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Dorothy Paulson
DOROTHY PAULSON
East Dubuque, Ill.
Dorothy Marie Paulson, 78, of East Dubuque, Ill., formerly of Bemidji, Minn., passed away at 9:55 p.m. Monday, March 28, 2016, at Stonehill Care Center, Dubuque, Iowa. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 4, at St. Mary's Church in East Dubuque, with Father Dean Smith officiating. Burial will be in East Dubuque Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Miller Funeral Home in East Dubuque, where the parish rosary will be recited at 12:30 p.m.
Dorothy was born the sixth of 11 children on June 11, 1937, in Bemidji, Minn., daughter of Frank and Clara (Christianson) Brennan. She married Lynn Paulson on Feb. 8, 1958, in Fosston, Minn.
Dorothy raised three children and worked several jobs through the years, from soda jerk in Bemidji to a cutter at Rite-Hite in Dubuque from where she retired.
She loved her job and many friends from Rite-Hite. Dorothy enjoyed the river, camping and traveling. After they retired, she and Lynn spent the winter months in Los Fresnos, Texas, and on the beach in South Padre Island. She liked to stay busy and volunteered at St. Mary's Catholic School and Church.
Surviving are two sons, Dean A. (Becky) Paulson of Anamosa and Randall L. Paulson of Asheville, N.C.; a daughter, Carol M. (Doug Schneider) King of East Dubuque; her special friend, Pamela Paulson; five grandchildren, Clayton (Ashley) Paulson and Keith (Ashley) Paulson, Tanya M. (Hunter) King-Floyd and Shannon and Scott Paulson; 14 great-grand-children; three stepgrand-children, Heather (Toby) Heiken, Rachael Bauer and Jim (Sara) Bauer; two brothers, John (Kay) Brennan and Clair (Bernie) Brennan, six sisters, Louise Mulvaney, Margaret Roberts, Roberta (Ronnie) Werstlein, Alvena Dybsand, Clara (Gene) Manecke and Jamie (Bill) Cassavant; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lynn; her parents, Frank and Clara; her brother, Frank (Marlene) Brennan; a sister, Ellen (Dale) Brule; and her sister-in-law and dear friend, Lila Neumann.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.millerfhed.com.
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