Pauley, Nancy (1937 - 2018)

PAULEY, KLEINJAN, MARTENS, IDAR, DOUCET, LOWERY, BRISENO, LOUTZENHEISER, MILLETTE, TARKINGTON

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 4/21/2018 at 23:41:44

Name of deceased: Nancy Jane Pauley (nee Kleinjan)

Aged: 80 yrs, 10 mo, 14 days

Residence: Little Flower Haven Nursing Home, Earling, Shelby County, IA

Born: May 21, 1937; Hastings, Adams County, NE

Died: April 4, 2018; Little Flower Haven Nursing Home, Earling, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Monday, April 9, 2018; St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, Portsmouth, IA; burial was in St. Mary's Cemetery, Portsmouth, IA

Survived by: Husband of 57 years, Lloyd Pauley of Portsmouth, IA; children, Debra (spouse, George) Martens of Shelby, IA, Deanne (spouse, Edward) Idar III of Durango, CO, Christine M. Pauley of New London, MN, and Allan Pauley (spouse, Christine) of Des Moines; 13 grandchildren; siblings, Evalin (spouse, Connie Mae) Doucet of Denham Springs, LA, Richard Kleinjan of San Antonio, TX, Monica Lowery of Redondo Beach, CA, Delphine (spouse, Ed) Briseno of Grand Island, NE, Michael Kleinjan of San Antonio, TX, and Theresa (spouse, Bill) Loutzenheiser of Hastings, NE; sisters-in-law, Sandy Kleinjan of Hastings, NE and Deena Kleinjan of San Antonio, TX; other family member and friends.

Predeceased by: Parents, Clarence B. and Evalin F. (nee Millette) Kleinjan; siblings, Fred Kleinjan, Mary Tarkington, Tim Kleinjan, and Robert Kleinjan

Education: Graduated from St. Cecilia’s Catholic School, Hastings, NE, Class of 1955; after her graduation, Nancy was trained to work as a surgical technician at St. Catherine’s Hospital, Omaha, NE. In 1980, Nancy attended Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, IA, taking classes to become a medical intake receptionist for Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan, IA.

Religious affiliation: Baptized and confirmed at St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church, Hastings, NE; was also a minister of the Eucharist and a choir member for St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Portsmouth, IA for many years

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Lloyd Pauley; Oct. 1, 1960; St. Philomena’s Catholic Church, Omaha, NE

Employment: farmed with husband; later, she worked as a waitress for several years at Mickel’s Restaurant in Harlan, IA in the late 1970s, and then in 1980, took classes to become a medical intake receptionist for Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan, IA. Nancy later worked part-time overnights at REM-Leadway in Shelby, IA

Hobbies/Interests: loved being creative, especially with her grandchildren

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