Ivan Wunder Paulson (1930-2017)

PAULSON, WUNDER, PENN, DENNIS, VASEY, ODELL

Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 5/17/2021 at 16:53:11

From Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care obituary, Ames, Story County, Iowa:

Ivan Wunder Paulson
May 18, 1930 - July 22, 2017

Ivan Paulson, age 87, of Green Hills Retirement Community, died July 22, 2017 at Israel Family Hospice House in Ames. A gathering of friends and family will be held on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017 at Green Hills Retirement Community 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. with a memorial service starting at 10:30 a.m. to share about Ivan's life. Burial will take place later at Nevada Cemetery.

Ivan W. Paulson was born May 18, 1930 in Harlan, Iowa the son of Ivan and Anna (Wunder) Paulson. The family moved to Nevada when he was in the 7th grade, then later moved to Southern California. Ivan graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach CA, in 1948. He received his BS in Genetics in 1955, a Masters in Plant Breeding in 1959 and his PhD in in Botany in 1962, all from Iowa State University. Ivan did a stint in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. He married Dorothy J. Penn on September 4, 1954 in St. Louis, MO. He taught at Iowa State and Chico State and worked as an agronomist for John Deere moving to the Davenport area in 1965, before he became a Financial Consultant with Merrill Lynch retiring in 1995. The couple moved to Eldridge, Iowa in 1977 where they lived on an acreage and enjoyed many years raising Shetland ponies, and enjoying their granddaughters before moving to Ames in 2002.

Ivan is survived by his brother Robert Paulson (Mary) of Corona, CA; sister, Virginia Dennis (Robert-deceased) of Durham, CA; sister, Dodie Vasey of St.Louis, MO; son, Bruce Paulson of Pleasant Valley, IA; daughter in-law, Janet Paulson (Gaylon-deceased) of Pella, IA, and five granddaughters: Susan Paulson of Kauai, HI; Anna Paulson of Seattle, WA; Katie Paulson of Des Moines, IA; Kristin Paulson of West Lafayette, IN; and Sarah Paulson of Pella, IA; cousin Ardis O'Dell of Iowa City, IA, and several nieces and nephews.

Ivan was preceded in death by his parents, Ivan and Anna Paulson, wife, Dorothy and son Gaylon.

Memorials may be directed to: Israel Family Hospice House, Ames, Iowa.

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