Newspaper Clippings for
September, 2003
from the Lake Villa - Lindenhurst Review 11 September 2003
Margaret Paulsen
Margaret Adele Paulsen (nee Martens) died Aug. 13, 2003;
she was 85.
Mrs. Paulsen was born Dec. 2, 1917 in Maywood, the third of
five children. She graduated from Proviso East High School,
and then married Herman Paulsen, who was the love of her
life until he preceded her in death in 1983. Mrs. Paulsen
moved to Millburn and lived her later years in Gurnee. She
most recently resided at the Brentwood North Healthcare
Center in Deerfield.
Mrs. Paulsen led 4-H groups, served on Millburn School PTA
boards, participated in the local Homemaker's Extension
Association, taught Sunday School and was active in the
Millburn Congregational Church. After her children were
grown, she returned to work at the Grove School for Special
Needs Children in Lake Forest and later worked for the Lake
bluff Monument Company. She was an elected trustee of
Wadsworth Township and a deacon from the Millburn United
Church of Christ. In 1995, Mrs. Paulsen was honored by the
state of Illinois with a Certificate of Lifetime
Achievement for serving as a role model to women because of
her service to her community.
Mrs. Paulsen was preceded in death by her husband, William
H. Paulsen; a brother, Carl Martens, and a sister, Lucille
Jahp. She is survived by her children, Judith (John) Clem
of Ames, Iowa; Margaret (James Seehafer) Taylor of Austin,
Texas; Mary (Tom) Erlenborn; William (Sharon) of Millburn;
Charles (Donna) of Pueblo, Colo.; Paul (Kathy) of Kirkwood,
Mo.; her sisters, Harriet McKee, Amanda Schroeder; her
brother, Herman Martens; 12 grandchildren and 9 great-
grandchildren.
Funeral services were Aug. 16 at Millburn Congregational
Church with Pastor Paul Meltzer, officiating. Interment was
in Millburn Cemetery. Funeral arrangements were handled by
Strang Funeral Home of Antioch. Those desiring may make
donations to the Millburn Congregational Church,
Alzheimer's Association or the Millburn Historical Society
in her memory.
