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Edgar August Paulsen

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Edgar August Paulsen

Birth
New Holstein, Calumet County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
11 Nov 1955 (aged 64)
Kiel, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Kiel, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
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Mr. Paulsen was an active member of the American Legion, attending many state and national conventions. He held many offices in the local post, of which he was a charter member.
He was born December 26, 1891, at New Holstein, only son of the late Mr. and Mrs. August A. Paulsen. He attended the district schools and was graduated from the Kiel high school in 1909. He later attended Ripon College and the University of Wisconsin.
At the outbreak of World War I he enlisted in the U. S. Army and on his return from service joined his father in the hardware business in Kiel.
In 1923 he was named secretary of the Kiel Chamber of Commerce and later located at Stevens Point, where he was also secretary of the Chamber of Commerce of that city.
Returning to Kiel, he was employed in recent years as a salesman for plumbing and heating firms in Wisconsin.
Only survivor is his wife, the former Irma Schubert of Kiel, whom he married June 16, 1921. Mrs. Paulsen retired this year as president of the American Legion Auxiliary of Wisconsin.
No newspaper named, November 11, 1955

Mr. Paulsen was an active member of the American Legion, attending many state and national conventions. He held many offices in the local post, of which he was a charter member.
He was born December 26, 1891, at New Holstein, only son of the late Mr. and Mrs. August A. Paulsen. He attended the district schools and was graduated from the Kiel high school in 1909. He later attended Ripon College and the University of Wisconsin.
At the outbreak of World War I he enlisted in the U. S. Army and on his return from service joined his father in the hardware business in Kiel.
In 1923 he was named secretary of the Kiel Chamber of Commerce and later located at Stevens Point, where he was also secretary of the Chamber of Commerce of that city.
Returning to Kiel, he was employed in recent years as a salesman for plumbing and heating firms in Wisconsin.
Only survivor is his wife, the former Irma Schubert of Kiel, whom he married June 16, 1921. Mrs. Paulsen retired this year as president of the American Legion Auxiliary of Wisconsin.
No newspaper named, November 11, 1955



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