Mrs. ROSS (Ora Honn) THORNTON 1895-1958

SCHROEDER, HONN, THORNTON, ADAM, HUFFMAN, HOFFMAN, FENNEL, KIESAU, ROSE, MILLER, THOMPSON, PALAS, POWELL

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 1/4/2007 at 21:55:58

Rites Held For Mrs. Thornton

Mrs. Ross Thornton, Ora Honn, the daughter of Henry Honn and his wife, Frieda Schroeder Honn, was born two and one-half miles north of Luana, on June 28, 1895. She passed away at the General Hospital in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin on October 15, 1958 after a lingering illness, at the age of 63 years, three months and 17 days.

Mrs. Thornton was baptized in St. John's Lutheran Church of Luana on August 11, 1895 and confirmed in the same church on March 20, 1910. She was united in marriage to Ross Thornton on January 17, 1917. To this union were born six children, one son, who passed away in infancy, and five daughters, Helen, Mrs. Walter Adam of Postville, Bernice, Mrs. Eldo Huffman of Garnavillo, Marjorie, Mrs. George Fennel of Prairie du Chien, Dora Jean, Mrs. Dale Kiesau of Waukon, and Irene, Mrs. Robert Rose of Dubuque.

She was preceded in death by her parents, one infant son, a sister, Eda, and twin sisters, who died in infancy.

She is survived by her husband, five daughters, 11 grandchildren, four sisters, Mabel, Mrs. Vern Miller, of Monona, Mrs. Emma Thompson of Monona, Ethyl, Mrs. Harley Palas of Farmersburg, and Laura, Mrs. Claude Powell of Elkader, three brothers, Arthur Honn of Colesburg, Roy Honn of Luana and Harvey Honn of Durango, several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were conducted in St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Postville on October 17, with the pastor, the Rev. Charles E. Witt, officiating. Burial was in the Postville cemetery.

Postville Herald newspaper clipping from my mother's obituary collection. Submitter has no further information.