Obit: Meier, Paul R. - MD (1946 - 2023)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Meier, Wagner, Foundos, Kirby, Zaleski, Lindquist, Thies, Larson, Borgemoen, Higgins

----Source: Life Tributes Funeral Home (Spencer, Clark Co., WI) 2/01/2023

Meier, Paul R. MD (22 April 1946 – 28 January 2023)

Paul R. Meier, M.D., 76, passed away at the Marshfield Medical Center surrounded by family on January 28, 2023.

He was born on April 22, 1946, to Fabian A. Meier and Roberta Maxine Meier. His mother later married Palmer Wagner, Paul’s second father.

He graduated from La Sierra University in Riverside, California and earned his medical degree from Loma Linda University School of Medicine. Thereafter, he began his career in Obstetrics and Gynecology, specializing in high-risk pregnancies and births. He practiced at Kaiser Permanente Hospital located in San Diego, CA, the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center located in Denver, Colorado, and most recently at the Marshfield Medical Center, where he was affiliated with several hospitals in the Central Wisconsin area. During his career, he was passionate about all aspects of maternal/fetal health.

Paul retired from the practice of medicine in 2012, and then began working alongside his wife Rita as an owner and operator of the Blue Heron Brew Pub. Whether Paul was working behind the bar or roaming the floor talking to patrons, he enjoyed serving the Marshfield community and the opportunity to stay in touch with many of his former colleagues, patients and their children. When not at the Brew Pub, Paul could often be found on the golf course, traveling with his wife, and spending time with his children and grandchildren. He was a consummate conversationalist, an avid reader and scholar, and loved to tell or hear a good joke or story. He had a generous heart and kind spirit and will be greatly missed by all who knew him, especially those he called family.

Paul is survived by his beloved wife, Rita, his children Amy Meier-Foundos (Mark Foundos), Jill Kirby, Katy Zaleski (Pat Zaleski), and Adam Meier (Alyssa Meier), as well as his stepchildren Allison Lindquist (Dan Thies), Jonathan Lindquist (Alaina Larson), and Natalie Lindquist, and his grandchildren James and Evan Foundos, Jackson and Casen Zaleski, Chloe Kirby, Louis Thies, and Ellie and Caden Borgemoen. He is also survived by his brother, Ted Wagner, his sister Kathy Higgins, and numerous extended family.

A celebration of Paul’s life will take place on April 30th, 2023, at Blue Heron Brew Pub. More details will be available online at lifetributesfuneralhome.com as the date approaches.

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