Sauk Rapids- Wayne Thomas Paulsen, 39, passed away on December 19, 2021, at his home in Sauk Rapids. He was born on April 5, 1982 to Wesley and Bonnie (Kluzak) Paulsen at the hospital in Thief River Falls.

Wayne was raised on the family farm in Greenbush and attended school in Badger. Wayne graduated from Badger High School in May 2000. During his younger years, Wayne helped on the family farm with raising dairy cows, goats and other livestock as well as doing field work. Schooling might not have been Wayne's forte, but he did have a gift for computers and technology. He was the family IT p...