Memorial services for Allen C. Paulson will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday December 4, 2016 at United Methodist Church in Ellendale, MN. Pastor Randy Cirksena will officiate. Visitation will be held from 1-3 p.m. prior to the service at church.
Allen was born December 14, 1937 to parents Ivan and Mabel (Nelson) Paulson in Bath Township, Freeborn County. He was raised in Clarks Grove and attended the Clarks Grove Baptist Church. Allen graduated in 1955 from Albert Lea High School.
On April 7, 1962 Allen married Mildred E. Crabtree at the United Methodist Church in Ellendale. Together, they raised three children.
After graduation, Al went to Hanson Auto trade school in Fargo, ND, and returned home to work with his family to haul milk for Clarks Grove Creamery. He then went on to Mankato State University, earning his Bachelor’s degree in education in 1970. He taught Industrial Arts in Elkton for two years before purchasing the Our Own Hardware store in Ellendale which he ran until 1978. After selling the store, Al moved his family to Aitkin where he ran his own trucking business and later worked as a cashier at Grand Casino. In 1995 Al and Millie moved back to Ellendale where he worked as a truck driver for various local firms and as a bus driver for the NRHEG school district.
In his younger years, Al was on the Ellendale Fire Department and EMT squad. He was a member of the Ellendale Lions Club, Clarks Grove Heritage Society, and Ellendale United Methodist Church. He and Millie were members of the Grapevine Twist Square Dance Club in Albert Lea for many years as well. Al’s favorite pastimes included gardening, woodworking, metalworking, and he was an avid reader.
Allen C. Paulson passed away peacefully on Friday, November 25, 2016 surrounded by his family at the Owatonna Hospital. He was 78 years old.
He will be greatly missed by his wife, Millie; sons, Peter (Stephanie Kibler) Paulson, Parke (Sharon) Paulson; 11 grandchildren; sister, Marlene Otterson; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Shirley Paulson, Allie Larson, Becky Larson, Kathy and Jeff Wayne, Bob and Leah Crabtree, as well as many nieces and nephews.
Al was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Peggy Paulson-Radjenovich; brother, Jim Paulson; brothers-in-law, Rolf Otterson, Dennis Larson, Allen Larson, and two nephews.