Paul Dennis Pavlu, 70, passed away on November 11, 2020 at the Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, Kansas. He was born on October 24, 1950 in Hays, Kansas the son of Frances and Margery (Gaudette) Pavlu.
Paul was a farmer stockman. He was a member of St. Aloysius Catholic Church where he was a member of the Knights of Columbus 4th Degree. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus 3rd Degree in Ness City. He belonged to the Sunley-Squier American Legion Post No. 382 in Brownell and the VFW Post No. 7972 of Ransom. He was the President of St. Mary’s Heritage Foundation in McCracken. He married Pamela McDonald on July 30, 1971, in Hays, Kansas.
Survivors include his wife, Pamela Pavlu of the home; 2 sons, Aaron and wife, Stephanie Pavlu, Jason Pavlu, all of Ness City; a daughter, Amanda, and husband, Chris Thom of Hastings, NE; 4 sisters, Linda and husband, Steven Hanan of San Antonio, TX, Marye and husband, Bob Clouston of Manhattan, Joan and husband, Mike Bruntz of Bazine, Laurie and husband Darrell Dechant of Manhattan; 8 grandchildren, Mckenna, Alex, Jaiden, Audrey, Kaleb, Dylan, Alivia, and Estelle. He was preceded in death by his parents, Francis and Margery Pavlu and nieces, Christina Hanan and Angela Dechant.
Rosary and Parish Vigil will be on Sunday, November 15, 2020, 6:30 P.M. at the Sacred Heart Church, Ness City. Funeral service will be on Monday, November 16, 2020, 10:00 A.M., at the Sacred Heart Church. Burial in the Vansburgh Cemetery, Brownell, Kansas. Friends may call at Fitzgerald Funeral Home, Ness City, Kansas, 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. Sunday, November 15, 2020.
Memorial contributions may be given to the Western Plains Honor Flight, Sacred Heart School, or St. Mary's Heritage Foundation.
Words of sympathy and support may be left for the family by writing in the guest book.
The rosary and funeral service will be available for viewing via Facebook live at https://www.facebook.com/FitzgeraldFuneral