Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
NameDolore Milton THUSIUS 
Death26 Mar 2013, Plainwell, Allegan County, Michigan2829
BurialSpring Grove Cemetery, Delavan, Wisconsin2829
OccupationHigh school music teacher; college at Kalamazoo College
EducationValparaiso University B.A.; Western Michigan M.A.; Univ of Wisconsin M.M.
ReligionLutheran
Alias/AKADel; Delore
FatherRev. Oscar Carl Friedrich THUSIUS (1897-1960)
MotherElizabeth Marie KROHN (1904-1973)
Census notes for Dolore Milton 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 Dolore Milton THUSIUS
Adams Funeral Home/ Obituaries online
Del M. Thusius
(May 23, 1927 - March 26, 2013)
Age: 85
THUSIUS, Dolore M. “Del”
Plainwell
Formerly of Oshtemo
Del passed away Tuesday morning, March 26, 2013 at Tender Care of Kalamazoo. He was born May 23, 1927 in Mauston, WI the son of the Late Rev. Oscar C. and Elizabeth (Krohn) Thusius. Del received his Bachelor of Education Degree from Valparaiso University, his Masters of Education at Western Michigan University and Masters of Music from the University of Wisconsin. He taught music at Portage Central High School and a professor in the teachers college at Kalamazoo College. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Paw Paw where he sung in the choir. He enjoyed the Annual Bach Festival in Kalamazoo and horse-back riding and had a stable on Stadium Driver. Del is survived by his life time friend, David Reichard and friend and care taker, Mike Strong, both of Plainwell, and by several nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Carl Oscar Thusius and Norman Eugene Thusius. Family will receive friends, Monday, (4/1) 5 to 7 p.m. at the Adams Funeral Home, Paw Paw. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, Paw Paw with Rev. Eric Gledhill officiating. A luncheon will follow the service. Memorial contributions may be made to ASPCA or Concordia Theological Seminary, C/O Good Shepard Institute, 6600 North Clinton Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46825
Del M. Thusius
(May 23, 1927 - March 26, 2013)
Age: 85
THUSIUS, Dolore M. “Del”
Plainwell
Formerly of Oshtemo
Del passed away Tuesday morning, March 26, 2013 at Tender Care of Kalamazoo. He was born May 23, 1927 in Mauston, WI the son of the Late Rev. Oscar C. and Elizabeth (Krohn) Thusius. Del received his Bachelor of Education Degree from Valparaiso University, his Masters of Education at Western Michigan University and Masters of Music from the University of Wisconsin. He taught music at Portage Central High School and a professor in the teachers college at Kalamazoo College. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Paw Paw where he sung in the choir. He enjoyed the Annual Bach Festival in Kalamazoo and horse-back riding and had a stable on Stadium Driver. Del is survived by his life time friend, David Reichard and friend and care taker, Mike Strong, both of Plainwell, and by several nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Carl Oscar Thusius and Norman Eugene Thusius. Family will receive friends, Monday, (4/1) 5 to 7 p.m. at the Adams Funeral Home, Paw Paw. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, Paw Paw with Rev. Eric Gledhill officiating. A luncheon will follow the service. Memorial contributions may be made to ASPCA or Concordia Theological Seminary, C/O Good Shepard Institute, 6600 North Clinton Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46825