John E. Pauley

John Edwin Pauley, 89, of 2060 South Kentucky, Apartment 410, Mason City, passed away Saturday, July 22, at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa, in Mason City. Memorial Services will be held 11:00 AM Tuesday, July 25, 2006, at First Untied Methodist Church, 119 South Georgia Ave., with the Rev. Jo Frahm-Watkins officiating. Inurnment will be held in Elmwood ? St. Joseph?s Cemetery. A Gathering of family and friends will be held from 6:00 ? 8:00 PM at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. John was born on May 24, 1917 in Mason City, the son of Ray E. and Pearl Markham Pauley. He attended school in Mason City and graduated from Mason City High School in 1935, after high school he went to Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa graduating in 1939 with a B. A. in Business. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served in the South Pacific during World War II from 1942-1945. He attained the rank of Major in the Marine Corps Reserve. After returning home, John went to work with his father Ray E. Pauley Company, a sheet dealership in the United States. On January 15, 1947, he married Domini V. Haynes, at the First Christian Church in Mason City. John became President of Ray E. Pauley Company in 1954 and served in the capacity until his retirement in 1984. He and Domini then divided the next 20 years living in Mason City and spending the winters in their home in Naples, Florida. John?s greatest joy was his grandchildren. He loved spending time with them, and never missed an opportunity to participate in their lives. He also was an avid golfer, fisherman and card player. He made 7 holes in one during his golfing career, traveled often to Northern Minnesota and Canada to fish with his buddies, and played cards with a passion at the Mason City Country Club. In his later years, he enjoyed meeting up his morning coffee friends at McDonalds in Mason City to tell stories and solve problems of the world. Before an illness curtailed his activity, John could often be seen on early morning walks throughout Mason City and Naples. During his life John was a member of the elks Club, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Masonic Temple, Rotary International, Mason Coty Country Club, and First United Methodist Church in Mason City, Marine Corps Reserve and the Cornell College Alumni Association. He served as President of the Mason City Builders Exchange and as President and Director of the Sheet Metal Contractors of Iowa. John was an optimistic, outgoing man who had many friends, both young and old, in Mason City and Naples. His sense of humor made him a joy to be around and his love of life was evident throughout his years of life. He will be missed by all those whose lives he touched. He is survived by his wife, Domini and children, John (Jack) E. Pauley, Jr., Lake Oswego, Oregon, Tom (Ave Marie) Pauley, Forest City, Iowa and Tris (John) Hasapopolus, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota. HE also leaves behind his beloved grandchildren, Seth (Samantha) Pauley, Wilmington, Delaware, Greta Pauley, New York City, New York, Gracie Pauley, Lake Oswego, Oregon, Will Hasapopolus and his fiancée Heidi Harapat, of Alexandria, Minnesota, Catherine (Kit) Hasapopolus of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, Callie Hasapopolus of White Bear Lake, Minnesota and Jameson Pauley of Forest City, Iowa. In addition, he is survived by his brother in law, Stanley Haynes and his wife, Alice, of Mason City and many nieces and nephews. John will also be missed by his many friends, both residents and staff, at Kentucky Ridge Assisted Living in Mason City. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ray and Pearl Pauley, Parents-in-law Stanley L. and Vinnie Haynes, brothers Robert Pauley, Harold Pauley, and sisters Ruth (Verne) Redeker, and Catherine (William) Haynes.

Visitation:
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue on July 24, 2006 (map/driving directions) 7:00 AM to 7:00 AM at 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue on July 24, 2006 (map/driving directions)

Service:
11:00 AM at 119 South Georgia on July 25, 2006 (map/driving directions)