Paul Anthony Neudecker age 79 of Morton, MN went to his eternal home on May 22, 2026. He passed away at CentraCare-Redwood Hospital, surrounded by loving family. He lost a courageous battle with Parkinsons he had for the last eight years. Paul took on every challenge that came his way with this terrible disease, never getting discouraged and taught his family & those around him to never give up. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 29^th at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Redwood Falls, with a visitation from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. at the church. Interment will be held at 2:00 p.m. in St. John’s Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Morton. A heartfelt thank you to the Minneapolis VA Spinal Cord staff who became family to us. Thank you for your compassionate care and genuine kindness throughout Paul’s rehabilitation journey. To Summer, Autumn and LeAnn his home health care professionals who helped enable him to return to his home. We will be forever grateful to you. We also want to thank the Redwood Falls CentraCare Doctors, Nurses and all Staff who so graciously took care of Paul in his last days, you were all absolutely amazing. Your kindness and care will never be forgotten. Thank you friends and family who supported us over the past six months, which has held us up and carried us through. We love you all. 

Paul Anthony Neudecker was born to Aloy and Elizabeth (Schilling) Neudecker on March 26th, 1947, at the Redwood Falls Hospital.  He was baptized at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Clements, MN and grew up on his family farm just outside of Clements. Paul graduated from St. Anne’s Catholic High School in 1965.  He then entered the United States Air Force in 1966 and spent the next 4 years serving his country in Vietnam and Guam.

Paul married his best friend and soul mate JoAnn Steinbeisser on October 8^th, 1966, and were married for 59 wonderful years. They first made their home in Phoenix Arizona, then in Marquette, MI while in the Air Force.  In 1970 he was honorably discharged and they spent time living back in Minnesota in Clements and then to Morton, where they settled for the remainder of his life. They welcomed their wonderful daughter, Shelly, into their lives on April 19th, 1971. Shelly was the light of his life, and in later years, his son-in-law, Jason as well.

Paul worked at Peterson Well Company, Monsanto and Warrior Manufacturing where he retired in 2010.  Paul was known for his mechanical mind and ability to troubleshoot anything. Not only did his employer depend on him for this, his family did as well. There wasn’t a challenge he couldn’t tackle and win.

Paul was a devoted husband, loving father and a good friend to many.  Spending time with family and friends was very important to him. Paul and JoAnn enjoyed traveling, camping, motorcycling, hunting, fishing and in later years 4-wheeling with friends and family. Paul was also known for his smile and his kind heart. He would do anything for anyone and loved helping people. His faith was very important to him. Paul had many family members who were strong examples of that faith, and he passed that faith on to his family.  In his younger years, he was actively involved in Saint John’s Catholic Church.

Paul leaves behind his wife, JoAnn; daughter, Shelly (Jason) Curtis; grand-dog, Griffin; siblings-in-law, Janet & Don Carbert; and many other family and friends. Paul is preceded in death by his parents, Aloy and Liz Neudecker; parents-in-law, Joe and Lil Steinbeisser; and many other family members.

Paul will be extremely and forever missed by his family and anyone who had the fortunate opportunity to know him. Blessed be his memory.