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Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
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Ethel Eleanor Heller
Sep 13, 2015
Ethel Eleanor Heller was born on November 10, 1927 to Alfred and Beatrice (Leuschen) Stessman in Panama, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Panama where she also attended and graduated from school. She went on to college at Mt. St. Scholastica in Atchison, Kansas. She was united in marriage on November 3, 1948 to...
Gary Gross
Sep 12, 2015
Gary Lee Gross was born on September 23, 1950 to Werner and Eulalia (Langenfeld) Gross in Harlan, Iowa, the eleventh child in a family of eighteen brothers and sisters. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling and also attended Catholic School there. After high school, Gary and his brother Roger moved to California and started...
Bernard "Bernie" Michael Leinen
Sep 4, 2015
Bernard Michael Leinen, “Bernie”, was born on March 1, 1932 to Joseph and Caroline (Stinn) Leinen in Portsmouth, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church and attended St. Mary’s Catholic School, graduating with the Class of 1949. After graduation, he assisted in the construction of St. Mary’s Catholic Church. He entered the United States Army in...
James Chester Thurston
Sep 3, 2015
MEMORIAL SERVICES: 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 16, 2015 Community of Christ Church, Dow City, Iowa NO VISITATION Those remaining to cherish his memory include his wife Beatrice Margaret Thurston of Middleburg, Florida, three children: Lori Thurston of Baltimore, Maryland, Chester Thurston of Middleburg, Florida and Betty Thurston and Tim Helkenn of Schleswig, Iowa; 9 grandchildren including two special grandchildren Pam...
Helen Margaret Bissen
Sep 3, 2015
Helen Margaret Bissen was born on April 24, 1927 to Joseph and Josephine (Blum) Gross on a farm north of Earling, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, attended country school and graduated from St. Joseph’s Catholic School. She was united in marriage to Marvin Bissen on September 30, 1947 in Earling. They became parents to...
Mary Schmitz
Aug 30, 2015
Mary Ellen Schmitz was born to Louis and Ann (McCaffery) Henkelman on December 4, 1932. She grew up in Defiance with her eight siblings. Mary Ellen accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Defiance. She attended and graduated from St. Paul Catholic School in 1950. Mary met the love of...
Jason "Jake" Lee Stinn
Aug 30, 2015
Jason Lee Stinn, “Jake”, was born on March 20, 1980 to Lee and Kathaleen (Vandenberg) Stinn in Harlan, Iowa. He attended Harlan Community School and graduated with the Class of 2001. After high school, Jake started working at Western Engineering running a loader. Approximately six years later, he started working with his dad and uncle Bill Stinn in the spring...
Therese Elizabeth Scheuring
Aug 30, 2015
Therese Elizabeth Kenkel Scheuring was born on October 27, 1928, in Shelby County, Iowa, on a farm east of Defiance to Clara (Eckerman) and Theodore Kenkel. Therese attended country school and later graduated from St. Paul’s Catholic High School of Defiance in 1946. After graduation, Therese taught country school for a few years. She was united in marriage to Austin...
Dave Muhlbauer
Aug 27, 2015
VISITATION: From 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Monday, August 31, 2015 Parish Vigil at 6:30 p.m.at St. Ann Catholic Church, Vail, IowaMASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 1, 2015St. Ann Catholic Church, VailBURIAL: St. Ann Catholic Cemetery, Vail, Iowa Dave Muhlbauer was born at Halbur, Iowa, May 5, 1935, the son of Frank Xavier and Margaret Cecelia Horbach Muhlbauer....
Kathleen "Kathy" Louise Haynes,
Aug 27, 2015
Kathleen “Kathy” Louise Haynes Kathy was born on December 5, 1953 to Marvin and Helen (Masching) Stevens in Carroll, Iowa. She grew up in Carroll and was the oldest of eight children. She was baptized and confirmed at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Templeton, Iowa. She attended and graduated from Kuemper Catholic Schools and later DMACC, receiving her LPN. She...
