Paul Barnes Van Auker, 95, of Lusby, MD departed this life peacefully on September 8, 2009, at Solomons Nursing Center, Solomons, MD. Born in Ohio on June 6, 1914 to the late Minnie Barnes Van Auker and Jasper Newton Van Auker.

He was the beloved father of Joseph W. Van Auker of Lusby, MD and Paula Gresh of Cartersville, GA. Step-Father of Joann Theys of Warren, OH, and the late James Ricks and Leneah Soltis. Brother of Alfred Van Auker of Los Angles, CA. He is also survived by ten grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren.

Mr. Van Auker served his country during World War II and was discharged as a Captain on December 17, 1945 at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas. Paul was a steel worker and worked at Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. until his retirement in 1967. He moved to Calvert County in 2002 to reside with his son. Paul led a life of determination and generosity. He worked those characteristics into his life as a handyman doing what ever was needed on any of his automobiles or projects around the house, a devoted reader, and a baseball fan. He loved to watch the baseball games on television but he liked to turn down the volume and listen to the game on his radio. He will be remembered for his colorful gardens and to his devotion of his families genealogy and their history.

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, September 12, 2009, 11:00 AM at Middleham Chapel Episcopal Parrish, 10210 H. G. Trueman Rd., Lusby, MD 20657. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, September 15, 11:30 AM in Green Haven Memorial Gardens, Canfield, OH.

Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to Calvert Hospice, P. O. Box 838, Prince Frederick, MD 20657, Donations are encourage on-line at www.calverthospice.org

Arrangements by the Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., 20 American Lane, Lusby, MD 20657.