Paulsen, Edna Lucille (Nelson) (1921 - 2020)

PAULSEN, NELSON, JENSEN, GRARUP, KNAPP, FAST, LUNDING, SHADONIX, THURSTON

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 2/15/2020 at 15:19:44

Name of deceased: Edna Lucille Paulsen (nee Nelson)

Aged: 98 yrs, 3 mo, 6 days

Residence: Elm Crest Retirement Community, Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Born: Oct. 27, 1921; Polk Township, Shelby County, IA

Died: Feb. 2, 2020; Elm Crest Retirement Community, Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020; Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, IA; burial was in the Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Sons, Rev. Dr. Wayne (spouse, Julie) Paulsen of Wichita, KS and Reuben (spouse, JoAnn) Paulsen of Overland Park, KS; daughter, Mary Kay (spouse, Rev. Kjeld) Grarup of Handbjerg, Denmark; grandchildren, Lisa (spouse, Chuck) Knapp of Concordia, KS, Lori (spouse, Scott) Fast of Overland Park, KS, Terry (spouse, Tina) Paulsen of Springfield, VA, Jeff (spouse, Tiffany) Paulsen of Olathe, KS, Anna Marie (spouse, Jorgen) Lunding of Handbjerg, Denmark, and Mai-Lis (spouse, Torben) Grarup of Tune, Denmark; step-granddaughters, Joni Shadonix and family of Overland Park, KS and Janise Thurston and family of Wichita, KS; 9 great-grandchildren; brother, Everett Nelson of Audubon, IA; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, LeRoy and Edna E. (nee Jensen) Nelson; husband, Henry; siblings, Merle, Grace, Lloyd and Ruth and an infant sister

Education: Attended country school at the Polk School # 1 through grade 8

Religious affiliation: Active in the Merrill's Grove Baptist Church; was baptized there on Nov. 11, 1934, and was active in the youth group and in various choirs of the church; after moving to Harlan in her later years, she was a member of First Baptist Church, Harlan, IA

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Henry A. Paulsen; April 5, 1940; Merrill's Grove Baptist Church, Fiscus, Audubon County, IA

Employment: After the children were out of school, she began to work outside the home: first, at a cafe in Irwin, IA and then as a Ward Clerk at Myrtue Memorial Hospital, Harlan, IA for 28 years before retiring

Hobbies/Interests: cooking and baking, with pies and wedding cakes being her specialty; needlework, including smocking and crocheting; playing the piano and organ; traveling to Denmark to see family

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