Pauline Rose (Gallick) Sizemore, 96, of Kansas City passed away on February 6, 2019 surrounded by her family. Visitation will be Monday, February 11, 2019 from 9:30-10:30 am at the Church of the Nativity, 3800 W. 119th St., Leawood, KS. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10:30 am. Friends are invited to join the family following the Mass for fellowship and lunch at the church. Graveside services will be held after the fellowship. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Sisters Servants of Mary, https://sisterservantsofmary.org/contact-us/kansas-city.
Pauline, the youngest of 11 children, was born to Polish immigrants on April 8, 1922 in Gilman, WI. She met her husband, Dale, on June 4, 1943 at a USO dance in Milwaukee where she was working as part of the War Effort. They were married September 23, 1944, lived in Milwaukee, Lincoln NE and settled in Kansas City in 1949. Together in 1956 they founded Torotel Products, a company with 160 employees today. They enjoyed traveling together and being with friends and family at the Lake of the Ozarks. She was a Board Member of the Shrine of St. Patrick at the Lake.
As the family Matriarch, Pauline was always a giving, selfless strong woman who was devoted to her Catholic faith and her family. The values and traditions Mom instilled in her 4 children live on in her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dale Sizemore, her three sisters and six brothers. Survivors include her children: Paulette (Jim) Durso, Herb (Lisa) Sizemore, Greg (Julie) Sizemore, Rich (Linda) Sizemore; 11 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; and her one brother Peter Gallick.
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