Anna Thilges Gales 1876-1959

GALES, THILGES, ALTMAN, ELBERT, MORI

Posted By: Geo Clinton (email)
Date: 8/1/2012 at 08:58:01

March 31, 1959 - Kossuth County Advance - Two elderly sisters, on their way to a midnight Easter Catholic mass, were killed almost instantly about 10:15 p.m. Saturday night when they were struck by a car as they crossed highway 169 in the community of St. Joe. ...

The two sisters, both well known in this area and lifelong residents of this county, had left the home of Mrs Reding to attend a midnight mass, at the St. Joseph Catholic church. The church is located almost directly across the highway from Mrs Reding's home. As they crossed the highway, the car driven by Bleasdell struck them in the left lane. He was traveling south coming from Algona and going to Fort Dodge.

Sheriff Ralph Lindhorst, who helped in the investigation, said the bodies of the two sisters were dragged over 100 feet by the moving car. Both are believed to have died almost instantly of fractured necks and multiple other injuries...

Mrs Gales was born April 5, 1876 at St. Joe and was married to Chris Gales at St. Joe on February 2, 1902. He survives as well as the following children: Margaret Gales, Chicago, Ill.; Eulalie, Mrs John Altman, Irvington; Olivia, Mrs Walter Elbert, Algona; Lauretta, Mrs Ted Mori, Fort Dodge; Al Gales, Ft. Dodge; Sister M. Marguerite, S.S.P.S.; Sister M. DeChantal, S.S.P.S.; Sister M. Carla, S.S.P.S., of Techny, Ill. Also surviving are 15 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Mrs Gales was a charter member of the St. Joe C. D. of A. Serving as her pallbearers will be Eldon, Tom, John Altman, Charles Loerwald, Richard Mori and Harold Elbert Jr.