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Rosemary Paul, 89, passed away peacefully at her home on Dec. 11, 2021, in Cody.
Rosemary was born on April 9, 1932, in Fallon, North Dakota. She was the daughter of Monson Schmidt and Anna (Friesz) Schmidt. Rosemary grew up on the family farm and was educated in Fallon.
On Oct. 16, 1951, she married her soul mate Nick Paul in Fallon. They were married for 68 years until Nick’s passing in 2020. In 1956, after trying their hand at farming, Rosemary and Nick decided to leave the North Dakota farm. They proceeded to live in Yakima, Washington, Billings, Montana, and in 1958, after Nick accepted a job with Sweetheart Bread, they settled in Cody, to raise their family.
Rosemary was a hardworking stay-at-home mom raising five children until she went to work part-time at the Park Motel. In 1969 Rosemary and Nick purchased and operated the Geyser Drive In restaurant. Over the next eight years Rosemary worked alongside Nick in the restaurant business. After a fire at the drive-in closed the business, Rosemary went to work for the Park County school district as a cook in the cafeteria, where she worked until her retirement.
Rosemary enjoyed playing cards with Nick, and with their many friends and family throughout the years. Rosemary and Nick were also well known for their great polka dancing. They enjoyed dancing at local lodges and many family weddings in North Dakota. Rosemary was a wonderful cook and family get-togethers were always fun times. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and they still rave about her apple pie. Rosemary and Nick were very active in the community and had many friends. They enjoyed traveling together with their brothers and sisters and with the many friends they had. Rosemary was a devoted member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church and was a member of the Altar and Rosary Society. Rosemary will be forever loved and missed by her family, but we know that she and Nick are dancing together in heaven.
Rosemary is survived by her children, Nicky Scott - Cody, Wyoming, Debbie (Stuart) Eckhardt - Powell, Wyoming, Thaddeus (Jill) Paul - Cody, Wyoming, and Cindy (Jay) Hanson - Billings, Montana; six grandchildren: Jason (Jen) Scott - Cody, Wyoming, Jake Eckhardt (Lilly Zahor ) – Sturgis, South Dakota, Jessica (Mark) Hannig - Williston, North Dakota, Dustin (Lynette) Paul - Powell, Wyoming, Stephanie (Mitch) McArthur - Henderson, Nevada, Jeremy Paul – Kalispell, Montana; two step-grandchildren: Mike Eckhardt – Cody, Wyoming, and Sheree Bullock – Cody, Wyoming; nine great-grandchildren: Isla and Nora Scott, Zaphira, Nylea, Uriel, Maliktah and Dominic Paul, and Ryker and Atticus McArthur; four step-great-grandchildren: Sasha (Eckhardt) Malcolm, Dylan, Carli and Tristan Bullock; one sister, Evina Ott – Yakima, Washington; and one brother, Liborius (Lib) Schmidt - Mandan, North Dakota.
Rosemary was preceded in death by both of her parents, husband Nick; oldest son David Thomas Paul; two sisters, Hildegard (Gardy) Paul and Judy Schmidt; and six brothers: Leonard, Leo, Lawrence, Lindy, Larry and Louis Schmidt.
Services will be on Wednesday Dec. 22, at 10 a.m., at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Cody, with burial to follow at Riverside Cemetery. An online guestbook is available at www.BallardFH.com
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Park County Animal Shelter, 3 Arrow Avenue, Cody, WY 82414.
