2016
Virginia Lee Smyser Virginia Lee was born to Lee Andrew and Ruth Gertrude (Smith) Porter on December 18, 1918 in Grant City, Missouri. She went to school in Grant City and graduated in 1936, and later went to Capital Beauty School in Omaha, Nebraska. Virginia married Albert Grant Smyser on May 10, 1942 in Albany, Missouri. Albert and Virginia were...
Arnold Rae Murray
Mar 20, 2016
Arnold Rae Murray was born on November 30, 1928 to Martin “Dale” and Edith (Guss) Murray in Polk Township, Shelby County, Iowa. He attended the Irwin Community Schools and graduated with the Class of 1946. On March 5, 1949, he was united in marriage to Elinor Jensen at the United Methodist Church in Irwin. Together they began farming around the...
David Earl Burns
Mar 18, 2016
David E. Burns David Earl Burns was born December 31, 1937 to Earl and Hazel (Corman) Burns in Superior, Nebraska. He grew up in Jewell County, Kansas where he was confirmed at the Methodist Church and attended school in Esbon, Kansas graduating in 1955 from Esbon High School. After graduation David worked construction and welding jobs until 1958 when he...
Marjorie Edna Maupin
Mar 15, 2016
The family suggests memorials be made to the Harlan Public Library Marjorie Edna Maupin was born on Monday, July 6, 1931 in Dows, Iowa. She was raised on farms in Hardin County. She loved the piano and learned to play by trading various farm and household chores for lessons from a neighbor. She graduated from Iowa Falls High School in...
Bernadine Gaer
Mar 15, 2016
Bernadine Gaer was born on June 13, 1916 to Clifton and Millie (Scott) Christensen in Polk Township, Iowa. She attended school in Harlan and graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1934. She received her teaching certificate and taught elementary school for one year. On June 1, 1937, she was united in marriage to Lester Dale Gaer at...
Dorothy Mae Beck
Feb 27, 2016
Dorothy Mae Beck was born August 20, 1925, on a farm near Portland in Kossuth County, Iowa, the daughter of Herman and May Bowman Bleich. She was raised in Kossuth County where she graduated high school. On June 2, 1948, Dorothy was united in marriage with Alvin Ruben Beck at Riceville, Iowa. After completion of Alvin’s college in Fayette, Iowa,...
Larry L Kay
Feb 22, 2016
Larry L. Kay Larry L. Kay passed away Monday February 22, 2016 at his home in Walnut, Iowa. Larry, the youngest of three children, was born September 2, 1939 to Elden and Mayme (Jensen) Kay in Atlantic, Iowa. Larry attended Brighton #2 grade school near Marne, Iowa and after graduating from Atlantic High School attended Iowa State University and graduated...
Ronnie Lee Rapp
Feb 20, 2016
Ronnie Lee Rapp Ronnie Lee Rapp was born In Atlantic, Iowa on January 4, 1940. He was the only son of Ronald L. and Wilma A. (Jacobsen) Rapp. The family moved to California after the start of WWII where his father worked building ships. After the war the family moved back to Iowa and operated a photo and print shop....
Jacob Hartvigsen
Feb 20, 2016
Jacob Alan Hartvigsen was born on July 22, 1994 to Kevin and Tracy (Mortensen) Hartvigsen in Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kimballton where he remained a lifelong member. While in high school, he played golf, participated in speech, and belonged to All Strings Attached for the Carroll area symphony, where he played in...
Nora Irene Carmichael
Feb 17, 2016
Memorials may be made to Concerned, Inc., 1802 Industrial Parkway, Harlan, IA 51537 Nora Irene Carmichael was born on December 6,1943 in Baltimore, Maryland, to Audrey (Conrad) Carmichael and Elbert Carmichael. She was the older of twin girls, holding a special bond with her twin sister, Dora. One of four siblings, Nora grew up in the Maryland area, attending school...
Arden Dale Marco
Feb 14, 2016
Memorials may be made to Country Care Center, P. O. Box 351, Harlan, IA 51537 A Private Graveside Service will be held at a later date in Rose Hill Cemetery in Kirkman, Iowa
Charles "Bud" Allender
Feb 13, 2016
Charles “Bud” Allender, age 97, of Vail, Iowa, died Saturday, February 13, 2016, at the Denison Care Center in Denison, Iowa. Per Bud’s wishes, his body was donated to the Nebraska Anatomical Board in Omaha, Nebraska for medical research. The Pfannebecker Funeral Home in Denison is caring for the Allender family and no visitation or services are planned. Survivors include...
John Patrick Lally, Jr.
Feb 13, 2016
John Patrick Lally, Jr. was born at Vail, Iowa, February 16, 1919, the son of John Patrick Lally Sr. and Margaret Houlihan Lally. Surrounded by loving family members, John died at his beloved farm home near Denison, Iowa, Saturday morning February 13, 2016 having been blessed with 96 years 11 months and 27 days.Blessed with a heart of pure gold...
Helen Olive Holloway
Feb 9, 2016
Helen Olive Holloway was born on September 16, 1921 to George and Olive (Kees) Hartman in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized at Salem E. U. B. in Defiance, Iowa and attended school in Harlan. On February 3, 1948, Helen was united in marriage to Ora “Buck” Holloway in Jackson, Minnesota. They became parents to five children: Sharon, Pat, Sandi, Becky,...
Steven Mark Boardman
Feb 6, 2016
Steven Mark Boardman, son of James and Crystal (Scheffler) Boardman, was born on December 26, 1964 in Harlan, Iowa. He grew up on the family farm between Portsmouth and Tennant and attended Shelby-Tennant Schools graduating with the class of 1983. After high school, he attended Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa and later Iowa State University in Ames,...