Donna Mae Freese
Aug 22, 2015
VISITATION:4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.Thursday, August 27, 2015Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, IowaFUNERAL SERVICE:10:30 a.m.Friday, August 28, 2015United Presbyterian Church, Vail, IowaINTERMENT:Wheatland Cemetery, Breda, Iowa Donna Mae Freese was born at Carroll, Iowa, January 26, 1932, the daughter of Herbert Henry and Hazel Ellen Tarpy Bandow. The family made their home in Westside until Donna was age 7 when they moved...
Dorothy Norgaard
Aug 21, 2015
Dorothy Arlene Norgaard was born on June 18, 1924 to Arthur and Luella (Comstock) Savereide in Harlan, Iowa. She graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1942. She was united in marriage to John M. Norgaard. They became parents to two children: Kathryn and Frederick. Dorothy worked for several local attorneys and at several Harlan banks and businesses....
Dale Robert Ploen
Aug 20, 2015
Dale Robert Ploen, son of William and Minnie (Kay) Ploen, was born on May 14, 1921 in Shelby, Iowa. He attended grade school in Shelby and graduated from Shelby High School. On September 4, 1947, Dale was united in marriage to Mary Siebels at the Minden Congregational Church in Minden, Iowa. To this union three children were born: Karen, Patricia...
Edith Eastergard
Aug 19, 2015
Ruth Edith Pedersen was born on June 2, 1917, to Alfred and Margrethe (Jacobsen) Pedersen in Ustrup, Denmark, on the island of Sjelland. When Edith was still a toddler, she would climb up a chair and comb her father's hair. At six, her father allowed her to cut his hair. She worked on it for an hour. She snipped and...
James Robert Leslie
Aug 18, 2015
Jim Leslie was born on July 26, 1949 to James F. and Josephine (Gross) Leslie in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Jim was the fourth child born to James and Josephine, he had three older sisters - JoAnne, Jean and Judy. Jim attended AvoHa Community Schools and graduated with the class of 1967. He started college at Creighton and finished his schooling...
Carroll Dewayne Kallevig
Aug 16, 2015
Carroll DeWayne Kallevig, was born September 15, 1931 to Alfred & Olga (Gunderson) Kallevig in Wilmar, Minnesota. It was there at the age of 18 that he met the love of his life. Carroll met his bride to be while working as a cook at the Puritan Cafe in Wilmar. Gloria had just started working as a waitress there when...
Myrna Lauree Peters
Aug 10, 2015
Myrna Lauree Peters was born on December 21, 1939 to Vernon and Effie (Christensen) Rold at her parent’s home five miles east of Corley, Iowa. She was baptized as Altamont Baptist Church on October 22, 1950 where she remained a lifelong member. She attended elementary school at Rose Hill Monroe Township No. 2 and graduated from Harlan High School with...
Marie Helen Sullivan
Aug 10, 2015
Marie Helen Sullivan was born on March 30, 1922 to William and Mary (Schiltz) Schwarte in Westphalia, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church where she also attended Catholic School through the eighth grade. On August 10, 1948, Marie was united in marriage to Joseph Lawrence Sullivan at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in...
Shirley Jean Jensen
Aug 9, 2015
Shirley Jean (Gearhart) Jensen was born on February 22, 1935, to Ottis and Iva (Duke) Gearhart in Harlan, Iowa. Shirley was the oldest of fourteen children and attended school in Harlan, graduating with the Class of 1953. She enjoyed many school activities including intramural basketball and cheerleading. While in high school, she worked as a telephone operator. As a teen...
Cecil Cox
Aug 8, 2015
Cecil Joseph Cox, son of Richard and Olive (Schroeder) Cox, was born on July 22, 1924 in Breda, Iowa. Cecil was baptized and confirmed into the Catholic faith. He attended Wall Lake High School and graduated with the Class of 1941. Cecil was drafted into the United States Navy on March 8, 1945 and served during World War II as...
