Amanda Irene Paulson Obituary (1922 - 2016)

Amanda Irene Paulson, 93, Mandan, North Dakota, passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at Sanford Health, Bismarck. A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30AM, Monday, November 21, 2016, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Bismarck, with Rev. Steve Sathre officiating. There will be no visitation, as cremation has taken place. Inurnment will be in the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan. Amanda was born December 4, 1922, to Jacob and Katie Hoff at Washburn, North Dakota, where she was raised and educated. She married Robert Earl Robinson at Trinity Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia on March 25, 1942. Robert was killed in action on December 1, 1944, in Germany. Amanda married Alan West Paulson on July 10, 1949, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Bismarck. Amanda was employed as an accountant for the North Dakota State Highway Patrol for 42 years. At the time of her retirement, she was the longest-serving employee. She was a woman of many talents; as pastimes, she enjoyed leatherwork, knitting, reading and yardwork. Her family members were the recipients of beautiful hand tooled leather wallets and purses and heavy Canadian wool sweaters made from yarns she purchased on the many family vacations spent fishing in the Canadian lakes. She is survived by two sons, Robert (Linda) Robinson, Bismarck, and Paul Paulson, Indianapolis, Indiana; two grandchildren, Jay (Amy) Robinson, Bismarck and Seattle, WA, and Heather (Burt) Robillard, Bismarck; three great-grandchildren; Zane Hamar, Lola Robillard, and June Robinson, all of Bismarck; two sisters, Clara Baker, Bismarck, and Elenor Stengel, Washburn; two special nieces, Judy Johnson, Bismarck, and Sharleen Thorsen, Palo Alto, California; and many other nieces and nephews. Amanda was preceded in death by her parents; five sisters Katie Hoff, Edna Rodgers, Rose Weisz, Lydia Schell, and Alvina Jungling; five brothers, Jake Hoff, Emanuel Hoff, Jack Hoff, LeRoy Hoff, and Walt Hoff; and a great-granddaughter, Isabella Audrey Robillard. The family would like to thank the staff at Lakewood Landing, Dr. David Field, and the staff of 7 East at Sanford Hospital for the compassionate care given to her. Memorials may be given to the Alzheimer's Association or Trinity Lutheran Church, Bismarck. Please sign her guestbook and share memories at www.dawiseperry.com. Funeral arrangements are being made with DaWise-Perry Funeral Services, Mandan, North Dakota.