Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
NameCarl Oscar THUSIUS 
Death19 Sep 2008, Delavan, Walworth County, Wisconsin1157
BurialSpring Grove Cemetery, Delavan, Wisconsin66
Occupationowned and operated Thusius Standard Oil Station; Borg Fabric Division General Foreman; Real Estate and Insurance Broker
ReligionLutheran
FatherRev. Oscar Carl Friedrich THUSIUS (1897-1960)
MotherElizabeth Marie KROHN (1904-1973)
Spouses
Death21 Jun 2020, Elkhorn, Walworth County, Wisconsin
Burial30 Jun 2020, Spring Grove Cemetery, Delavan, Wisconsin
Marriage1 Jan 1946, Delavan, Walworth County, Wisconsin
ChildrenGail Rae (Living)
Census notes for Carl Oscar THUSIUS
1930 Wisconsin, Walworth County, Delavan Twp., 1st Ward, E.D. 64-3, S.D. 14, sheet 9A, stamped page 30, film T626-2615 (taken 9 April 1930)
112 W. Walnut Dr., dwelling 187, family 221
Thusius, Oscar, head, rents, $40 per month, male, white, age 32, married at age 27, born South Dakota, parents born Germany, clergyman, Lutheran church
----------, Elizabeth, wife, female, white, age 26, married at age 19, born Wisconsin, parents born Wisconsin
----------, Carl, son, male, white, age 5, single, born Wisconsin, father born South Dakota, mother born Wisconsin
----------, Dolore, daughter, female, [sic] white, age 2, single, born Wisconsin, father born South Dakota, mother born Wisconsin
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
112 W. Walnut Dr., dwelling 187, family 221
Thusius, Oscar, head, rents, $40 per month, male, white, age 32, married at age 27, born South Dakota, parents born Germany, clergyman, Lutheran church
----------, Elizabeth, wife, female, white, age 26, married at age 19, born Wisconsin, parents born Wisconsin
----------, Carl, son, male, white, age 5, single, born Wisconsin, father born South Dakota, mother born Wisconsin
----------, Dolore, daughter, female, [sic] white, age 2, single, born Wisconsin, father born South Dakota, mother born Wisconsin
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
Obituary notes for Carl Oscar THUSIUS
Carl O. Thusius, Delavan (1924 - 2008)
September 30, 1924 - September 18, 2008
Carl O. Thusius, of Delavan, died Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008, at his home, 12 days short of his 84th birthday. He was born Sept. 30, 1924, in LaValle Township, Sauk Co., WI, the son of the Rev. Oscar and Elizabeth (Krohn) Thusius. The family moved to Delavan, WI, in 1929, when his father accepted a call to become the pastor of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church. He married the former Doreen Karges on Jan. 1, 1946, in Delavan. He owned and operated Thusius Standard Oil Station. He went on to be employed by the Borg Fabric Division as General Foreman. He and his wife later moved to Central Wisconsin, where he worked as a Real Estate and Insurance Broker, as well as being associated with the manufactured housing and recreational vehicle industry in the areas of sales, manufacturing and financing. He returned to Delavan and ended his working career as a manager for senior citizen rental complexes. He was a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church. He enjoyed nature, traveling, camping, classic and antique cars, 1940s music, and most of all, his family.
Carl is survived by his wife of 62 years, Doreen, of Delavan; two daughters, Gail (Larry) Huisheere and Kim (Wayne) Schuenke, both of Darien; seven grandchildren: Ami (Ken) Rapp, Steven (Maria) Huisheere, Heather Huisheere, Jeffrey Huisheere, Justin (Tina) Schuenke, Amanda (Rick) Zur and Luke (Jody) Schuenke; four great-grandsons: Carson. Landon, Aidan & Jacob; one brother, Dolore Thusius of Kalamazoo, MI; two sisters-in-law, Arnola Thusius Harris and Lorraine Schroeder; as well as other family and friends. He was preceded in death by a brother, Norman Thusius.
A Memorial service will be held at 11 a. m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church. The family will greet friends at the church one hour prior to the service. Betzer Funeral Home, Delavan, is assisting the family.
The family would like to thank the caregivers of Mercy Hospice for all of their loving care and support.
September 30, 1924 - September 18, 2008
Carl O. Thusius, of Delavan, died Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008, at his home, 12 days short of his 84th birthday. He was born Sept. 30, 1924, in LaValle Township, Sauk Co., WI, the son of the Rev. Oscar and Elizabeth (Krohn) Thusius. The family moved to Delavan, WI, in 1929, when his father accepted a call to become the pastor of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church. He married the former Doreen Karges on Jan. 1, 1946, in Delavan. He owned and operated Thusius Standard Oil Station. He went on to be employed by the Borg Fabric Division as General Foreman. He and his wife later moved to Central Wisconsin, where he worked as a Real Estate and Insurance Broker, as well as being associated with the manufactured housing and recreational vehicle industry in the areas of sales, manufacturing and financing. He returned to Delavan and ended his working career as a manager for senior citizen rental complexes. He was a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church. He enjoyed nature, traveling, camping, classic and antique cars, 1940s music, and most of all, his family.
Carl is survived by his wife of 62 years, Doreen, of Delavan; two daughters, Gail (Larry) Huisheere and Kim (Wayne) Schuenke, both of Darien; seven grandchildren: Ami (Ken) Rapp, Steven (Maria) Huisheere, Heather Huisheere, Jeffrey Huisheere, Justin (Tina) Schuenke, Amanda (Rick) Zur and Luke (Jody) Schuenke; four great-grandsons: Carson. Landon, Aidan & Jacob; one brother, Dolore Thusius of Kalamazoo, MI; two sisters-in-law, Arnola Thusius Harris and Lorraine Schroeder; as well as other family and friends. He was preceded in death by a brother, Norman Thusius.
A Memorial service will be held at 11 a. m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church. The family will greet friends at the church one hour prior to the service. Betzer Funeral Home, Delavan, is assisting the family.
The family would like to thank the caregivers of Mercy Hospice for all of their loving care and support.