Ethel Eleanor Heller
Sep 13, 2015
Ethel Eleanor Heller was born on November 10, 1927 to Alfred and Beatrice (Leuschen) Stessman in Panama, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Panama where she also attended and graduated from school. She went on to college at Mt. St. Scholastica in Atchison, Kansas. She was united in marriage on November 3, 1948 to...
Gary Gross
Sep 12, 2015
Gary Lee Gross was born on September 23, 1950 to Werner and Eulalia (Langenfeld) Gross in Harlan, Iowa, the eleventh child in a family of eighteen brothers and sisters. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling and also attended Catholic School there. After high school, Gary and his brother Roger moved to California and started...
Bernard "Bernie" Michael Leinen
Sep 4, 2015
Bernard Michael Leinen, “Bernie”, was born on March 1, 1932 to Joseph and Caroline (Stinn) Leinen in Portsmouth, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church and attended St. Mary’s Catholic School, graduating with the Class of 1949. After graduation, he assisted in the construction of St. Mary’s Catholic Church. He entered the United States Army in...
James Chester Thurston
Sep 3, 2015
MEMORIAL SERVICES: 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 16, 2015 Community of Christ Church, Dow City, Iowa NO VISITATION Those remaining to cherish his memory include his wife Beatrice Margaret Thurston of Middleburg, Florida, three children: Lori Thurston of Baltimore, Maryland, Chester Thurston of Middleburg, Florida and Betty Thurston and Tim Helkenn of Schleswig, Iowa; 9 grandchildren including two special grandchildren Pam...
Helen Margaret Bissen
Sep 3, 2015
Helen Margaret Bissen was born on April 24, 1927 to Joseph and Josephine (Blum) Gross on a farm north of Earling, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, attended country school and graduated from St. Joseph’s Catholic School. She was united in marriage to Marvin Bissen on September 30, 1947 in Earling. They became parents to...
Mary Schmitz
Aug 30, 2015
Mary Ellen Schmitz was born to Louis and Ann (McCaffery) Henkelman on December 4, 1932. She grew up in Defiance with her eight siblings. Mary Ellen accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Defiance. She attended and graduated from St. Paul Catholic School in 1950. Mary met the love of...
Jason "Jake" Lee Stinn
Aug 30, 2015
Jason Lee Stinn, “Jake”, was born on March 20, 1980 to Lee and Kathaleen (Vandenberg) Stinn in Harlan, Iowa. He attended Harlan Community School and graduated with the Class of 2001. After high school, Jake started working at Western Engineering running a loader. Approximately six years later, he started working with his dad and uncle Bill Stinn in the spring...
Therese Elizabeth Scheuring
Aug 30, 2015
Therese Elizabeth Kenkel Scheuring was born on October 27, 1928, in Shelby County, Iowa, on a farm east of Defiance to Clara (Eckerman) and Theodore Kenkel. Therese attended country school and later graduated from St. Paul’s Catholic High School of Defiance in 1946. After graduation, Therese taught country school for a few years. She was united in marriage to Austin...
Dave Muhlbauer
Aug 27, 2015
VISITATION: From 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Monday, August 31, 2015 Parish Vigil at 6:30 p.m.at St. Ann Catholic Church, Vail, IowaMASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 1, 2015St. Ann Catholic Church, VailBURIAL: St. Ann Catholic Cemetery, Vail, Iowa Dave Muhlbauer was born at Halbur, Iowa, May 5, 1935, the son of Frank Xavier and Margaret Cecelia Horbach Muhlbauer....
Kathleen "Kathy" Louise Haynes,
Aug 27, 2015
Kathleen “Kathy” Louise Haynes Kathy was born on December 5, 1953 to Marvin and Helen (Masching) Stevens in Carroll, Iowa. She grew up in Carroll and was the oldest of eight children. She was baptized and confirmed at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Templeton, Iowa. She attended and graduated from Kuemper Catholic Schools and later DMACC, receiving her LPN. She...
