Paula Ann Wilson

Paula Ann Wilson, 78, of Colfax, died on Thursday, April 30, 2020, at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. The family will hold a private funeral service at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Colfax, with burial at Colfax Cemetery, due to group gathering restrictions at this time. Memorials may be directed to the Backpack Fund for Colfax-Mingo students. Please leave condolences for the family at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com. Paula was the daughter of Gino and Katherine (Radosevich) Fiori, born on April 29, 1942, in Des Moines. She graduated from St. Joseph Academy in Des Moines (the school later merged with Dowling Catholic High School). On May 2, 1964, Paula married Harold "Bud" Wilson. She worked at Northwestern Bell as a telephone operator until 1965. A resident of Colfax since 1968, Paula was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. She was a homemaker and worked in childcare until 2000. Those left to honor Paula's memory include her husband, Bud; children, Dr. Brian (Shelly) Wilson, Tim (Tracey) Wilson, Jennifer Wilson (Jim Hoff), and Stephanie (Justin) Wadle; 11 grandchildren and one great-granddaughte...[more]

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and a sister, Terri Stanley. Paula was preceded in death by her parents.