Paul A. Flynn, Age 94, passed away peacefully on December 19, 2017.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 A.M. Friday, January 5, 2018 at Cathedral of the Epiphany Parish, St. Joseph Worship Site-703 W. 7th Street Sioux City, IA 51103. Visitation with the family present will be from 6-8 P.M. and a Vigil service at 7:00 P.M. Thursday, January 4, 2018 at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel. Burial with Military Honors will be at Calvary Cemetery.
Paul was a WWII Navy veteran leaving High School early to enlist shortly after Pearl Harbor and serving on submarines in the South Pacific, a remote area of the world he loved and would return to later in his life. After the war he graduated from Michigan State University and later obtained a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Pennsylvania Fels Institute in Philadelphia. He began a long career as a City Manager starting in Norway, MI and which took him and his family across the country working in the cities of Upper Marion, PA, Portage, MI, Sandusky OH, Santa Monica, CA, East Providence, RI, Joliet, IL, Aurora, CO, East Detroit, MI, and Sioux City, IA. Paul was City Manager in Sioux City from 1978 to 1984.
He was born on October 9, 1923 in Chicago and remained a lifelong fan of that city’s south side sports teams including the White Sox and especially the Blackhawks. He began running at the age of 50, after joining the Barington, RI YMCA. Running and going to the YMCA soon became his daily passion he successfully completed several marathons including the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington DC. He also served on the Greater Siouxland YMCA board for many years. He was dog lover his entire life and was especially fond of basset hounds. He greatly enjoyed traveling with Marion and together they saw much of the world. In 1987 he fulfilled a long time dream by returning to the South Pacific serving as Budget and Finance Officer in American Samoa for 3 years. He was an avid story teller with many of his tales based on his extensive travels.
Paul was a long time member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church serving as an usher and helping with funding raising activities.
Paul is survived by his children: Paul, Patrice, and Timothy; his 10 grandchildren; Lauren, Natalie, Katie, Drew, Tina, Spenser, Mathew, Tamara, Megan, and Brody; and great grandchildren Joe and Kaylee.
Paul was preceded in death by his loving wife of 45 years, Marion Donahue along with his parents Francis and Anthony Flynn, his brother Tony and his eldest child Tracy (deceased in 2015).
[Courtesy: Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel; Sioux City, IA]
A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 A.M. Friday, January 5, 2018 at Cathedral of the Epiphany Parish, St. Joseph Worship Site-703 W. 7th Street Sioux City, IA 51103. Visitation with the family present will be from 6-8 P.M. and a Vigil service at 7:00 P.M. Thursday, January 4, 2018 at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel. Burial with Military Honors will be at Calvary Cemetery.
Paul was a WWII Navy veteran leaving High School early to enlist shortly after Pearl Harbor and serving on submarines in the South Pacific, a remote area of the world he loved and would return to later in his life. After the war he graduated from Michigan State University and later obtained a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Pennsylvania Fels Institute in Philadelphia. He began a long career as a City Manager starting in Norway, MI and which took him and his family across the country working in the cities of Upper Marion, PA, Portage, MI, Sandusky OH, Santa Monica, CA, East Providence, RI, Joliet, IL, Aurora, CO, East Detroit, MI, and Sioux City, IA. Paul was City Manager in Sioux City from 1978 to 1984.
He was born on October 9, 1923 in Chicago and remained a lifelong fan of that city’s south side sports teams including the White Sox and especially the Blackhawks. He began running at the age of 50, after joining the Barington, RI YMCA. Running and going to the YMCA soon became his daily passion he successfully completed several marathons including the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington DC. He also served on the Greater Siouxland YMCA board for many years. He was dog lover his entire life and was especially fond of basset hounds. He greatly enjoyed traveling with Marion and together they saw much of the world. In 1987 he fulfilled a long time dream by returning to the South Pacific serving as Budget and Finance Officer in American Samoa for 3 years. He was an avid story teller with many of his tales based on his extensive travels.
Paul was a long time member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church serving as an usher and helping with funding raising activities.
Paul is survived by his children: Paul, Patrice, and Timothy; his 10 grandchildren; Lauren, Natalie, Katie, Drew, Tina, Spenser, Mathew, Tamara, Megan, and Brody; and great grandchildren Joe and Kaylee.
Paul was preceded in death by his loving wife of 45 years, Marion Donahue along with his parents Francis and Anthony Flynn, his brother Tony and his eldest child Tracy (deceased in 2015).
