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RATHJEN, Thelma P. (Skou, Bahr) 1913-2002

RATHJEN, SKOU, BAHR

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Date: 12/8/2009 at 16:08:38

Thelma P. (nee Skou)(Bahr) Rathjen 1913-2002
Thelma P. Rathjen, 88, of Austin, died Thursday, May 23, 2002 at the Austin Medical Center.
She was born August 9, 1913, in Eagle Grove, Iowa, to Lou and Louise (Pingle) Skou. She attended school in Alden, Iowa, and graduated as salutatorian of her class.
In 1931, she was married to Alvie Bahr in Buckeye, Iowa. They farmed in the Alden and Buckeye area until 1952 when they moved to a farm north of St. Ansgar, Iowa.
On June 12, 1976 she married Elmer Rathjen of Austin. The couple farmed near Austin until they retired in 1995. They moved to the Cedars of Austin where she resided at the time of her death. She was a seamstress and hada huge garden on the farm and loved flowers and reading.
Survivors include husband Elmer Rathjen, Austin; children Marylyn and Allen Hofland, St. Ansgar, Dallas Bahr, Austin, Marlene and Russell Hulshizer, St. Ansgar, Craig and Jill Bahr, Bettendorf, Iowa, Mary and Russell Bissen, Stacyville; step children, Lee and Ruth Rathjen, Austin, Joyce and Bruce Blank, Phoenix, Arizona, Edwina Wayne, Pequot Lakes; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren; sisters Nova Smith, Kansas City, Missouri, Wilma Gehrke, Iowa Falls, Iowa, Anne Brookshier, Lexington, Kansas.
She was preceded in death by her husband Alvie; parents; son, Delmar; grandsons, David and Peter.
Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m., Sunday, May 26, 2002, at Mayer Funeral Home and one hour before the service at the church on Monday.
Service: 1 p.m., Monday, at Grace Lutheran Church with Pastor Joe Schularick officiating.
Interment: Grandview Cemetery, south of Austin, Minnesota.
Funeral Home: Mayer Funeral Home, Austin.
Austin Daily Herald, May 25, 2002
(Photo credit: S. Bell)

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Obituary: Thelma P. (nee Skou)(Bahr) Rathjen 1913-2002 Thelma P. Rathjen, 88, of Austin, died Thursday, May 23, 2002 at the Austin Medical Center. She was born August 9, 1913, in Eagle Grove, Iowa, to Lou and Louise (Pingle) Skou. She attended school in Alden, Iowa, and graduated as salutatorian of her class. In 1931, she was married to Alvie Bahr in Buckeye, Iowa. They farmed in the Alden and Buckeye area until 1952 when they moved to a farm north of St. Ansgar, Iowa. On June 12, 1976 she married Elmer Rathjen of Austin. The couple farmed near Austin until they retired in 1995. They moved to the Cedars of Austin where she resided at the time of her death. She was a seamstress and hada huge garden on the farm and loved flowers and reading. Survivors include husband Elmer Rathjen, Austin; children Marylyn and Allen Hofland, St. Ansgar, Dallas Bahr, Austin, Marlene and Russell Hulshizer, St. Ansgar, Craig and Jill Bahr, Bettendorf, Iowa, Mary and Russell Bissen, Stacyville; step children, Lee and Ruth Rathjen, Austin, Joyce and Bruce Blank, Phoenix, Arizona, Edwina Wayne, Pequot Lakes; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren; sisters Nova Smith, Kansas City, Missouri, Wilma Gehrke, Iowa Falls, Iowa, Anne Brookshier, Lexington, Kansas. She was preceded in death by her husband Alvie; parents; son, Delmar; grandsons, David and Peter. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m., Sunday, May 26, 2002, at Mayer Funeral Home and one hour before the service at the church on Monday. Service: 1 p.m., Monday, at Grace Lutheran Church with Pastor Joe Schularick officiating. Interment: Grandview Cemetery, south of Austin, Minnesota. Funeral Home: Mayer Funeral Home, Austin. Austin Daily Herald, May 25, 2002 (Photo credit: S. Bell)
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