He graduated From East High School in Waterloo, Iowa in 1944 and joined the United States Marine Corps where he served in Saipan, Okinawa and Japan. Upon return he married Arlene Ahlman, in 1950 and began working for Continental Baking Company where he worked for 42 years.
Arlene died on September 18th, 1994. Later, Paul married Florence Coleman on October l0, 1998 and they were together until her death in 2008. An avid trout-fisher and treasured grandfather. Paul is survived by his three daughters - Beth, Cheryl and Audrey, their husbands, 7 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren.
A Visitation will be held on Friday, April 16 from 10:00am to 11:00am at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. A Funeral Service will begin at 11:00am and then burial at Mount Moriah Cemetery South.
In lieu of flowers, the family request that memorial contributions be made in Paul's name to: St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 700 NE Chipman Road, Lee’s Summit, MO 64063.