Paul William Trudeau

Paul W. "P.J." Trudeau Jr., 20, of Sioux City died Friday, Feb. 8, 2008, as the result of an automobile accident on Interstate 29.

Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Word of Life Ministries in Sioux City, with Pastor Wally Greene officiating. Burial will be in Logan Park Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Christy-Smith Berkemier Chapel in Riverside.

Paul was born Feb. 1, 1988, in Winner, S.D., the son of Paul W. Trudeau Sr. and Loretta Cunningham. He attended elementary school in Winner and came to Sioux City in 1997, and attended West High School. He was employed at Wilson Trailer Co.

Paul enjoyed NASCAR and stock car racing as well as bowling, movies and music. He loved his family and enjoyed being around his family and friends.

Survivors include his father, Paul W. Trudeau Sr. of Sioux City; his mother, Loretta Cunningham of Sioux City; his fiancee, Andrea Walker of Sioux City; his sisters, Lori Trudeau of Sioux City, and Nina Trudeau and her fiance, Ely Santon of Omaha, Neb.; his paternal grandmother, Mary Trudeau of Sioux City; his maternal grandmother, Maxine Jonas of Kingsley, Iowa; his special grandparents, Jim and Doreen Walker of Sioux City; his future in-laws, Jodi and Anthony Incognito of Sioux City; his nephew, Tyis E. Rush; his niece, Ava G. Santon; and numerous aunts and uncles.

He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Phillip Trudeau and Leonard Cunningham; his uncles, Tom Trudeau and Donald Cunningham; and his stepfather, Rodney Mackey.