BRODHEAD - Pauline Jensen-Cooley Schulz, 89, of Brodhead, passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2016, at Woods Crossing Nursing Home, Brodhead, WI. Pauline was 12th and the last surviving child of Soren and Adella (Reed) Jensen, born on January 14, 1927 in Orangeville, IL. Her first marriage was to Delmar Cooley on January 26, 1946 in Grundy Center, IA. He passed away on June 7, 1970. She then married Harold Schulz on August 29, 1977 in Rockford, IL. He passed away on August 3, 2009.
Pauline had worked for APCO and also had done seasonal work at the Swiss Colony, Monroe, WI for 25 years. She had been a member of the Decatur Homemakers, loved working in her yard and garden, doing puzzles, and going out to eat with her girlfriends. Pauline was an accomplished artist and was known for her paintings, especially on old saws and milk-cans.
She is survived by two sons, Terry Cooley, Boulder, CO, Tom Cooley, Brodhead, WI; three step-daughters, Carol (Al) Schneider, Brodhead, Shirl Hedeen, Louisville, KY, Donna (Gene) Visher, Bluffdale, UT; six grandchildren, Randy, Regina, Scott, Sara, Emily, and Brian Cooley; five great-grandchildren, Hillary, Hannah, Addie, Makenna and Andrew. She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, daughter-in-law, Sherry Cooley, and 11 siblings, Thyre, Ransom, Theodore, Frances, Clifford, Elsie, Alice, Carl, Lottie, Ruth and Howard.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, August 15, 2016, at the D.L. NEWCOMER FUNERAL HOME, BRODHEAD, WI, with Cal Schaver officiating. Burial will be in Afolkey Cemetery, Dakota, IL. Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m., Sunday, August 14, 2016, at the funeral home. Online condolences may be made at www.dlnewcomerfuneralhome.com.
Pauline had worked for APCO and also had done seasonal work at the Swiss Colony, Monroe, WI for 25 years. She had been a member of the Decatur Homemakers, loved working in her yard and garden, doing puzzles, and going out to eat with her girlfriends. Pauline was an accomplished artist and was known for her paintings, especially on old saws and milk-cans.
She is survived by two sons, Terry Cooley, Boulder, CO, Tom Cooley, Brodhead, WI; three step-daughters, Carol (Al) Schneider, Brodhead, Shirl Hedeen, Louisville, KY, Donna (Gene) Visher, Bluffdale, UT; six grandchildren, Randy, Regina, Scott, Sara, Emily, and Brian Cooley; five great-grandchildren, Hillary, Hannah, Addie, Makenna and Andrew. She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, daughter-in-law, Sherry Cooley, and 11 siblings, Thyre, Ransom, Theodore, Frances, Clifford, Elsie, Alice, Carl, Lottie, Ruth and Howard.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, August 15, 2016, at the D.L. NEWCOMER FUNERAL HOME, BRODHEAD, WI, with Cal Schaver officiating. Burial will be in Afolkey Cemetery, Dakota, IL. Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m., Sunday, August 14, 2016, at the funeral home. Online condolences may be made at www.dlnewcomerfuneralhome.com.