OBITUARY: Thomas Kerner Paulson, 1893-1971, Mitchell County, Iowa




                        Thomas Kerner Paulson

Thomas K. Paulson, 78, died at St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital in Mason City,
Iowa, on November 9, 1971, following a short illness.  Funeral services
were held Saturday, November 13 at Rock Creek Lutheran Church.  Rev.
Donald L. Berg was in charge of the service.  Burial was made in the
Rock Creek Lutheran cemetery.  The Sheckler Funeral Home of Nora Springs
was in charge of the arrangements.

Thomas Kerner Paulson was born on June 1, 1893 in West Cedar Township,
Mitchell County, Iowa, to Gjert and Anna Dardahl Paulson.  He was baptized
and later confirmed his Christian faith at the Rock Creek Lutheran Church,
where he remained a life-long member.

He was educated in the rural schools of Mitchell County and lived most of
his life in the area where he was born, farming until his retirement and
movement to Nora Springs, where he lived for the last dozen years.

His parents; two brothers, Gustav and Herman; one half-brother, Knute
Paulson; and two half-sisters: Mrs. David Gates and Mrs. Henry Espseth
preceded him in death.

Two sisters survive him: Mrs. Alma Gast, of Osage, and Mrs. Birdie Huebner,
of Plymouth, plus many nieces and nephews.




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