Donna Mae Freese
Aug 22, 2015
VISITATION:4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.Thursday, August 27, 2015Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, IowaFUNERAL SERVICE:10:30 a.m.Friday, August 28, 2015United Presbyterian Church, Vail, IowaINTERMENT:Wheatland Cemetery, Breda, Iowa Donna Mae Freese was born at Carroll, Iowa, January 26, 1932, the daughter of Herbert Henry and Hazel Ellen Tarpy Bandow. The family made their home in Westside until Donna was age 7 when they moved...
Dorothy Norgaard
Aug 21, 2015
Dorothy Arlene Norgaard was born on June 18, 1924 to Arthur and Luella (Comstock) Savereide in Harlan, Iowa. She graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1942. She was united in marriage to John M. Norgaard. They became parents to two children: Kathryn and Frederick. Dorothy worked for several local attorneys and at several Harlan banks and businesses....
Dale Robert Ploen
Aug 20, 2015
Dale Robert Ploen, son of William and Minnie (Kay) Ploen, was born on May 14, 1921 in Shelby, Iowa. He attended grade school in Shelby and graduated from Shelby High School. On September 4, 1947, Dale was united in marriage to Mary Siebels at the Minden Congregational Church in Minden, Iowa. To this union three children were born: Karen, Patricia...
Edith Eastergard
Aug 19, 2015
Ruth Edith Pedersen was born on June 2, 1917, to Alfred and Margrethe (Jacobsen) Pedersen in Ustrup, Denmark, on the island of Sjelland. When Edith was still a toddler, she would climb up a chair and comb her father's hair. At six, her father allowed her to cut his hair. She worked on it for an hour. She snipped and...
James Robert Leslie
Aug 18, 2015
Jim Leslie was born on July 26, 1949 to James F. and Josephine (Gross) Leslie in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Jim was the fourth child born to James and Josephine, he had three older sisters - JoAnne, Jean and Judy. Jim attended AvoHa Community Schools and graduated with the class of 1967. He started college at Creighton and finished his schooling...
Carroll Dewayne Kallevig
Aug 16, 2015
Carroll DeWayne Kallevig, was born September 15, 1931 to Alfred & Olga (Gunderson) Kallevig in Wilmar, Minnesota. It was there at the age of 18 that he met the love of his life. Carroll met his bride to be while working as a cook at the Puritan Cafe in Wilmar. Gloria had just started working as a waitress there when...
Myrna Lauree Peters
Aug 10, 2015
Myrna Lauree Peters was born on December 21, 1939 to Vernon and Effie (Christensen) Rold at her parent’s home five miles east of Corley, Iowa. She was baptized as Altamont Baptist Church on October 22, 1950 where she remained a lifelong member. She attended elementary school at Rose Hill Monroe Township No. 2 and graduated from Harlan High School with...
Marie Helen Sullivan
Aug 10, 2015
Marie Helen Sullivan was born on March 30, 1922 to William and Mary (Schiltz) Schwarte in Westphalia, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church where she also attended Catholic School through the eighth grade. On August 10, 1948, Marie was united in marriage to Joseph Lawrence Sullivan at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in...
Shirley Jean Jensen
Aug 9, 2015
Shirley Jean (Gearhart) Jensen was born on February 22, 1935, to Ottis and Iva (Duke) Gearhart in Harlan, Iowa. Shirley was the oldest of fourteen children and attended school in Harlan, graduating with the Class of 1953. She enjoyed many school activities including intramural basketball and cheerleading. While in high school, she worked as a telephone operator. As a teen...
Cecil Cox
Aug 8, 2015
Cecil Joseph Cox, son of Richard and Olive (Schroeder) Cox, was born on July 22, 1924 in Breda, Iowa. Cecil was baptized and confirmed into the Catholic faith. He attended Wall Lake High School and graduated with the Class of 1941. Cecil was drafted into the United States Navy on March 8, 1945 and served during World War II as...
