Eleanor Pauls
Eleanor Louise Pauls
July 27, 1945 – September 1, 2021
Eleanor Louise Pauls passed away at 2:50 pm on September 1, 2021, surrounded by her family. She was born July 27, 1945, in Niagara, Ontario Canada the sixth child of John and Anna Wiebe. Eleanor married Henry Pauls October 9, 1965, in Kelowna BC Canada. Together they raised four children. They were married almost 56 years.
She is survived by her devoted husband Henry, Daughters Kimberly Long, (spouse David), Jennifer Schultz, (spouse Christopher Schultz), Megan Pauls, Daughter in law, Leah Kirrane, (spouse Cameron Kirrane), grandchildren Kamryn, Addison, Tessa, and Samantha Schultz; Emma, and Ty Long; Kilian, Dylan, and Eden Pauls; Shepherd Eddens, (spouse Shenika), great grandchildren Bryson and Ryan Eddens.
Eleanor was preceded in death by her son Jason.
Eleanor was a consummate hostess providing amazing meals, playing games, and enjoying convulsive laughter. Family times were always a highlight, with her warmth, and joyful spirit; she will be dearly missed.
Eleanor was a devoted follower of Jesus Christ. Her personal study, prayer, and desire to grow spiritually has left a significant legacy for her family. Because of her faith she was able to endure all of life’s difficult times and all the losses. She loved praising the Lord through worship music. She sang with her family, choral groups in Bible College, worship teams at church. She enjoyed producing dramas and skits, recruiting her church friends to take on roles only she could envision. Sometimes people would try to hide when they saw she was on a mission to find reluctant actors—you know who you are. Her heart was to honor the Lord with her whole life. She loved people, strangers became friends, treating everyone as family.
Eleanor loved to travel. Memorable trips included cruises to the Baltic, Mediterranean, Caribbean, and Alaska; all through Sam’s Tours. Trips to the UK, Eswatini, and fall foliage tours, were but a few of the many she enjoyed. Eleanor loved the California coast. She would often say, “I need a beach day.”
When asked how she made it through it all she would simply say “I handed it over to the Lord” and always trusted in him to get me through.
She wrote these words—
Lord, you are the light on my path.
You are my strength and my joy.
If this is all I had nothing can come to destroy.
Give me your strength for today
Let me not give in to decay
Knowing your love is the way
To sustain and keep me safe.
