Pauline Wesley Wanderer

Please accept our late condolences, from the Pirnack family. I just came across an envelope marked "Uncle Sam's Antiques" and remembered Nan Pirnack and Pauli Wanderer's shop on Pearl Street in Boulder, in the 1980s. My mom Nan counted Pauli as a dear friend.

Pauline, you are still and will always be with me. I had the great fortune of experiencing your mentoring as a student in your class at the Academy. Your encouragement sent me on many adventures, broadening my world, teaching me what compassion looked like. Over the years I, too, used my pencil and paint brush to render images of those often ignored. You inspired MY "wandering." YOU continue to be my teacher. Sandra Shackelford.

I have just learned of Pauli's passing and am so sad to hear that she is gone.I didn't know her that well,but always enjoyed our conversations immensely when I would see her.Over many years,we would run into each other either out and about or in the neighborhood.Recently,passing her house,I sensed that she was gone as I hadn't seen her for awhile and it looked like the house was being cleared out.A neighbor confirmed that she was indeed no longer with us.The world has lost another bright...

Pauli and I were English majors at Mount Mary College. Pauli had a gift with words. About 5.years ago, my daughter and I travelled to southern Illinois and stayed at a charming bed and breakfast. Imagine my surprise and delight to find a vintage Country Living magazine on the table. Paging through it, I came across an article about Door County and an apple orchard. Then I looked at the author and realized it was indee Pauline Wesley Wanderer! It brought back warm memories of Paili! She was...

My husband Harry and I met Pauline in Ellison Bay when we were in the process of founding what is now known at the Liberty Grove Historical Society. She was a ball of energy. The very first fund raiser the group put together was a rummage sale. We needed to raise funds for basics like stationery, stamps, printing copies. People responded to our ads. We had items delivered to our home in EB and to the Viking Grill where the sale was going to take place. Fantasticl Pauline swooped into...

Oh the stories I could tell-my dear friend Pauli (I called her the little puffball) met about 40 years ago at an antique show at the Red Barn in Door County.
We became fast friends and enjoyed so many good times. Being in the antique business and having many of the same interests including children of the same ages. I so loved her cottage in Gills Rock-it was like home to me.
We traveled to many antique shows together and suffered through the good and bad-no sales-bad weather-and some...

We were neighbors of Paulines in Gillsrock. We are trying to get in touch with her family. If anyone can help it would be appreciated. Thank You Geoff Gialdini 920-606-8545

I met Pauli in 1965 when my first husband and I moved to Boulder with our two young children. Even before we left Chicago, Pauli had found us a house to rent. She wrote to me about schools and neighborhoods and where to shop and did everything she could to make me feel welcome. We became instant friends as soon as I arrived.

Pauli encouraged me in everything I did. I counted on her approval, and always got it. She taught me the best way to roast a chicken (you sear it first in a heavy...