Residence: Monticello, Indiana
Died: Saturday, November 23, 2019
Location: 8:42 p.m. at his home with his family by his side
 
 
Age: 85
Date of Birth: Thursday, February 01, 1934
Birth place: Perrysburg, Ohio

Branch: Navy

 
Father: Leo J. Pauken
 
Mother: Hazel M. ( Schwab ) Pauken
 
Marital Status: Widowed
Resided in: Don had lived in the Monticello, Indiana, area since 2003.
Funeral Date: Friday, November 29, 2019
Funeral Location: 10:00 a.m., Friday, November 29, 2019, Memorial Funeral Mass will be at the St. Joseph Catholic Church of Reynolds, Indiana
Clergy: Father John Cummings of the St. Joseph Catholic Church of Reynolds, Indiana.
Burial will take place:
Full Military Rites by the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard of Monticello, Indiana, will be at the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in rural Reynolds, Indiana.
Visitation will be:
No Visitation is Scheduled. Memorial Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, November 29, 2019, at the St. Joseph Catholic Church of Reynolds, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Don was a 1952 graduate of Maumee High School of Maumee, Ohio. Then in 1956, he graduated from Purdue University of West Lafayette, Indiana, with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, and was commissioned as a Naval Reserve Officer. He served on active duty aboard the USS Glacier in Antarctica on Operation Deep Freeze II. In industry Don, became a registered professional engineer and specialized in the fluid power area. Before retiring, Don, became an assistant professor at Purdue University Teaching Fluid Power in the Mechanical Engineering Department. Don greatly enjoyed his family, the outdoors, camping, hunting, and fishing.
Special Services: Full Military Rites by the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard of Monticello, Indiana, will be at the St. Joseph Catholic Cemtery in rural Reynolds, Indiana.
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the wishes of the Donor. Envelopes will be available at the St. Joseph Catholic Church of Reynolds, Indiana
Marriage Information: On June 15, 1957, he married his high school sweetheart, Elizabeth E. "Bette" Heath, in Maumee, Ohio, she passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2011.
Survivors include:
Six (6) Children, Teresa E. "Terri" (husband John) Raines of Monticello, Indiana, Lee E. (wife Colleen) Pauken of Kendallville, Indiana, D. Scott (wife Sabrina) Pauken of Mason, Ohio, Julia R. "Jill" Morgan of Florahome, Florida, Jennifer K. Pauken of Bloomington/Normal, Illinois, and Michael H. "Mike" (wife Debbie) Pauken of Bloomington/Normal, Illinois; Eleven (11) Grandchildren; Eleven (11) Great Grandchildren; Sister, Leona T. "Sis" Haas of Longwood, Florida; Brother, Charles D. "Teed" (wife Jayne) Pauken of Maumee, Ohio; Several Nieces, Nephews, Great Nieces, Great Nephews, Cousins, and Friends.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Leo J. and Hazel M. (Schwab) Pauken; Wife, Elizabeth E. "Bette" (Heath) Pauken; Two (2) Brothers, Norman J. Pauken, andJoseph C. Pauken; Sister, Joanne R. Hogan; Granddaughter, Jessica Mock; Brother-In-Law, William "Bill" Haas.
Arrangements by:
Miller-Roscka Funeral Home