Paula Dorothy Amanda (Schultz) Dinnel
Marriages
Alfred Chester Dinnel - 1944
Married in Grand Junction, CO
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 7C - August 14, 2022
Paula Dinnel passed
away on the afternoon of
July, 10 2022, at her place
of residence: Bonaventure
Senior Living in Tigard,
Oregon at the age of 98.
Paula was born ‘Paula
Dorothy Amanda Schultz’
on August 26, 1923 to
Arnold and Ida (Gade) Schultz in Garland, Nebraska.
Paula (the 9th child of 11) was reared in various parts
of Nebraska., ending up in McCook, where she attended
high school and one year of college. These 2 schools
were also where she met her future husband, Alfred
Chester Dinnel. They were married in Grand Junction,
Colorado (to where much of her family had moved) in
1944.
During WW2, Al earned his Navy pilot
wings, and Paula attended nurses’ training in St. Louis,
Missouri. She later earned an AA degree. Al’s career
was first in the Navy, and then with Lockheed, as a
field service representative. They had 5 children, the
youngest born in the Philippine Islands when Al was
stationed there.
Throughout her life, Paula’s interests were
bridge (which she also taught), golf, gardening, English
literature, travel and moving—so she could decorate a
new house!
Upon Al’s retirement, they returned to Grand
Junction, where Al died of a lung disease in 1994.
After that Paula moved to Anacortes, Washington to
be near her son–her eldest child. There she started a
vibrant New Comer’s Club, which is still going strong!
Approximately 10 years ago, Paula moved to the South
Portland area, to be close to her youngest daughter, who
looked after her during her very active years there.
Paula’s activities included working in the
secretarial field and volunteering at various Protestant
churches she attended (including teaching Sunday
School), the Red Cross, Salvation Army, Catholic
Community Services, and VA Hospital.
Paula is survived by 3 sons: Paul with wife
Vicki of Anacortes, WA; Peter with wife Dianne of
Grand Junction, CO; Philip with wife Celia, also of
Grand Junction; and her 2 daughters: Nancy with
husband Segaran, living in Borneo, East Malaysia and
Sheila with husband Loyd of Tualatin, OR. She also has
10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
