- Date Of Birth: February 17, 1925
- Date Of Death: August 24, 2014
- State: Connecticut
Karl Gerhard Paetzold, age 89, of Fairfield died on Sunday August 24th, 2014 at St. Vincent’s Medical Center with his beloved wife and family by his side. Born in Hohenhausen, East Prussia in 1925 to Hulda (Rieger) Paetzold and Wilhelm Paetzold, he came to the United States with his wife Helma (Tischler) Paetzold in 1954 and settled in Whitestone, Queens, New York. He later moved to Fairfield in 1967 after accepting the position of Foreman for the fleet of trucks for Thomas English Muffins on Ardmore Street in Fairfield. When Thomas moved its depot to Wayne, New Jersey, Karl was asked to stay with the company with a promotion but he decided to remain in Fairfield and raise his family in the town he adopted as his home. He later bought his own bread route for Pepperidge Farm and knew all the mom and pop stops in Fairfield County. The last ten years before retirement, Karl was a proud employee of King Industries in Norwalk and always a coveted entertainment in the lunchroom. In 1990, Karl retired to raise and become the personal chauffer of his dear granddaughter Christie, while her parents worked. During his lifetime, Karl had many hobbies. In his younger years, he loved cars and hunting in the Catskills. He traveled the Northeast in his VW camper with his family and previously Europe on his motorcycle. In his later years, he was an avid reader of fiction and the CT Post, yet his most treasured times were spent with his wife, children and grandchildren.
