Fred J. PAUK, Sr.

PAUK, MICONA, SCHILLING, OTEY, PALS, WORSTER, ZYGUTIS

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 1/13/2007 at 10:38:39

Fred J. Pauk, Sr., 83, passed away Thursday, July 1, 2004 in the Hospice Unit of the Wright Medical Center in Clarion, with his family at his side. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 5 at the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Wesley, with Fr. Marvin Bries officiating. Burial will take place in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Corwith. Friends may greet the family from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, July 4 at Ewing Dugger Funeral Home in Kanawha and one hour prior to services at the church. Parish Wake service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home in Kanawha.

Fred, the son of George and Catherine (Micona) Pauk, was born October 24, 1920, on the family farm at Marathon, Iowa. He was a graduate of Laurens High School in 1938. Fred was united in marriage with Elsie Dora Schilling on November 29, 1941 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Laurens. The couple farmed in the Laurens area until 1951, when they moved to a farm northwest of Kanawha, Iowa to raise their family. They continued to farm until retiring in 1984, at which time they moved into Corwith. In addition to farming, Fred worked several years at Triggs Manufacturing, delivered Winnebago Motor Homes and sold DeKalb Seed Corn.
Fred was active in St. Mary's Catholic Church in Corwith until its closing. He participated in choir and was custodial caretaker for many years. He was currently a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Wesley. He was also an active member of the community, participating in the Kanawha Jaycees, 4-H Leader, Hancock County Fair Beef Superintendent and Hancock County Fair Board Member. Fred was an avid fisherman and loved watching the Chicago Cubs.

Fred is survived by his wife of 62 years, Elsie; his children, Fred Pauk, Jr. and his wife, Mary of Webster City, Beverly Otey and her husband, Tom of Alexandria, VA, Mary Pals and her husband, Ray of Van Meter, Barbara Pauk of Garner, Roger Pauk and his wife, Jean of Fitchburg, WI, and Jim Pauk and his wife, Cindy of Clarion; 13 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mary Worster of Des Moines and Kay Zygutis and her husband, Larry of West Bend; and brother, George Pauk, Jr. and his wife Rose of Prescott, AZ. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Lois; younger brothers, Don and Bill; and his twin brother, Frank Pauk. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Hospice of Wright County.

July 4, 2004
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