

After graduating from Bowling Green State University in 1954, he immediately entered the U.S. Army as a Second Lieutenant. he was sent to Korea and served with the 49th Field Artillery near Inchon. Upon his return in 1956, he began working as an industrial engineer at the new Fisher Body-General Motors plant in Mansfield. He retired 30 years later and moved to Sebring, Florida in 1987.
He was an avid golfer, as evidenced by his sixth hole-in-one on April 1, 2011. He and his beloved wife, Jane, loved to travel and visited most of the world through land tours and more than 40 ocean cruises. He was a member of the Sebring Golf Club, a lifetime member of the First English Lutheran Church, Elks Lodge B.P.O.E. #56, American Legion Post #16 and the General Motors Salary Retired, Inc.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Jane; sisters, Esther Chambers of Fremont, Miriam (Ronald) Leger of Auburn, GA, and Ruth (Gene) Williams of Crestline; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews and many friends. Paul will be sadly missed by all who knew him.
A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at the Ontario Home of Wappner Funeral Directors, 100 S. Lexington-Springmill Road with visitation beginning at 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Good Shepherd Hospice, 1110 Hammock Rd., Sebring, FL 33870.
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