Paul M. Kavon
The Funeral Liturgy for Paul M. Kavon will be celebrated at 10:00 AM Saturday, November 17.
Father Marcel Vogel will celebrate Mass at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Plentywood;
interment, with military honors, will be in Plentywood Cemetery. A vigil rite will be held at 7:00
PM Friday at St. Joseph Church. Casketbearers will be Dale Andersen, Russell Fink, Gerald
Kohler, John Steiner, Gordon Stoner, and Lowell Young; ushers will be Fred Kavon and Eldon
Krogstad. All of Paul's grandchildren are considered Honorary Bearers. Paul, 87, died early
Tuesday morning at Sheridan Memorial Nursing Home, where he had been resident since
September 8, 2007.
Paul was born January 27, 1920 at Eastman, Wisconsin, the son of Anthony William and
Mathilda (Maha) Kavon. He attended school in Eastman and Seneca, Wisconsin, then entered
the U.S. Navy, serving for 6 ½ years. He was a survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, 12 other
naval engagements, and the sinking of the USS Helena.
After he was discharged from the Navy, he was employed by the U.S. Postal Service as a
railway mail clerk. He headquartered out of Chicago, and traveled west, working in the
Chicago Post Office and the St. Paul Post Office.
The Funeral Liturgy for Paul M. Kavon will be celebrated at 10:00 AM Saturday, November 17.
Father Marcel Vogel will celebrate Mass at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Plentywood;
interment, with military honors, will be in Plentywood Cemetery. A vigil rite will be held at 7:00
PM Friday at St. Joseph Church. Casketbearers will be Dale Andersen, Russell Fink, Gerald
Kohler, John Steiner, Gordon Stoner, and Lowell Young; ushers will be Fred Kavon and Eldon
Krogstad. All of Paul's grandchildren are considered Honorary Bearers. Paul, 87, died early
Tuesday morning at Sheridan Memorial Nursing Home, where he had been resident since
September 8, 2007.
Paul was born January 27, 1920 at Eastman, Wisconsin, the son of Anthony William and
Mathilda (Maha) Kavon. He attended school in Eastman and Seneca, Wisconsin, then entered
the U.S. Navy, serving for 6 ½ years. He was a survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, 12 other
naval engagements, and the sinking of the USS Helena.
After he was discharged from the Navy, he was employed by the U.S. Postal Service as a
railway mail clerk. He headquartered out of Chicago, and traveled west, working in the
Chicago Post Office and the St. Paul Post Office.
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On September 14, 1948 he married Anna Stacia Hammel, at New Albion, Iowa.
In 1953 he resigned his commission with the postal service, and came west to farm, first for his uncle, Joe Kavon, north of Plentywood,
and later purchased the farm, and continued to farm until he retired in 1980. After retirement he enjoyed planting and caring for trees on
the farm; and often marveled at how they have thrived over the years since.
Paul is survived by his four sons: Michael P. Kavon and his wife Karin of Plentywood and their two boys Kevin and Karl, Howard P. Kavon
of Plentywood, Richard R. Kavon and his wife Roberta of Plentywood and their children Rachelle and Keith, and Arthur L. Kavon, of Boise,
Idaho. He was preceded in death by his wife, Anna Stacia, on September 8, 2006; by three brothers: Anthony (“Tony”) W. Kavon, of
Plentywood; Martin J. Kavon, and Daniel J. Kavon, both of Wisconsin; and by two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Zlabek, of Eastman, Wisconsin
and Mrs.Virginia Dahman, of Prairie DuChien, Wisconsin.
Fulkerson Funeral Home of Plentywood has charge of arrangements.
In 1953 he resigned his commission with the postal service, and came west to farm, first for his uncle, Joe Kavon, north of Plentywood,
and later purchased the farm, and continued to farm until he retired in 1980. After retirement he enjoyed planting and caring for trees on
the farm; and often marveled at how they have thrived over the years since.
Paul is survived by his four sons: Michael P. Kavon and his wife Karin of Plentywood and their two boys Kevin and Karl, Howard P. Kavon
of Plentywood, Richard R. Kavon and his wife Roberta of Plentywood and their children Rachelle and Keith, and Arthur L. Kavon, of Boise,
Idaho. He was preceded in death by his wife, Anna Stacia, on September 8, 2006; by three brothers: Anthony (“Tony”) W. Kavon, of
Plentywood; Martin J. Kavon, and Daniel J. Kavon, both of Wisconsin; and by two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Zlabek, of Eastman, Wisconsin
and Mrs.Virginia Dahman, of Prairie DuChien, Wisconsin.
Fulkerson Funeral Home of Plentywood has charge of arrangements.
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Remembering Paul
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November 28, 2007
Mary Beth (Polk) Evans
Chula Vista, CA
mbsamevans@cox.net
I'm a high school classmate of Art's and my thoughts are with your family at this time. I know how hard it is to lose a
father.
November 28, 2007
Mary Beth (Polk) Evans
Chula Vista, CA
mbsamevans@cox.net
I'm a high school classmate of Art's and my thoughts are with your family at this time. I know how hard it is to lose a
father.
