Services for Fred Paulsen are at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 27, in United Methodist Church, Luverne. The Rev. Bart Fletcher will officiate. Visitation is from 2 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, April 26, at Roste Funeral Home in Hills with the family present from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery, Luverne.
Fred Paulsen, 93, Hills, died Sunday, April 21, 2002, in Tuff Memorial Home, Hills.
Fred Nels Paulsen was born to Otto A. and Kate (Mortensen) Paulsen on May 1, 1908, near Steen. He attended elementary school in Steen and one year of high school in Hills. After his education he farmed with his father and brother, John, for two years.
He married Laura M. Aukes on June 10, 1928, at the Pleasant View parsonage with the Rev. Oscar Munson officiating. Following their marriage they farmed northwest of Steen for 25 years before moving to Hills in 1955.
While living near Steen Mr. Paulsen was a member of the Steen E.U.B. Church where he served on the board. He also served on the Steen School Board. After the E.U.B. Church closed the Paulsens became members of the United Methodist Church in Luverne.
Mr. Paulsen worked as a school custodian and bus driver for the Hills School District for 20 years. After retiring from the school he continued working as a custodian at the I-90 rest stop. In 1988 he retired at the age of 80. In his free time he volunteered his services to the Rock County Nutrition Board where he served a term as president. He enjoyed fishing and hunting deer in northern Minnesota with his family.
In August 1997 Mr. Paulsen became a resident of Tuff Memorial Home. He had suffered from the effects of AlzheimerÕs disease for the past several years.
Survivors include his wife, Laura Paulsen, Hills; one son and daughter-in-law, Melvin and JoAnn Paulsen, Steen; two daughters and sons-in-law, Donna and Wayne Randall, Long Prairie, and Shirley and Gilbert Longnecker, Mt. Dora, Fla.; seven grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Mr. Paulsen was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, John, one sister, Mary Moser Jessen, one infant sister and one grandson, Jeff Longnecker.
Roste Funeral Home, Hills, was in charge of arrangements.