Paul Wille
November 24, 1918 - October 25, 2012
Garnavillo, Iowa
Memorial Service: Friday 10:00 A.M. November 02, 2012 at St. Joseph Catholic Church Garnavilllo, Iowa
Visitation: Thursday 4:00 - 7:00 P.M. November 01, 2012 at the Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home Garnavillo, Iowa and one hour before service at church
Interment: St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Garnavillo, Iowa
Paul Wille, 93, of Garnavillo, died peacefully in the company of family, on Oct. 25th, 2012 at the Guttenberg Hospital. Due to illness, Paul had recently moved from Tower Living back to his home in the care of his family. He was able to enjoy his family and friends up until two days before he passed. Paul was born on November 24, 1918, son of Regina (Schaefers) and William Wille. He grew up on farms near Guttenberg and Garnavillo and attended Guttenberg and Garnavillo Catholic schools. During World War II Paul served in the Army in the Pacific and Europe. He married Vergil (Ve) Cook on Feb. 26, 1946 and they had four children. Paul and Ve loved traveling and, particularly after he retired, they traveled to many parts of the U.S. and abroad, often in company of friends and family members. Paul loved his profession as a bricklayer and stone mason, first learning the craft by working with his father and later attending bricklayer's school at Ames, Ia. He enjoyed teaching those skills as well. Early in his career he worked for Peterson Construction of Garnavillo, and later he worked many years for Seedorff Masonry of Strawberry Point. Paul served as foreman on numerous large projects. These included Finley and Mercy Hospitals in Dubuque, the hospital at Anamosa, the Garnavillo High School, various schools, post offices, commercial buildings, stonework at Pikes Peak State Park, and many others. The Nativity Church in Dubuque, where he came up with a way to construct a wall of brick angels, was one of the jobs he was most proud of. Paul was in demand for many private jobs building and repairing walls, foundations and chimneys. He did masonry work on many homes, farm buildings and commercial buildings in northeast Iowa. He was well known for his special skills at building stone fireplaces. After his retirement he continued to do private projects and once served as consultant at the University of Kansas at St. Lawrence where problems had arisen that needed his special skills.
He also served as a volunteer foreman on several homes sponsored by Habitat for Humanity in Minneapolis. Whenever people in the county ran into problems with do-it -yourself masonry projects they often called in Paul who was always happy to help. Paul was active in community service and organizations. He was a lifelong member of the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Garnavillo and the Knights of Columbus and a member of the American Legion. He served on the Garnavillo School Board for a number of years. He and Ve were among the founding members of the Clayton County Association for Retarded Citizens. Paul was also a charter member of the Guttenberg Community Golf Course where he continued to golf until age 92 at which time he admitted he wasn't much of a golfer anymore, but he still enjoyed getting out on the course. He was an avid card player since childhood, playing (and winning) his final game of Euchre with family members only days before he passed.
November 24, 1918 - October 25, 2012
Garnavillo, Iowa
Memorial Service: Friday 10:00 A.M. November 02, 2012 at St. Joseph Catholic Church Garnavilllo, Iowa
Visitation: Thursday 4:00 - 7:00 P.M. November 01, 2012 at the Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home Garnavillo, Iowa and one hour before service at church
Interment: St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Garnavillo, Iowa
Paul Wille, 93, of Garnavillo, died peacefully in the company of family, on Oct. 25th, 2012 at the Guttenberg Hospital. Due to illness, Paul had recently moved from Tower Living back to his home in the care of his family. He was able to enjoy his family and friends up until two days before he passed. Paul was born on November 24, 1918, son of Regina (Schaefers) and William Wille. He grew up on farms near Guttenberg and Garnavillo and attended Guttenberg and Garnavillo Catholic schools. During World War II Paul served in the Army in the Pacific and Europe. He married Vergil (Ve) Cook on Feb. 26, 1946 and they had four children. Paul and Ve loved traveling and, particularly after he retired, they traveled to many parts of the U.S. and abroad, often in company of friends and family members. Paul loved his profession as a bricklayer and stone mason, first learning the craft by working with his father and later attending bricklayer's school at Ames, Ia. He enjoyed teaching those skills as well. Early in his career he worked for Peterson Construction of Garnavillo, and later he worked many years for Seedorff Masonry of Strawberry Point. Paul served as foreman on numerous large projects. These included Finley and Mercy Hospitals in Dubuque, the hospital at Anamosa, the Garnavillo High School, various schools, post offices, commercial buildings, stonework at Pikes Peak State Park, and many others. The Nativity Church in Dubuque, where he came up with a way to construct a wall of brick angels, was one of the jobs he was most proud of. Paul was in demand for many private jobs building and repairing walls, foundations and chimneys. He did masonry work on many homes, farm buildings and commercial buildings in northeast Iowa. He was well known for his special skills at building stone fireplaces. After his retirement he continued to do private projects and once served as consultant at the University of Kansas at St. Lawrence where problems had arisen that needed his special skills.
He also served as a volunteer foreman on several homes sponsored by Habitat for Humanity in Minneapolis. Whenever people in the county ran into problems with do-it -yourself masonry projects they often called in Paul who was always happy to help. Paul was active in community service and organizations. He was a lifelong member of the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Garnavillo and the Knights of Columbus and a member of the American Legion. He served on the Garnavillo School Board for a number of years. He and Ve were among the founding members of the Clayton County Association for Retarded Citizens. Paul was also a charter member of the Guttenberg Community Golf Course where he continued to golf until age 92 at which time he admitted he wasn't much of a golfer anymore, but he still enjoyed getting out on the course. He was an avid card player since childhood, playing (and winning) his final game of Euchre with family members only days before he passed.
