Stephanie Pavoucek Shields

Stephanie died in Pacifica, California at the age of 85. She was born in Omaha, NE on August 26,1925, to Ludvik and Anna Tesnohlidek Pavoucek. In 1965 she and her husband Jack, who worked for the Union Pacific in South Omaha, moved with their four children to Eureka, California from Nebraska. Jack worked for the North Western Pacific Railroad and in 1968 moved to Arcata and Mad River Railroad (Simpson Timber Company). Stephanie began to work for the County of Humboldt as an Administrative Assistant in 1968 and retired in 1984. She and Jack began RV traveling at least six months of every year until 2000. They especially loved the winters they spent in the desert at Quartzsite, AZ. Stephanie was preceded in death by Jack in 2006. She is survived by her sister Elsie Weyrauch and brother-in-law Jerry; four children and their spouses: Stephanie A. Shields (Lewis Jillings), John F. Shields, Jr. (Beth Kellogg Shields), Edward M. Shields (Helen Shields), and Mary Shields (Jack Hankin). eight grandchildren: John P., Maryann, Sara, Matthew, Thomas, and Daniel Shields and Amira and Julia Hankin; and four great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband, Stephanie was preceded in death by her brother Ed Pavoucek and sister-in-law Beatrice. She will be buried alongside Jack in the Veteran's Memorial Garden of Ocean View Cemetery, Eureka, CA. Expressions of sympathy may be given to Pathways Hospice at www.pathwayshealth.org.