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Obituaries

Poulsen, Paul T.

Paul T. Poulsen (cont. …)
PAUL T. POULSEN
In addition to his widow, sons Paul E.
of Sacramento and Donald of Port
Paul T. Poulsen, Port Angeles, 85,
died here Monday. At his request Townsend survive.
there will be no service. Cremation

was in Mt. Angeles Memorial Park,
Source: Newspaper clipping.
with Harper Funeral Home arranging.

Mr. Poulsen was born Nov. 28, 1886
in Round Hill, Va., the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Niels Poulsen. He married
Athelene A. Fisher Aug. 17, 1915 in
Port Angeles. She resides at the
family home.

He came to Port Angeles in 1912 and
worked on early railroad construction
in this area. He held various
engineering positions and was for
many years state highway
maintenance engineer for Clallam
and Jefferson Counties.

He retired from the highway
department in 1958. As a member of
the Masonic Order, Mr. Poulsen had
the distinction of being a Knight of
the York Cross of Honor by virtue of
having been a past master of Blue
Lodge, F&AM, past high priest of
Royal Arch Masons, past illustrious
master of Royal and Select Masters
and past commander of
Commandery of Knights Templar. He
was also a member of the Elks lodge.

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