Gary Wayne Paulson (1948-1972)

PAULSON, BRANDT, HEMPHILL

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Funeral services Wednesday for Gary Paulson

Funeral services for Gary Paulson, 23, a graduate of the Hartley Community High School, were held Wednesday from St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Hartley with Pastor Klinkenberg officiating. Military rites were conducted at the cemetery by the American Legion. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Paulson, Primghar, and two sisters.

Gary and four companions apparently drowned when the car they were riding in broke through a guard rail on a Mississippi River bridge and tumbled into the water about 18 miles southwest of Grand Rapids, Minnesota. He had been on a fishing trip with friends when the accident occurred.

Following his discharge from the armed forces in December, Gary had been employed in construction work near Moneta.

The sheriff's office identified the other drowning victims as Kathleen Fox, 22, her brother, Dennis, 16, both of Grand Rapids; James Betz, 17, Grand Rapids, and Michael Bowman, 15, Cohasset, Minn. According to the report of the coroner the five were unable to escape from the vehicle which landed in ten feet of water. A complete obituary appears elsewhere in the Sentinel.

Hartley Sentinel, Hartley, Iowa, May 18, 1972, p1

GARY WAYNE PAULSON

Gary Wayne Paulson, the son of Maurice and Clara Brandt Paulson was born at Hartley, Iowa, May 15, 1948. He entered eternal life May 14, 1972, as the result of a car accident near Grand Rapids, Minnesota.

He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith, taking his confirmation vows in 1962. He was educated in Hartley schools, graduating from Hartley High School in 1966, where he was active in many areas, especially Future Farmers of America. Following his graduation from high school, he attended Estherville Junior College for one year and then entered the United States Army in March of 1968. Following his discharge in December of 1971, he had lived at home and had recently been employed by Graves Construction of Melvin, Iowa.

Left to cherish his memory are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Paulson of rural Primghar, his two sisters, Mrs. Roy (Carolyn) Hemphill of Anoka, Minn., and Janice at home, one niece and one nephew, other relatives and many friends.

Funeral services were conducted at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Hartley, Iowa, on Wednesday, May 17, 1972 at 2:00 p.m. Reverend Thomas Klinkenberg officiated. Casket attendants were Larry Rehder, Larry Paulson, Harold Paulson Paulson Paulson, John Mulder, Roy Holmberg and Harold Holmberg. Honorary bearers were Kevin Erickson, Mike Nerdahl, Doran Schrader and Wallace Cornelius. Military rites were conducted at graveside toy Arthur Kirch-hoff Post No. 288 of Hartley. Burial was in Pleasant View Cemetery, Hartley, Iowa, with Baumgarten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Hartley Sentinel, May 18, 1972