A private mass for family only will be held at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church-Sleepy Eye on Friday, June 5, 2020 at 11:00am.

The clergy will be Msgr. Eugene Lozinski. Interment will be at the St. Mary’s Cemetery in Sleepy Eye, with military rites by the Sleepy Eye Honor Guard.

Service can be watched at https://www.facebook.com/stmarysleepyeye/live

Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.sturmfh.com .

Paul died at his home with his children Janel, Jeff and longtime companion Karen by his side. He is survived by his daughter Janel Schliemann (Mark) of Minneapolis, and son Jeff Baechler (Michelle) of Farmington; 5 grandchildren: Christopher, Riley, Devin, Ben and Josephine. Brothers Charles and Robert (Mary Jane). Niece ReNae Wintheiser (Randy) and great nephew Morgan. He was preceded in death by his parents Clarence and Elizabeth and baby brother Thomas.

Paul was born on September 1st, 1943 in Sleepy Eye, MN. He attended St. Mary’s Catholic school where he enjoyed playing baseball. Paul received a bachelor’s degree from MN State University, Mankato. He served 6 years in the Army National Guard. Paul had a career in Accounting at Honeywell for 31 years and finally he retired from FSI as a Divisional Controller.

Paul’s passion was to travel and play the odds at cards, casinos, racetracks and fantasy football. He enjoyed cheering on his grandchildren at sporting events. He loved competing against them at games during family parties.

At age 73, Paul was diagnosed with prostate cancer. After removal and recovery, he vacationed in Hawaii. Only a few months later, he received the fateful news that he had Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS), which progressed into Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). Paul fought hard and continued hope that he would overcome this disease. In the end, he had the pleasure of laughing with his children, grandchildren, brother and good friend and even convinced us into giving him his favorite treats. He will be missed immensely. Special thanks to Dr. Erica Warlick, her team and the staff at the University of MN Medical Center.

In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorial contributions in Paul’s honor to the MDS Foundation at www.mds-foundation.org.

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