Pauley, Darren ("Woody") Anthony (1966 - 2021)

PAULEY, WELDON, OLESON, SCHLEIMER, WILWERDING, VALLE

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/21/2021 at 16:16:35

Name of deceased: Darren (“Woody”) Anthony Pauley

Aged: 55 yrs, 4 mo, 8 days

Residence: Denison, Crawford County, IA

Born: April 6, 1966; Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Died: Aug. 14 2021; Iowa Methodist Hospital, Des Moines, Polk County, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021; St. Mary's of the Assumption Catholic Church, Panama, IA; burial was in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Panama, IA

Survived by: Father, Kenneth Pauley of Panama, IA; children, Cadie (spouse, Brett) Weldon of Walnut, IA, Rachel (spouse, Jake) Oleson of Waukee, IA, Abraham Pauley of Denison, IA, and Alexander Pauley of Denison, IA; brothers, Kerry Pauley of Panama, IA, Brad (spouse, Zamira) Pauley of Jacksonville, FL, and Jason (spouse, Annie) Pauley of Des Moines, IA; 4 grandchildren; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Mother, Eileen (nee Schleimer) Pauley

Education: Attended St. Mary’s Catholic School, Panama, IA, until grade 8, after which he attended Harlan (IA) Community High School and graduated with the Class of 1984. After high school, he attended Iowa Western Community College, Council Bluffs, IA, for automotive mechanics.

Religious affiliation: Catholic

Military service: no information provided

Marriages: (1) Patricia Wilwerding; date and location not provided (2) Irma Valle; date and location not provided

Employment: Beginning when he was a teenager, Darren volunteered to mow the Panama (IA) baseball field and continued to do that until his mid-30s. After he graduated from high school, he worked as a janitor at St. Mary’s Catholic School, Panama, IA before going to work at IBP, a food processing plant in Council Bluffs, IA; he later transferred to Denison, IA. Finally, he was employed by Farmland in Denison where he became a supervisor.

Hobbies/Interests: demolition derbies; restoring cars; camping; fishing; kayaking; cooking and entertaining; yard work; time spent with family

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