Mary Paule Kalz

Mary Paule found peace from cancer on January 14th, 2024, surrounded by her loving family at home in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Despite her illness, she lived her life to the fullest for two and a half years post-diagnosis by spending time with those she loved and never losing her faith in God.

Mary Paule was the fourth daughter of Chester and Julianne (Cernicky) Schmidt, born on May 30th, 1947, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She attended grade school at the Mother of Good Counsel (class of 1961) and graduated from Pius XI Catholic High School in 1965. The year prior to graduating from high school, on a day Mary Paule did not have school herself, she joined her good friend and next door neighbor, Kay, at Washington High School as a ‘student visitor’ for the day. Unbeknownst to her at the time, she would attend chemistry class with her friend and meet Mike, her future husband.

Mary Paule was loved by so many and she will be deeply missed for her genuinely kind, selfless, and loving nature.