Paul J. Michaelson
August 14, 1951 – March 12, 2022
Paul J. Michaelson, DDS, formerly of Watertown, N.Y., passed away March 12, 2022, at his home in Rochester, N.Y.
Paul was born in Palmer, Alaska, on Aug. 14, 1951, son of the late Neil and Alice Jean Sweetman Michaelson. He graduated from McClintock High School, Tempe, Ariz., and attended Arizona State University. He graduated from the University of Detroit School of Dentistry in 1974. On Aug. 12, 1974, he married Katherine Burkhardt in Indianapolis, Ind., with Rev. Odilo Burkhardt officiating.
Paul was a Prosthodontist in Watertown for 44 years, retiring in 2018. He was a communicant of St. Patrick’s Church. He had been a member of the Sun City Center Emergency Squad. Paul was a volunteer dental residency instructor at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Syracuse; a dental consultant for North Country Family Health Center, Watertown; a past president of both Jefferson-Lewis Dental Society and 5th District Dental Society; and a fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists. Paul enjoyed woodcarving, bicycling, cross country skiing and traveling.
Along with his wife Katherine, he is survived by his three children, Andrew and wife Bridget, Colorado Springs, Colo., Steven, Arlington, Va., and Emily Andrea and husband Todd, Rochester. N.Y.; three grandchildren; seven siblings, Gary, Ray and Julie, all of Palmer, Alaska; Lee, William, and Chris, all of Anchorage, Alaska; and Jeff, Hawaii; eight nieces, seven nephews and cousins.
Funeral services were held at St. Patrick’s Church in Watertown on March 18, with burial in Glenwood Cemetery.
Online condolences to Paul’s family may be posted at http://www.cummingsfuneral.com/.
Donations in Paul’s name may be made to Adirondack Mountain Club, 814 Goggins Rd., Lake George, NY 12845 or Sun City Center Emergency Squad, 720 Ray Watson Drive, Sun City Center, FL 33573.
Paul was born in Palmer, Alaska, on Aug. 14, 1951, son of the late Neil and Alice Jean Sweetman Michaelson. He graduated from McClintock High School, Tempe, Ariz., and attended Arizona State University. He graduated from the University of Detroit School of Dentistry in 1974. On Aug. 12, 1974, he married Katherine Burkhardt in Indianapolis, Ind., with Rev. Odilo Burkhardt officiating.
Paul was a Prosthodontist in Watertown for 44 years, retiring in 2018. He was a communicant of St. Patrick’s Church. He had been a member of the Sun City Center Emergency Squad. Paul was a volunteer dental residency instructor at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Syracuse; a dental consultant for North Country Family Health Center, Watertown; a past president of both Jefferson-Lewis Dental Society and 5th District Dental Society; and a fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists. Paul enjoyed woodcarving, bicycling, cross country skiing and traveling.
Along with his wife Katherine, he is survived by his three children, Andrew and wife Bridget, Colorado Springs, Colo., Steven, Arlington, Va., and Emily Andrea and husband Todd, Rochester. N.Y.; three grandchildren; seven siblings, Gary, Ray and Julie, all of Palmer, Alaska; Lee, William, and Chris, all of Anchorage, Alaska; and Jeff, Hawaii; eight nieces, seven nephews and cousins.
Funeral services were held at St. Patrick’s Church in Watertown on March 18, with burial in Glenwood Cemetery.
Online condolences to Paul’s family may be posted at http://www.cummingsfuneral.com/.
Donations in Paul’s name may be made to Adirondack Mountain Club, 814 Goggins Rd., Lake George, NY 12845 or Sun City Center Emergency Squad, 720 Ray Watson Drive, Sun City Center, FL 33573.