Paul H. Mainz Obituary

The funeral for Paul Howard Mainz will be at 11:00 AM Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Rochester officiated by Pastor Carl-Eric Gentes. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00- 8:00 PM Tuesday, November 18th in the River Park Chapel, Macken Funeral Home, Rochester and one hour prior to the service at the church.

Paul Mainz, age 61, died peacefully at his home Friday, November 14, 2014 following a sudden cardiac event.

He was born April 5, 1953, at Watertown, Wisc. to Howard and Carol (Rollefson) Mainz. He grew up in Oconomowoc, Wisc. where he attended grade school and high school. He was a graduate of St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn. and sang in the St. Olaf Choir, at the time under the direction of Dr. Kenneth Jennings. He worked as a bus driver for Jefferson Bus Lines, and later moved to Rochester to manage the bus depot.

On May 14, 1988 he married Joleen Marie Hegland at Arendahl Lutheran Church in rural Peterson, Minn. The couple had previously met at Bethel Lutheran Church in Rochester. In 1991 he partnered with his wife in the financial services business and subsequently provided tax preparation services.

Paul was an avid golfer, having golfed in 43 states. He took pride in having consecutively golfed the past 179 months. He also enjoyed playing tennis and was a proud shareholder of the Green Bay Packers. He was an active member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Rochester, serving in various capacities including musician, playwright and director. Much of his work was done under the name of his own production company, Seatadapants®.

Paul will be remembered by those who loved him as an unrelenting force for prodding talent from those around him.  His infectious enthusiasm was irresistible. He wrote and produced four Biblical melodramas at Good Shepherd Church, four dinner theatre productions, and for four years directed a community wide interfaith musical production of The Promise, a play about the life of Christ.

Paul was well-grounded and a visionary. Always funny, yet sincere, Paul usually had a joke to share. He was always planning the next event. Paul loved to travel with his family, carving out special trips with each of them, and was known as the "human GPS" for his superior navigation skills. He was devoted to his wife and loved his children and grandchild deeply.

He is survived by his wife, Joleen; his daughter, Elizabeth Anne (Andrew LaFave) Mainz of Ventura, Calif.; his two sons, Erik Paul Mainz of Minneapolis and Elliot Paul Mainz of Rochester; his grandson, Patrick Steven LaFave; his two sisters, Sharyll (Phillip) Smith of St. Louis Park, Minn. and Diane (Alan) Amans of Amery, Wisc., along with several nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by his parents.

Online condolences are welcome at www.mackenfuneralhome.com .