Juhl, James E. (1929 - 2018)

JUHL, PETERSON, SORENSON, BAKER, SOKOLOWSKI, HOLTON, CLAYTON, KNIGHT, O’GRADY, GREEN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 2/16/2018 at 14:24:36

Name of deceased: James Emery Juhl

Aged: 88 yrs, 6 mo, 10 days

Residence: Shelby, Shelby County, IA

Born: July 3, 1929; Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Died: Jan. 13, 2018; Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA

Funeral services: Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018; Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, IA; burial was in the Shelby Cemetery, Shelby, IA

Survived by: Wife of 62 years, Monna (nee Peterson) Juhl of Shelby, IA; sons, Jeff (spouse, Georgene) Juhl of Harlan, IA, and Jerry Juhl (spouse, Jayne Sorenson) of Harlan, IA; grandchildren, Jackie (spouse, Matt) Baker of Barnard, MO, Jennifer (spouse, Jake) Sokolowski of Waverly, NE, James (spouse, Cheryl) Juhl of Harlan, IA, Jessica (spouse, Keagan) Holton of Underwood, IA, and Jason Juhl of Shelby, IA; 4 great-grandchildren; sister, Jeanette (spouse, Eugene “Jack”) Clayton of Walnut, IA; sisters-in-law, Judy (spouse, Les) Knight of El Dorado Springs, MO, Dorothy O’Grady of Omaha, NE, and Jan Peterson of Harlan, IA; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Axel and Elsie (nee Green) Juhl; brother-in-law

Education: graduated from Tennant (IA) High School at age 16, Class of 1946. He then attended the Commercial Extension Trade School in Omaha, NE where he studied business and accounting.

Religious affiliation: baptized and confirmed at the Harlan (IA) Lutheran church; member, Shelby United Lutheran Church for the last 45 years

Military service: Drafted into the U. S. Marines in 1951 during the Korean War, and served 2 years in California before receiving his Honorable Discharge

Marriage: Monna Peterson; Aug. 28, 1955; Harlan Lutheran Church, Harlan, IA

Employment: Farmer; retired in 2005

Hobbies/Interests: Collecting antique Caterpillar machinery and restoring old farm equipment; golfing (he was part of the Avoca Golf Team for several years); deep sea fishing; traveling with his wife in their RV. Another passion of theirs was placing flags on Veterans’ graves for Memorial Day in the Shelby Cemetery, which they had been doing for 37 years. Was an active member of Shelby (IA) American Legion Post #240 for 40 years

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; pauleyjones.com