- Visitation
Saturday, February 26, 2011
10:00 to 12:00 p.m.
First Congregational Church, Highland, IL
- Service
Saturday, February 26
12:00 p.m.
First Congregational Church
- Full Obituary
James Erwin Pauk, 66, of Highland, IL, passed away at his home in Highland, on Sunday, February 6, 2011 from complications of lymphoma.
He was raised in Troy, IL by his parents, Erwin and Jeanette (nee Johnson) Pauk. He graduated from Troy Schools, Triad High School, and Western Illinois University. James was active in several Civic and Fraternal Organizations, including First Congregational Church, Highland, IL, and Edwardsville Lodge #99, AF & AM.
Jim, who had owned Madison County Surveyors, in Edwardsville, IL from 1976 until 1998, sold the business to his son, Jeffrey, in 1998. At the time of the sale, he was licensed in Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, and Wisconsin. He served as President of the St. Louis Chapter of the Missouri Society of Professional Surveyors.
Other memberships include Rotary International (Paul Harris Fellow), Boy Scouts of America (James E. West Fellow), MENSA, Scottish Rite Bodies, York Rite Bodies and several other Masonic groups.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a granddaughter, Rachel Anne Foe Pauk.
Surviving are his wife Elizabeth Drew Baumann Pauk, and 4 children, Jeffrey (Melinda) Pauk, Edwardsville, IL, Diana Lyle, St. Charles, MO, Drew (Renee) Russell, and Jennifer (Anthony) Norton; 5 grandchildren, Thomas, Margaret, Eliza, and Daniel Pauk, and Maxton Norton.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the First Congregational Church, Highland, or the Lymphoma and Leukemia Society.
Memorial Visitation: Saturday, February 26, 2011, 10:00 to 12:00 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, Highland, IL
Memorial Service: Saturday, February 26, 12:00 p.m., at the Church.
Interment: At a later date, Gullick Cemetery, Highland, IL.
Meridith Funeral Home, Highland, IL
