Catherine (nee Tausend) Pauly passed away on Sunday, August 20, 2023 after a lengthy illness.
She was born Catherine Ann Tausend in Milwaukee on December 14, 1926 to Conrad and Mary
Ethel (nee Lee) Tausend. She grew up in the Washington Highlands area of the city where she
attended St. Sebastian’s Grade School and Holy Angels Academy, graduating in 1945. She was
a 1949 graduate of Mt. Mary College with a degree in occupational therapy.
In 1950, she moved to Sheboygan where she established the first occupational therapy clinic at
Sheboygan Memorial Hospital. While on the job, she was often visited by a young physician,
Roman Pauly, who frequently tried to fix her up on dates with his friends. His matchmaking
efforts proved unsuccessful and Dr. Pauly finally invited Catherine on a date himself. Six
months later the couple was engaged and married on June 20, 1953, at St. Sebastian’s Church in
Milwaukee. They were married until Dr. Pauly’s death in 1984.
Catherine is survived by her two daughters, Helen (John) Shiely of Elm Grove, WI, and
Margaret (Stanley) Kaymen of Sheboygan and her daughter-in-law Mary Jo Pauly of Eden
Prairie, MN. She is further survived by seven grandchildren, Michael (Shay) Shiely, Erin
(Tobin) Mathew, Megan (Justin) Orofino, Christian (Annabelle) Pauly, Joe Pauly (fiancé Anna
Fairbanks), Anne Wiesman and Mary Wiesman; one step grandson Stas (Dr. Emily) Kaymen and
five great-grandchildren, Margaret, Vivian and Thad Shiely, Logan Mathew and Bailey Orofino.
She is also survived by her sister Nancy (the late Donald) Radtke.
Besides her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her son Roman, sisters Mary Jane
and Helen Tausend and an infant grandson Stephen Shiely. Catherine was an avid reader, bridge
player, and artist. She was active in the Women’s Medical Auxiliary of Sheboygan County and a
70 plus year member of Holy Name Parish.
Family and friends may gather at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, 818 Huron Ave.
Sheboygan on Friday August 25, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. until the time of Mass at 10:30 a.m. Fr.
Norberto Sandoval will officiate. Burial will follow in the Calvary Cemetery.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.reinboldfh.com.
Many thanks to the kind healthcare workers at Harvest Home who gave Catherine such beautiful
care.
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