Pauline E. Eisenhauer

A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, September 3, 2016, with Reverend Brad Devries officiating at the First Congregational Church, Buffalo Center. Visitation will be held from 1-3 p.m. before the service also at the church. Inurnment will take place in Graceland Cemetery, Buffalo Center. Pauline Edna Eisenhauer, the daughter of William (Gertie Janssen) Boehm, was born in rural Lakota, Iowa on May 5, 1924. She attended country school in the Lakota area through the eighth grade. Pauline was married to Harold August Eisenhauer in Santa Ana, CA, on July 3, 1943. While in California Pauline worked in an airplane factory as a riveter. When Harold was deployed overseas, Pauline moved back to Mason City to be closer to family and worked in a restaurant. When Harold returned from the war they moved back to Buffalo Center. She kept busy helping her husband on the farm, being a mother and doing interior painting and putting up wallpaper for local residents. She even traveled to South Carolina to paint for her brother. She was an incredible woman with a quick wit and heart of gold. She possessed an unprecedented work ethic and drive to serve others. Pauli...[more]

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was a selfless woman, kind, considerate, compassionate, generous, open handed, the hardest working person who was never afraid of any kind of work and the glue that held the family together. Pauline was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, a member and deaconess for the First Congregational Church in Buffalo Center and the Woman’s Fellowship. Pauline E. Eisenhauer of Buffalo Center, died, Saturday, August 27, 2016, at Timely Mission Nursing Home, Buffalo Center at the age of 92. She is survived by her children, Royce (Carolyn) Eisenhauer of Kennedy, NY, Sharon (John) Giesman of Buffalo Center, IA, Rodney (Linda) Eisenhauer of Appleton, WI, Steven (Suzanne) Eisenhauer of Leroy, MN, Bruce (Chris) Eisenhauer of Greeley, CO; grandchildren, Jeffrey (Vanessa) Giesman, Amy (Ryan) Long, David Eisenhauer, Edward Giesman, Eric (Susan) Eisenhauer, Tina (Jason) Kozisek, grand-daughter-in-law, Rana Eisenhauer, Tara (Ryan) Nelson, Cynthia (Ben) Dontje, and Samantha Eisenhauer; great-grandchildren, Kylie Giesman, Frank Long, Stella Long, Louie Long, Hayes Eisenhauer, Henry Eisenhauer, Nora Eisenhauer, August Kozisek, Anastazia Kozisek, Brock Eisenhauer, Calvin Nelson, Margaret Nelson, Nicholas Dontje, Jenna Dontje, and Amanda Dontje; siblings, Fred Boehm of WI, Otto (Dorothy) Boehm of Buffalo Center, Rosie (Harvey) Nerdig of Buffalo Center, John Boehm of IL, Robert (Gracile) Boehm of MI, sisters-in-law, Elaine Boehm of Buffalo Center and JoAnn Boehm of SC; half-sister, Carole Schmidt of CO, as well as many other family and friends. Pauline was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Harold Eisenhauer in 2002; grandson, Adam Eisenhauer; brothers, Carl (Gretchen) Boehm, George Boehm and Dennis Boehm; sister, Irene (Ed) Winter; sisters-in-law, Jean Boehm and Juanita Boehm, brother-in-law, Don Schmidt and her father and mother-in-law, August (Helen) Eisenhauer.