Paul Wille
November 24, 1918 - October 25, 2012
Garnavillo, Iowa
Memorial Service: Friday 10:00 A.M. November 02, 2012 at St. Joseph Catholic Church Garnavilllo, Iowa
Visitation: Thursday 4:00 - 7:00 P.M. November 01, 2012 at the Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home Garnavillo, Iowa and one hour before service at church
Interment: St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Garnavillo, Iowa
Paul Wille, 93, of Garnavillo, died peacefully in the company of family, on Oct. 25th, 2012 at the Guttenberg Hospital. Due to illness, Paul had recently moved from Tower Living back to his home in the care of his family. He was able to enjoy his family and friends up until two days before he passed. Paul was born on November 24, 1918, son of Regina (Schaefers) and William Wille. He grew up on farms near Guttenberg and Garnavillo and attended Guttenberg and Garnavillo Catholic schools. During World War II Paul served in the Army in the Pacific and Europe. He married Vergil (Ve) Cook on Feb. 26, 1946 and they had four children. Paul and Ve loved traveling and, particularly after he retired, they traveled to many parts of the U.S. and abroad, often in company of friends and family members. Paul loved his profession as a bricklayer and stone mason, first learning the craft by working with his father and later attending bricklayer's school at Ames, Ia. He enjoyed teaching those skills as well. Early in his career he worked for Peterson Construction of Garnavillo, and later he worked many years for Seedorff Masonry of Strawberry Point. Paul served as foreman on numerous large projects. These included Finley and Mercy Hospitals in Dubuque, the hospital at Anamosa, the Garnavillo High School, various schools, post offices, commercial buildings, stonework at Pikes Peak State Park, and many others. The Nativity Church in Dubuque, where he came up with a way to construct a wall of brick angels, was one of the jobs he was most proud of. Paul was in demand for many private jobs building and repairing walls, foundations and chimneys. He did masonry work on many homes, farm buildings and commercial buildings in northeast Iowa. He was well known for his special skills at building stone fireplaces. After his retirement he continued to do private projects and once served as consultant at the University of Kansas at St. Lawrence where problems had arisen that needed his special skills.
He also served as a volunteer foreman on several homes sponsored by Habitat for Humanity in Minneapolis. Whenever people in the county ran into problems with do-it -yourself masonry projects they often called in Paul who was always happy to help. Paul was active in community service and organizations. He was a lifelong member of the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Garnavillo and the Knights of Columbus and a member of the American Legion. He served on the Garnavillo School Board for a number of years. He and Ve were among the founding members of the Clayton County Association for Retarded Citizens. Paul was also a charter member of the Guttenberg Community Golf Course where he continued to golf until age 92 at which time he admitted he wasn't much of a golfer anymore, but he still enjoyed getting out on the course. He was an avid card player since childhood, playing (and winning) his final game of Euchre with family members only days before he passed.
November 24, 1918 - October 25, 2012
Garnavillo, Iowa
Memorial Service: Friday 10:00 A.M. November 02, 2012 at St. Joseph Catholic Church Garnavilllo, Iowa
Visitation: Thursday 4:00 - 7:00 P.M. November 01, 2012 at the Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home Garnavillo, Iowa and one hour before service at church
Interment: St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Garnavillo, Iowa
Paul Wille, 93, of Garnavillo, died peacefully in the company of family, on Oct. 25th, 2012 at the Guttenberg Hospital. Due to illness, Paul had recently moved from Tower Living back to his home in the care of his family. He was able to enjoy his family and friends up until two days before he passed. Paul was born on November 24, 1918, son of Regina (Schaefers) and William Wille. He grew up on farms near Guttenberg and Garnavillo and attended Guttenberg and Garnavillo Catholic schools. During World War II Paul served in the Army in the Pacific and Europe. He married Vergil (Ve) Cook on Feb. 26, 1946 and they had four children. Paul and Ve loved traveling and, particularly after he retired, they traveled to many parts of the U.S. and abroad, often in company of friends and family members. Paul loved his profession as a bricklayer and stone mason, first learning the craft by working with his father and later attending bricklayer's school at Ames, Ia. He enjoyed teaching those skills as well. Early in his career he worked for Peterson Construction of Garnavillo, and later he worked many years for Seedorff Masonry of Strawberry Point. Paul served as foreman on numerous large projects. These included Finley and Mercy Hospitals in Dubuque, the hospital at Anamosa, the Garnavillo High School, various schools, post offices, commercial buildings, stonework at Pikes Peak State Park, and many others. The Nativity Church in Dubuque, where he came up with a way to construct a wall of brick angels, was one of the jobs he was most proud of. Paul was in demand for many private jobs building and repairing walls, foundations and chimneys. He did masonry work on many homes, farm buildings and commercial buildings in northeast Iowa. He was well known for his special skills at building stone fireplaces. After his retirement he continued to do private projects and once served as consultant at the University of Kansas at St. Lawrence where problems had arisen that needed his special skills.
He also served as a volunteer foreman on several homes sponsored by Habitat for Humanity in Minneapolis. Whenever people in the county ran into problems with do-it -yourself masonry projects they often called in Paul who was always happy to help. Paul was active in community service and organizations. He was a lifelong member of the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Garnavillo and the Knights of Columbus and a member of the American Legion. He served on the Garnavillo School Board for a number of years. He and Ve were among the founding members of the Clayton County Association for Retarded Citizens. Paul was also a charter member of the Guttenberg Community Golf Course where he continued to golf until age 92 at which time he admitted he wasn't much of a golfer anymore, but he still enjoyed getting out on the course. He was an avid card player since childhood, playing (and winning) his final game of Euchre with family members only days before he passed.
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