Joseph J. Paulus

1890 - 1977  (86 years)

• Name	Joseph J. Paulus  [1]
  Birth	22 Sep 1890	Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Aug 1977	Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA
  Person ID	I3645	Branches and Roots
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family	Mayme B Wegemer,   b. 17 Apr 1892, Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA d. 7 Apr 1981, Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	1 Jun 1920	Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA
  Children	1. Donard Edwin Paulus,   b. 7 Jun 1921, Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA d. 10 May 2008, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Donald Paulus,   b. 7 Jun 1921, Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA d. 10 May 2008, Springfield, Illinois (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F535	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Funeral Mass for Joseph Paulus, 87, of Petoskey, will be held at St. Francis Xavier Church at 10 a.m. Saturday. Fr. Donard Paulus, OFM will officiate and interment will be in St. Francis Cemetery. Mr. Paulus died Wednesday evening at Little Travaverse Division of Northern Michigan Inc., shortly after being admitted. He was born Sept. 22, 1890 in Petoskey. In 1920 he marriedthe former Mayme Wegemer in Petoskey and the couple have lived here ever since. Mr. Paulus was a long time employee at Penn Dixie and was a World War I veteran, serving in the U.S. Army. He was a member of St. Francis Xavier Church; the Knights of Columbus and the Holy Name Society. In addition to his widow, he is survived by two sons, Rev. Fr. Donard Pauluus, OFM of New Lennox, Ill., and Donald Paulus of Petoskey; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one brother, Peter Paulus of Tiffin, Ohio and one sister, Mrs. Regina McGowan of Warren, Ohio. The body is at the Winchester-Hallead Funeral Home in Petoskey where friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday and where a Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. (The Petoskey News Review 25 August 1977) U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Name: Joseph Paulus SSN: 371-10-8575 Last Residence: 49770 Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA BORN: 22 Sep 1890 Died: Aug 1977 State (Year) SSN issued: Michigan (Before 1951) Michigan, Deaths, 1971-1996 Name: Joseph J Paulus Birth Date: 22 Sep 1890 Death Date: 24 Aug 1977 Gender: Male Residence: Petosky, Emmet, Michigan Place of Death: Petosky, Emmet, Michigan Funeral Mass for Joseph Paulus, 87, of Petoskey, will be held at St. Francis Xavier Church at 10 a.m. Saturday. Fr. Donard Paulus, OFM will officiate and interment will be in St. Francis Cemetery. Mr. Paulus died Wednesday evening at Little Travaverse Division of Northern Michigan Inc., shortly after being admitted. He was born Sept. 22, 1890 in Petoskey. In 1920 he marriedthe former Mayme Wegemer in Petoskey and the couple have lived here ever since. Mr. Paulus was a long time employee at Penn Dixie and was a World War I veteran, serving in the U.S. Army. He was a member of St. Francis Xavier Church; the Knights of Columbus and the Holy Name Society. In addition to his widow, he is survived by two sons, Rev. Fr. Donard Pauluus, OFM of New Lennox, Ill., and Donald Paulus of Petoskey; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one brother, Peter Paulus of Tiffin, Ohio and one sister, Mrs. Regina McGowan of Warren, Ohio. The body is at the Winchester-Hallead Funeral Home in Petoskey where friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday and where a Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. (The Petoskey News Review 25 August 1977) U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Name: Joseph Paulus SSN: 371-10-8575 Last Residence: 49770 Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA BORN: 22 Sep 1890 Died: Aug 1977 State (Year) SSN issued: Michigan (Before 1951) Michigan, Deaths, 1971-1996 Name: Joseph J Paulus Birth Date: 22 Sep 1890 Death Date: 24 Aug 1977 Gender: Male Residence: Petosky, Emmet, Michigan Place of Death: Petosky, Emmet, Michigan Funeral Mass for Joseph Paulus, 87, of