Sonya Lee Paulus

PAULUS, GOERING, FIGLEY, MOSS, BARNES

Posted By: Tara (email)
Date: 10/1/2012 at 13:15:55

Sonya Lee Paulus, 80, of New York City, formerly of Iowa City, died Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.

Funeral services will be held Monday, October 1st at 1:30PM at New
Song Episcopal Church, Coralville with the Rev. John Harper officiating.
A reception will follow. Graveside Committal will October 1st at 3:30 PM, Oakland Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to The Acting Company, PO Box 898, Times Square Station, New York, NY 10108. Arrangements are with Lensing Funeral and Cremation Service, Iowa City.

Sonya Lee Paulus was born July 10, 1932 in Sioux City, Iowa, the
daughter of Harvey and Hazel (Figley) Goering. She attended Clarke
College and received her MFA from the University of Iowa in Iowa City.
She married Robert J. Paulus of Iowa City on September 10, 1955.
Supporting Robert in his pursuit of an acting career, she lived many
places, including a year in Bristol, England. After Robert returned to
the University of Iowa to obtain his law degree, they moved to Dobbs
Ferry, NY, Princeton, NJ and finally, London, England.

Upon Robert's death in 1986, Sonya moved to New York City to be near
her daughter, Kristin. There she worked as a receptionist for American
Exploration Company, an oil and gas exploration firm. Upon retiring,
she moved back to Iowa and worked part time at the Iowa City Municipal
office. She eventually returned to New York City to live with her
daughter.

Sonya was an avid theater goer and also loved music and and the visual
arts. And although she lived her final years in an urban setting, she
never lost her love for the big sky of Iowa.

Sonya was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her
brother-in-law Eldon Moss, and her sisters-in-law, Barbara Barnes and
Kay Goering. She is survived by her daughter, Kristin Martha Paulus of
New York City, her brother, Gerard Goering of Red Wing, MN her
brothers-in-law Reverend Richard Paulus and Lawrence (Bud) Barnes, her
sisters-in-law Ellyn Paulus and Joanne Moss of West Branch and Iowa
City and 16 nieces and nephews.