Paul Joseph Pankalla

Eudora – Mass of Christian Burial for Paul Joseph Pankalla, 64, Eudora, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Holy Family Catholic Church in Eudora. Inurnment will be in Oklahoma City at a later date. Mr. Pankalla died Monday, Oct. 29, 2007, at his home.He was born Feb. 13, 1943, in Kansas City, Kan., the son of Joseph L. and Ruth Thralls Pankalla. Mr. Pankalla was a sales representative for Safety Kleen Inc. and was a printer for Deluxe Check Printers for 18 years. He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church.He married Anita Kohn on Oct. 11, 1997, in Kansas City, Kan. She survives, of the home.Other survivors include two daughters, Paige Ballard, Yukon, Okla., and Lynn Visina, Edmond, Okla.; a sister, Ruthann Simmons, Overland Park; and five grandchildren.A rosary will be recited at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Holy Family Catholic Church, where the family will receive friends from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. before the service.The family suggests memorials to Holy Family Catholic Church or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary.Online condolences may be sent at www.warrenmcelwain.com, subject: Pankalla.