Francis Joseph Paulus

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Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory - Urbandale Chapel

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December 10, 2025

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Visitation

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory Urbandale

8201 Hickman Rd, Urbandale, IA 50322

Dec

Prayer Service

7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory Urbandale

8201 Hickman Rd, Urbandale, IA 50322

Dec

Service

9:30 a.m.

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church

7075 Ashworth Road, West Des Moines, IA 50266

Dec

Burial

11:00 a.m.

Iowa Veterans Cemetery

34024 Veterans Memorial Drive, Adel, IA 50003

Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory - Urbandale Chapel

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Francis Paulus Obituary

Francis Joseph “Frank” Paulus, age 86, of West Des Moines, Iowa, passed away on December 8, 2025, at EveryStep Hospice–Kavanagh House in Des Moines, with his family by his side.Frank was born on October 31, 1939, in Omaha, Nebraska, the son... Read Francis Paulus's Obituary