Paul Joseph Kiesler, Sr., 96, of Greenville, Indiana passed away on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. He was born on June 2, 1925 in Palmyra, Indiana to the late Charles and Pearl (Brockman) Kiesler.
Paul was a veteran of the U.S. Army, a member of St. Mary Navilleton Catholic Church, a life-time member of the American Angus Association, and a 75-year member of the Knights of Columbus Council 1808 of Lanesville. He retired after 27 years of service from the Department of Agriculture and was a former President of the Board of Directors of KABA/Select Sires. Paul was life-time farmer and enjoyed working the family farm alongside his wife, children, and grandchildren. He was a devout Catholic and served as a Eucharistic minister and lector at his church. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend who leaves behind a legacy of hard work and devotion to faith.
Along with his parents, Paul was preceded in death by his infant brother, Glenn Kiesler; infant granddaughter, Caroline Horn; and 3 siblings: Frances Eveslage, Wilma Ott, and Dale Kiesler.
SURVIVORS:
His loving wife: Elizabeth (Naville) Kiesler
6 children: Phillip (Agnes) Kiesler, Mary (Allan) Horn, Kathryn (Terry) Grant, Paul J. (Anna) Kiesler, Jr., Robert (Elizabeth) Kiesler, and Laura (Benjamin) Lampton
9 grandchildren & 9 great-grandchildren
3 siblings: Marvin (Juanita) Kiesler, Jean (Cletus) Dethy, and Martha Cox
Visitation: 2:00pm-8:00pmET on Friday, December 10, 2021 at Newcomer Cremations, Funerals & Receptions - New Albany (3309 Ballard Lane)
Funeral Mass: Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 11:00amET at St. Mary Navilleton Catholic Church (7500 Navilleton Road, Floyds Knobs, IN 47119) with burial and military honors to follow in the church cemetery
The family requests that contributions in Paul’s memory be made to St. Mary's Navilleton or to the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
This obituary is a courtesy to the family by Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home.
