Paul Nylen

away peacefully on the

morning of July 13, 2019,

after a long battle with

Parkinson’s Disease. His

memorial service will be

held on Saturday, July

20th at 4pm at the King-

dom Hall of Jehovah’s

Witnesses 1100 Hiawatha

Street Minot, ND.

Paul was born in Velva,

ND, on October 1, 1930,

to Gust and Eva Nylen.

Along with his parents,

two brothers, and two sis-

ters, he lived on the farm

south of Butte, ND. In

winters, they lived in

Riverside, CA, where Paul

graduated from high

school and attended col-

lege. In 1950, he took over

the family farm. In 1955,

he met Arlene Gehring at

a friend’s house, where

she worked as a nanny.

Two and ¢ months later,

on March 15th they got

married. After 25 years,

they retired from farming

and moved to Minot

where they had a janitori

al business at Farm Credit

Services for the next 23

years. Paul and Arlene

were baptized as

Jehovah’s Witnesses on

April 6, 1975. They at-

tended the Kingdom Hall

of Jehovah’s Witnesses in

Minot.

Paul’s immediate and

extended family were

very important to him.

They would take trips to

Southern and Northern

California together regu-

larly, making stops on the

way at Mt. Rushmore,

Grand Canyon, and Gla-

cier National Park, just to

name a few. He and Ar-

lene taught their children

to work hard but also

made time to play. After a

hot afternoon of picking

rocks in the field, the fam-

ily would often go to Cot-

tonwood Lake to cool off

or play softball and tether-

ball.

Let’s face it, Paul was

known for his sense of

humor and practical

jokes. Some of you may

remember him starting

water fights on the farm,

or “the plank trick.” He

enjoyed golfing, garden-

ing, ping pong, and read-

ing the Watchtower and

Awake magazines, when

his eyes were good

enough to read. In recent

years, he especially en-

joyed watching

Gunsmoke, The Lawrence

Welk Show, and the Min-

nesota Twins.

Paul is survived and

will be dearly missed by

his wife, Arlene, of 64

years and his five chil-

dren: daughters Gail

Shiroma (Russ), and Paula

Sheline (Rik), son,

Matthew, daughter, Britta

Burbach (Tony) and son,

Marlin. He also had four

grandchildren, Madison

Burbach, Blake Burbach,

Tanner Olsen, and Chloe

Olsen. He is also survived

by his brother, Russell,

and his two sisters, Carol

Rittenbach (Otto) and

JoAnne Milichichi (Alex).

He also had many beloved

nieces and nephews. He

was preceded in death by

his parents, Gust and Eva,

and his brother, Roland.

Memories and con-

dolences can be shared at

www.thomasfamilyfunera

lhome.com.

(Thomas Family Fun-

eral Home entrusted with

arrangements)