Paul H. Hemken Obituary (1939

FLANAGAN- Paul H. Hemken, 81, of Flanagan, passed away on Monday December 21, 2020 at Flanagan Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Flanagan. Cremation has been accorded and his memorial service will be at a later date once Covid-19 restrictions are lowered at St. Petri Lutheran Church, in Flanagan. Memorials may be given to St. Petri Lutheran Church in Flanagan, or to Flanagan Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Flanagan. Calvert-Johnson & Froelich Memorial Home in Flanagan is handling arrangements. Paul was born in rural Flanagan on November 30, 1939, a son to Fritz and Martha Wilsky Hemken. He married Rita Weichman at St. Petri Lutheran Church on November 1, 1964. She survives. Also surviving are his daughters, Paula Fick, Peggy (Jim) Yordy, Pam Van Weelden, all of Flanagan; his foster son, Nen Chau, New Bedford, Massachusetts.; grandchildren, Heidi Fick, Kara Yordy, Drew, Ashley, Kayla, Brady, and Rayna Van Weelden, Meaghan Yordy, Ly, Tom, Mari, and Vivian Chau; great-grandchildren, Will, Declan, Beckett, Mila, Mason, Laila; and sister, Florence (Lowell) Frobish, Auburn, Alabama. He was preceded in death by his parents; his grandson, Jimmy Yordy; and 2 sisters, Mary Lou and Ruth. Paul was a mechanic in the United States Air Force. He later worked for Flanagan Implement for many years. He was a member of St. Petri Lutheran Church in Flanagan.