Loren R. Paus, 71, of Dorchester died Monday, November 8, 2021 at Thornton Manor in Lansing. Graveside services were held Saturday, November 13 at St. Luke’s Cemetery in Eitzen, MN, with Pastor Michael McCann officiating. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon assisted the family with the services.
Loren Raymond Paus was born May 23, 1950 in La Crosse, WI, the son of Raymond Louis and Delores (Meiners) Paus. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Luke’s United Church of Christ in Eitzen, MN.
Loren attended rural country schools, graduated from Waukon High School in 1970 and attended NICC in Calmar, where he received a degree in auto mechanics. He worked as a mechanic in Guttenberg, as a machinist at Deco Products in Decorah, worked at Monona Wire in Monona and for Konkel’s Sawmill in New Albin as a lumber yard assistant, before retiring to the family farm in rural Dorchester.