Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
NameCol. Norman Eugene THUSIUS 
Burial13 Dec 2003, Spring Grove Cemetery, Delavan, Wisconsin1158
OccupationCareer military
ReligionLutheran
FatherRev. Oscar Carl Friedrich THUSIUS (1897-1960)
MotherElizabeth Marie KROHN (1904-1973)
Census notes for Col. Norman Eugene THUSIUS
1940 Wisconsin, Walworth County, Delavan, ward 2, E.D. 64-5, sheet 8B
209 S. 4th Street, household 199, rents $35
Thusius, O.C., head, male, white, age 43, married, 5 yrs college, born South Dakota, lived in same place in 1935, pastor, Lutheran Church
----------, Elizabeth, wife, female, white, age 36, married, 8th grade, born Wisconsin, lived in same place in 1935
----------, Carl, son, male, white, age 15, single, 8th grade, born Wisconsin, lived in same place in 1935
----------, Dolore, son, male, white, age 12, single, 7th grade, born Wisconsin, lived in same place in 1935
----------, Norman, son, male, white, age 8, single, 1st grade, born Wisconsin, lived in same place in 1935
209 S. 4th Street, household 199, rents $35
Thusius, O.C., head, male, white, age 43, married, 5 yrs college, born South Dakota, lived in same place in 1935, pastor, Lutheran Church
----------, Elizabeth, wife, female, white, age 36, married, 8th grade, born Wisconsin, lived in same place in 1935
----------, Carl, son, male, white, age 15, single, 8th grade, born Wisconsin, lived in same place in 1935
----------, Dolore, son, male, white, age 12, single, 7th grade, born Wisconsin, lived in same place in 1935
----------, Norman, son, male, white, age 8, single, 1st grade, born Wisconsin, lived in same place in 1935
Military notes for Col. Norman Eugene THUSIUS
Lt. Col. executive officer of the Milwaukee-based 32nd Brigade of the Army National Guard. 1980
Obituary notes for Col. Norman Eugene THUSIUS
The Janesville Gazette, Wednesday, 10 December 2003
Thusius, Norman E., Col. (Ret.)
February 10, 1932 - December 7, 2003
NORTH LAKE/ELKHORN Norman E. Thusius, Col. (Ret.), age 71, of North Lake and formerly of Elkhorn, WI, died on Dec. 7, 2003. He was born on Feb. 10, 1932, in Delavan, son of Oscar Thusius and Elizabeth (Krohn) Thusius. Norm began his 37-year military career in 1950 in a U.S. Army Infantry unit in Elkhorn, WI. He served two years in the regular Army, stationed in Germany, in an Air Defense artillery unit. Upon returning from Europe he was transferred to a field artillery unit in Wisconsin Rapids where he served for 18 years, becoming the Battalion commander. Norm transferred to Milwaukee in 1978 and became the executive officer of the 32nd Separate Infantry Brigade. Norm finished his career in Madison in 1987 as the State Emergency Government officer. He was the beloved husband of Arnola (Kramer) Thusius; dear father of Paul (Nichole) and John (Christie) Thusius; dear grandfather of Kathleen, Mariah, Myha, Spencer, and Emma; and brother of Carl (Doreen) and Dolore Thusius. Norman is also survived by other relatives and friends. Visitation will be held from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2003, at DIVINE REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH, Hwy. 83 just N. of Hwy. 16, Hartland, WI. Further visitation will be held on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2003, from 9:30 a.m. until the time of funeral service at 11:00 a.m. at DIVINE REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH. The interment of Norm's cremated remains will take place at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003, at SPRING GROVE CEMETERY, Delavan.
Thusius, Norman E., Col. (Ret.)
February 10, 1932 - December 7, 2003
NORTH LAKE/ELKHORN Norman E. Thusius, Col. (Ret.), age 71, of North Lake and formerly of Elkhorn, WI, died on Dec. 7, 2003. He was born on Feb. 10, 1932, in Delavan, son of Oscar Thusius and Elizabeth (Krohn) Thusius. Norm began his 37-year military career in 1950 in a U.S. Army Infantry unit in Elkhorn, WI. He served two years in the regular Army, stationed in Germany, in an Air Defense artillery unit. Upon returning from Europe he was transferred to a field artillery unit in Wisconsin Rapids where he served for 18 years, becoming the Battalion commander. Norm transferred to Milwaukee in 1978 and became the executive officer of the 32nd Separate Infantry Brigade. Norm finished his career in Madison in 1987 as the State Emergency Government officer. He was the beloved husband of Arnola (Kramer) Thusius; dear father of Paul (Nichole) and John (Christie) Thusius; dear grandfather of Kathleen, Mariah, Myha, Spencer, and Emma; and brother of Carl (Doreen) and Dolore Thusius. Norman is also survived by other relatives and friends. Visitation will be held from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2003, at DIVINE REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH, Hwy. 83 just N. of Hwy. 16, Hartland, WI. Further visitation will be held on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2003, from 9:30 a.m. until the time of funeral service at 11:00 a.m. at DIVINE REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH. The interment of Norm's cremated remains will take place at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003, at SPRING GROVE CEMETERY, Delavan.