A. Pauline Short, age 98 years, of Archbold, passed away early Sunday morning, May 27, 2018, at Fairlawn Haven Nursing Home in Archbold. She was born January 10, 1920, at Stryker, the daughter of Harry and Sarah (Wyse) Wyse. She married Paul M. Short on September 6, 1938, and he preceded her in death on August 13, 2007.  A resident of the Archbold area most of her lifetime, she was a homemaker and an accomplished seamstress, making all her own clothes and sewing for others including alterations for others many years.  She also worked at the Bancroft Cleaners and later at the former Helen's Dry Goods in Archbold.  She enjoyed camping and wintering in Florida.  She was a member of St. John's Christian Church in Archbold.

She is survived by a son, Kent (Shiela) Short of Wauseon; a daughter-in-law, Doris Hornyak of Defiance; 6 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; and a sister-in-law, Shirley Wyse of Archbold.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a son Paul W. "Bill" Short; a brother, Ronald "Sonny" Wyse; two sisters, Helen Kauffman and Berneda Nofziger.

Memorial services will be held on Thursday at 11 AM at the Fairlawn Chapel with Rev. Erich Christman and Rev. Alex Young officiating.  Interment will precede at 10 AM in the Archbold Cemetery.  Friends may call at the Fairlawn Chapel from 4 – 8 PM on Wednesday.  Short Funeral Home in Archbold has been entrusted with the arrangements.  The family suggests that memorials be given to St. John's Christian Church or Southern Care Hospice.