[Courtesy: Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel; Sioux City, IA]
Paul A. Flynn, Age 94, passed away peacefully on December 19, 2017.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 A.M. Friday, January 5, 2018 at Cathedral of the Epiphany Parish, St. Joseph Worship Site-703 W. 7th Street Sioux City, IA 51103. Visitation with the family present will be from 6-8 P.M. and a Vigil service at 7:00 P.M. Thursday, January 4, 2018 at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel. Burial with Military Honors will be at Calvary Cemetery.
Paul was a WWII Navy veteran leaving High School early to enlist shortly after Pearl Harbor and serving on submarines in the South Pacific, a remote area of the world he loved and would return to later in his life. After the war he graduated from Michigan State University and later obtained a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Pennsylvania Fels Institute in Philadelphia. He began a long career as a City Manager starting in Norway, MI and which took him and his family across the country working in the cities of Upper Marion, PA, Portage, MI, Sandusky OH, Santa Monica, CA, East Providence, RI, Joliet, IL, Aurora, CO, East Detroit, MI, and Sioux City, IA. Paul was City Manager in Sioux City from 1978 to 1984.
He was born on October 9, 1923 in Chicago and remained a lifelong fan of that city’s south side sports teams including the White Sox and especially the Blackhawks. He began running at the age of 50, after joining the Barington, RI YMCA. Running and going to the YMCA soon became his daily passion he successfully completed several marathons including the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington DC. He also served on the Greater Siouxland YMCA board for many years. He was dog lover his entire life and was especially fond of basset hounds. He greatly enjoyed traveling with Marion and together they saw much of the world. In 1987 he fulfilled a long time dream by returning to the South Pacific serving as Budget and Finance Officer in American Samoa for 3 years. He was an avid story teller with many of his tales based on his extensive travels.
Paul was a long time member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church serving as an usher and helping with funding raising activities.
Paul is survived by his children: Paul, Patrice, and Timothy; his 10 grandchildren; Lauren, Natalie, Katie, Drew, Tina, Spenser, Mathew, Tamara, Megan, and Brody; and great grandchildren Joe and Kaylee.
Paul was preceded in death by his loving wife of 45 years, Marion Donahue along with his parents Francis and Anthony Flynn, his brother Tony and his eldest child Tracy (deceased in 2015).
[Courtesy: Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel; Sioux City, IA]
A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 A.M. Friday, January 5, 2018 at Cathedral of the Epiphany Parish, St. Joseph Worship Site-703 W. 7th Street Sioux City, IA 51103. Visitation with the family present will be from 6-8 P.M. and a Vigil service at 7:00 P.M. Thursday, January 4, 2018 at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel. Burial with Military Honors will be at Calvary Cemetery.
Paul was a WWII Navy veteran leaving High School early to enlist shortly after Pearl Harbor and serving on submarines in the South Pacific, a remote area of the world he loved and would return to later in his life. After the war he graduated from Michigan State University and later obtained a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Pennsylvania Fels Institute in Philadelphia. He began a long career as a City Manager starting in Norway, MI and which took him and his family across the country working in the cities of Upper Marion, PA, Portage, MI, Sandusky OH, Santa Monica, CA, East Providence, RI, Joliet, IL, Aurora, CO, East Detroit, MI, and Sioux City, IA. Paul was City Manager in Sioux City from 1978 to 1984.
He was born on October 9, 1923 in Chicago and remained a lifelong fan of that city’s south side sports teams including the White Sox and especially the Blackhawks. He began running at the age of 50, after joining the Barington, RI YMCA. Running and going to the YMCA soon became his daily passion he successfully completed several marathons including the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington DC. He also served on the Greater Siouxland YMCA board for many years. He was dog lover his entire life and was especially fond of basset hounds. He greatly enjoyed traveling with Marion and together they saw much of the world. In 1987 he fulfilled a long time dream by returning to the South Pacific serving as Budget and Finance Officer in American Samoa for 3 years. He was an avid story teller with many of his tales based on his extensive travels.
Paul was a long time member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church serving as an usher and helping with funding raising activities.
Paul is survived by his children: Paul, Patrice, and Timothy; his 10 grandchildren; Lauren, Natalie, Katie, Drew, Tina, Spenser, Mathew, Tamara, Megan, and Brody; and great grandchildren Joe and Kaylee.
Paul was preceded in death by his loving wife of 45 years, Marion Donahue along with his parents Francis and Anthony Flynn, his brother Tony and his eldest child Tracy (deceased in 2015).
[Courtesy: Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel; Sioux City, IA]
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