Petoskey, will be held at St. Francis Xavier Church at 10 a.m. Saturday. Fr. Donard Paulus, OFM will officiate and interment will be in St. Francis Cemetery. Mr. Paulus died Wednesday evening at Little Travaverse Division of Northern Michigan Inc., shortly after being admitted. He was born Sept. 22, 1890 in Petoskey. In 1920 he marriedthe former Mayme Wegemer in Petoskey and the couple have lived here ever since. Mr. Paulus was a long time employee at Penn Dixie and was a World War I veteran, serving in the U.S. Army. He was a member of St. Francis Xavier Church; the Knights of Columbus and the Holy Name Society. In addition to his widow, he is survived by two sons, Rev. Fr. Donard Pauluus, OFM of New Lennox, Ill., and Donald Paulus of Petoskey; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one brother, Peter Paulus of Tiffin, Ohio and one sister, Mrs. Regina McGowan of Warren, Ohio. The body is at the Winchester-Hallead Funeral Home in Petoskey where friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday and where a Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. (The Petoskey News Review 25 August 1977) U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Name: Joseph Paulus SSN: 371-10-8575 Last Residence: 49770 Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA BORN: 22 Sep 1890 Died: Aug 1977 State (Year) SSN issued: Michigan (Before 1951) Michigan, Deaths, 1971-1996 Name: Joseph J Paulus Birth Date: 22 Sep 1890 Death Date: 24 Aug 1977 Gender: Male Residence: Petosky, Emmet, Michigan Place of Death: Petosky, Emmet, Michigan Funeral Mass for Joseph Paulus, 87, of Petoskey, will be held at St. Francis Xavier Church at 10 a.m. Saturday. Fr. Donard Paulus, OFM will officiate and interment will be in St. Francis Cemetery. Mr. Paulus died Wednesday evening at Little Travaverse Division of Northern Michigan Inc., shortly after being admitted. He was born Sept. 22, 1890 in Petoskey. In 1920 he marriedthe former Mayme Wegemer in Petoskey and the couple have lived here ever since. Mr. Paulus was a long time employee at Penn Dixie and was a World War I veteran, serving in the U.S. Army. He was a member of St. Francis Xavier Church; the Knights of Columbus and the Holy Name Society. In addition to his widow, he is survived by two sons, Rev. Fr. Donard Pauluus, OFM of New Lennox, Ill., and Donald Paulus of Petoskey; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one brother, Peter Paulus of Tiffin, Ohio and one sister, Mrs. Regina McGowan of Warren, Ohio. The body is at the Winchester-Hallead Funeral Home in Petoskey where friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday and where a Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. (The Petoskey News Review 25 August 1977) U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Name: Joseph Paulus SSN: 371-10-8575 Last Residence: 49770 Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA BORN: 22 Sep 1890 Died: Aug 1977 State (Year) SSN issued: Michigan (Before 1951) Michigan, Deaths, 1971-1996 Name: Joseph J Paulus Birth Date: 22 Sep 1890 Death Date: 24 Aug 1977 Gender: Male Residence: Petosky, Emmet, Michigan Place of Death: Petosky, Emmet, Michigan

  
  

• Sources

  [S248] Staff, Petoskey News-Review: Obituaries, (Name: Petoskey News-Review; Location: Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, United States;), Sister Callista [Wegemer, Agnes]. Sister Callista Rites Are Held Sister M. Callista, 75, the former Agnes Wegemer of Petoskey, died in St. Louis, Mo. recently following a long illness. Her brother, Norbert, and her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Paulus of Petoskey, have returned from St. Louis where they attended the services. Sister Callista was a native of Petoskey and attended St. Francis school and church here, most of her life as a St. Joseph Sister was spent in St. Theresa College, Kansas City, where she taught music and painting. Other survivors include a brother, Fr. Ludger Wegemer, OFM, of Cleveland and two sisters, Sister M. Regis and Sister M. Emily of Manitowoc, and a nephew, Fr. Donnard Paulus, OFM, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Paulus. Petoskey News-Review: 19JAN1965 HFA: 11OCT2023