Pauline Mae Woodring

Pauline M. (Noble) Woodring, 90, of Kalona, formerly of Corydon, Iowa, passed from this life on Sunday, July 6, 2025, at her home in Kalona. A graveside service will be held on Monday, July 14, 2025, at 2:00 PM at the Wapello Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday, July 13, 2025, from 3 – 5 PM at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. A memorial fund has been established for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. The Beatty Peterseim Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Pauline Mae Woodring was born January 3, 1935, in Wapello, Iowa, the daughter of Arnold and Vinnie (Reid) Noble. She was united in marriage to Melvin Rechkemmer in 1952, having two children: Curtis and Denise. She worked for 30 years as a nurse’s aide and later retired from Muscatine Power and Water. On March 30, 1990, she was united in marriage to Bill Woodring in Des Moines, Iowa. Pauline enjoyed her dachshund dogs and opened her arms to many rescue dogs over the years. She loved holding yard sales and making pony tack for children. She also loved to cook, knit and crochet. When she and Bill were first married, they loved to take car adventures to find restaurants and cafes out of the way.

Pauline is survived by her husband of 35 years, Bill; son Curtis Rechkemmer of Cedar Falls; daughter Denise Newcomb of Solon; siblings: Wayne (Delores) Noble, Patsy Howard (Jim Long), Ruth Ann Burk (Dick Jepsen) and Joyce Milliman; two grandchildren: Emily (Mitchell) Walters and Steven Curtis Rechkemmer; five great-grandchildren: Miranda, Sydnie, Hayden, Jakob, and Amina; and great-great-grandson Logan.

Preceding Pauline in death were her parents, her brothers Dean (Betty) Noble and Roger (Darlene) Noble, daughter-in-law Jill Rechkemmer and brother-in-law Larry Milliman.