PAUL SOUKUP

Funeral Mass for Paul Soukup, 61, of Polson, MT was Saturday, May 28 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Wagner. Burial was at St John’s Catholic Cemetery, rural Wagner. Peters Funeral Home in Wagner was in charge of arrangements.

Paul Francis Soukup was born in Wagner on December 8, 1960, the son of Frank and Marla (Payer) Soukup. He died unexpectedly on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Pierre.

Paul graduated from O’Gorman High School in Sioux Falls in 1979 and earned his BA in Accounting from Briar Cliff in Sioux City, IA.

Paul married Mary Kelly in 1988. Four children were born to their union.

Paul worked as the CFO at the hospitals in Armour and Platte and has worked as the CFO at St. Luke’s Hospital in Ronan, MT since August of 2005. He also served on the Finance Committee for the Montana Hospital Association.

Paul will be remembered for his love of hunting, fishing, nature, the mountains of Montana and running. Paul ran in many marathons. He loved his family very much. Paul was a free spirit who did it his way.

Thankful for having shared his life are his four children: April (Andrew) Buller of Aberdeen, Maura (Austin) Cole of Emmetsburg, IA, Donald Soukup of Mitchell and Shalaki Soukup of Emmetsburg, IA; two grandchildren: Caitlin and Todd Cole; his mother, Marla Soukup of Wagner; siblings: Mark (Kim) Soukup of Wagner, Colin (Dawn) Soukup of Wagner, Chris (Mary) Soukup of Sioux Falls, Sharon Wiebenga of Tyndall, and Lynn (Kim) Soukup of Wagner; significant other, Kim McMillie of Polson, MT; aunts, uncles, and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Paul was preceded in death by his father Frank and his paternal and maternal grandparents.