Services for Brett Orlyn Paulson

Brett Orlyn Paulson, 55, of Leonard, MN, passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2016 at his home in Leonard, MN.

 

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Leonard, MN. A visitation will be on Friday, October 21, 2016 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Cease Family Funeral Home in Bagley, MN with a Prayer Service at 6:30 p.m.; a visitation will also be one hour prior to the service at the Church. Interment will be at Dudley Township Cemetery in Leonard, MN. The Cease Family Funeral Home of Bagley assisted the family with the arrangements.

 

  Brett was born on April 3, 1961 in Elgin, Illinois to Gordon and Sandra (Elkin) Paulson. The family lived many places during his childhood, including Carpentersville, IL, Gages Lake, IL, Kansas City, MO, and Libertyville, IL, before settling in Clearbrook, MN in 1974. He graduated from Clearbrook High School in 1979. After graduating, he worked for Mueller Pipeline. Brett married Melanie Lundmark on May 29, 1982 in Leonard, MN. They moved to Metairie, LA where Brett worked for CECO Corp. They returned to Minnesota the fall of 1984. Brett loved Minnesota and he loved the country life. They had three children, Christopher, Nicholas, and Olivia. He was so proud of his children. Brett also worked for Aconite, NPL, and Mueller, where he continued to work even as the company changed hands and names over the years, most recently working for PSC-Q3 Contracting.

Brett loved mowing the lawn, cutting wood, hunting, grilling, and baking. He will be tremendously missed.

 

Brett is survived by his spouse, Melanie (Lundmark) Paulson of Leonard, MN; his children, Christopher Paulson, of Clearbrook, MN, Nicholas (Shelby Masterson) Paulson of Shevlin, MN, and Olivia (Chase Torgerson) Paulson of Leonard, MN; his parents, Gordon and Sandra Paulson of Clearbrook, MN; his siblings, Scott Paulson of Detroit Lakes, MN, Todd and Debbie Paulson of Kenner, LA, and Tammy and Curtis Elkin of Young America, MN; his in-laws, Ted and Bev Lundmark of Leonard, MN, Kelly (Brian Chandler) Lundmark of Leonard, MN, and Tony, Tyler, Alexa, Aeryn, and Anders Lundmark of Leonard, MN; his nieces and nephews, Casey Paulson, Justin and Jennifer Ludwigson, Tyler and Kelsey Ludwigson, Emily Ludwigson, Erin Elkin, Kaly and Mark Davenport, and Kyle Paulson; and his great nieces, Rylee Davenport, Brin and Kaelin Ludwigson, and Ira Rose Ludwigson.

 

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Bennie and Martha Paulson, and Walter and Helen Elkin; and his brother-in-law, Zane Lundmark.

Messages of condolence may be sent to ceasefuneralhome.com

Richards Publishing

P.O. Box 159
239 2nd Ave
Gonvick, MN 56644
Telephone: (218) 487-5225
email: richards@gvtel.com

 

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