Age 89 of Elmira, NY passed away peacefully on Wednesday November 18, 2009 at St. Joseph's Hospital. He is survived by his wife Patricia Kretchmer.Paul was a United States Army veteran of WW II and a Pearl Harbor survivor.Also the past President of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association. There will be no calling hours, Funeral Services will be held privately and are entrusted to Olthof Funeral Home, Inc.A 'Candle of Remembrance' may be left for the family in obituaries at www.olthof.com . "Leave a loving legacy"