Pauline Sienknecht

Pauline Sienknecht, 95, of Clutier, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2026 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 10:30 AM, at the Clutier Community Church with Pastor James Perry officiating. Interment will follow at Oneida Cemetery in rural Clutier. Visitation will be held Tuesday, June 23, 2026 from 5-7 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama.

Pauline was born August 10, 1930, to John and Julia (Vavra) Sedlacek at home on the farm 2 ½ miles SW of Clutier.

She attended country school through eighth grade at Carroll #7. After finishing school, she helped out with many farm duties on the family farm. She was also a house girl/nanny for neighbors and several families in Tama/Toledo.

On September 20, 1950, Pauline married Leslie Sienknecht at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. They were married for sixty-five years. After her kids were in school, she detasseled and sorted seed corn. She was a hard worker and loved being a farm wife and all that goes with it.

Pauline was a long-time active member of the Clutier Community Church and the Legion Auxiliary. In her spare time, she enjoyed cross stitching and quilting, but her family was a very important part of her life.

Survivors include her sons, Mark (Tracy) Sienknecht of Clutier, and Alan (Kristi) Sienknecht of Clutier; son-in-law, Dan Larson; seven grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Preceding her in death were her parents; husband, Leslie in 2016; daughter, Donna Larson in 2018; four brothers; three sisters; many brothers and sisters in law; and nieces and nephews.

A memorial fund will be established.