Paul Henry Claus

1920 - 1998  (78 years)

• Name	Paul Henry Claus
  Born	4 Feb 1920	Smithland, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Nov 1998	Hornick, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA
  Buried	Little Sioux Township Cemetery, Smithland, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I313082	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	Herman Wilhelm Claus,   b. 1 Jun 1872, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 1954, Iowa, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Anna Roszena Steinhoff,   b. 0May 1873, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 1958  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Married	2 Dec 1897	Iowa, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F106187	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma Irene Kroeger
  Married	22 Feb 1939	Smithland, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA
  Children	1. Claus   2. Claus   3. Claus   4. Claus   5. Claus
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F106190	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Paul Henry Claus Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about removing the ads from this memorial... Birth: Feb. 4, 1920 Smithland Woodbury County Iowa, USA Death: Nov. 6, 1998 Hornick Woodbury County Iowa, USA Sioux City Journal 8 November 1998 Hornick, Iowa—Paul Henry Claus, 78, of Hornick died Friday, November 6, 1998 at his residence in Hornick. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday at the United Methodist Church in Hornick with Pastor Ed Elliott officiating. Burial will be in the Little Sioux Township Cemetery in Smithland, Iowa. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, with a prayer service at 5 p.m. at the Willman Funeral Home in Rodney, Iowa. Mr. Claus was born February 4, 1920 in Smithland, Iowa the son of Herman and Ann (Steinhoff) Claus. He attended Smithland High School. He married Emma Irene Kroeger on February 22, 1939 in rural Smithland. During World War II, he served in the United States Marine Corps. He farmed near Climbing Hill and Hornick before working for the Department of Transportation for 10 years. They moved to Sioux City in 1975. He retired to Hornick in 1984. He was a member of the United Methodist Church at Hornick and the Leslie F Seaton American Legion Post 666 at Smithland. Survivors include his wife, three sons and their wives, Ronald and Dorothy of Belton, Mo. Dennis and Carol of Smithland and Kurt and Pat of Wartrace,Tenn; two daughters and their husbands, Lind and Les Douglas of Moville, Iowa and Garnet and Al Palmer of Grain Valley, Mo.; 17 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Lester and two sisters, Marie Watson and Lottie Tresham. Family links: Parents: Herman Wilhelm Claus (1872 - 1954) Anna Rosena Steinhoff Claus (1873 - 1958) Siblings: Marie C Claus Watson (1902 - 1979)* Lottie Altha Claus Tresham (1906 - 1992)* Lester H Claus (1911 - 1972)* Paul Henry Claus (1920 - 1998) *Calculated relationship Burial: Little Sioux Township Cemetery Smithland Woodbury County Iowa, USA Plot: B9-L30-B Created by: Lynette Jones Record added: Mar 24, 2014 Find A Grave Memorial# 126813534 [S776] Iowa, Select Marriages, 1809-1992. Name: Herrmann Wilhelm Clausen Gender: Male Birth Place: Monroe Co., Ohio Marriage Date: 2 Dec 1897 Father: Justus Claus Mother: Karoline Spouse: Anna R. Steinhoff FHL Film Number: 1421947 Reference ID: 8