Pauls, Irvin A. (1925-2006)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2006 Jul 3 p. 8

Birth date: 1925 Dec 30

text of obituary:

IRVIN A. PAULS

Irvin A. Pauls, 80, died June 13, 2006, at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Inman, Kan. He was born Dec. 30, 1925, to A.J. and Marguerite Regehr Pauls in rural Reno County near Buhler.

A lifetime Buhler area resident, he was a hardware salesman for Colladay Hardware Co. for 36 years, retiring in 1990. After his retirement, he worked for the city of Buhler and Elliott Mortuary.

On March 16, 1947, he married Louise Schroeder in Adams, Okla.

He belonged to Bethel Mennonite Church of Inman, was a 34-year member of Kansas Mennonite Men’s Chorus, a member of the Salt Minors Barbershop Chorus, a volunteer for Mennonite Central Committee, Mennonite Disaster Service and the House Against Hunger Program. During World War II, he served in Civilian Public Service in Colorado Springs.

Survivors include his wife, Louise; two daughters, Gaylene Van Horn of Lenexa and Shirley Grubbs and her husband, Kim, of Lawrence; a sister, Tina Epp of Inman; a brother-in-law, Gary Veendorp and his wife, Lala, of Wichita; three grandchildren and a great-grandchild.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Art; and two sisters, Elizabeth Anna Pauls and Lena Veendorp.

Funeral services were held at Bethel Mennonite Church. Burial was in Buhler Municipal Cemetery.