NICODEMUS, Paul K. (1928-2021)

NICODEMUS

Posted By: Karon Velau (email)
Date: 1/29/2022 at 11:54:54

Paul Kirby Nicodemus
(April 27, 1928 -November 12, 2021)

Paul Kirby Nicodemus passed away on November 12, 2021. He was born April 27, 1928 son of Arthur Clay and Sophia Nicodemus in Des Moines. He was a member of the U.S. Marine Corps and served in WWII from 1946-1948 and also served in the Korean War from 1950-1953 where he was awarded two purple hearts for combat injuries sustained while in service to our country.
He was married to Alice Shuff on Oct. 12, 1952. She passed away in September 1994. He lived in Des Moines until he married Donna Wagner on March 28, 1998, and moved to her hometown in Coon Rapids Iowa. He graduated from Roosevelt high school in Des Moines and then went to work in multiple printing facilities before getting a job working for the United States Postal Service, from which he retired in 1990. He was a member of the United Methodist Church and the American Legion in Coon Rapids and he loved playing cards, pool, golf, bowling, and spending time with family.
He is survived by his wife Donna, his daughter Paula, three step-children, Diane, Denise, and David, three grandchildren, eight step-grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, 2 step-great-grandchildren, and four great great grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at Iles Westover Chapel in Des Moines. Friends may call beginning at 9:00 a.m. until service time. Interment will be at the Wick (Wallace) Cemetery in Wick, IA.
[Obituary found on the website of Iles Funeral Home, https://www.ilesfuneralhomes.com/,
Iles Westover Chapel,6337 Hickman Road, Des Moines, IA US 50322