THORSON, Clarence S. 1882-1954
THORSON
Posted By: Karen L. Robertson (email)
Date: 10/21/2012 at 21:33:23
#1:
Clarence Thorson, 72, of St Ansgar, Iowa, died suddenly Tuesday afternoon of a heart attack while downtown.
He and his sister, Miss Selma Thorson, had lived in St. Ansgar since 1915. He is survived by his sister, and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be Thursday afternoon
[Austin Daily Herald - December 22, 1954]
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#2:HEART ATTACK FATAL TO
CLARENCE THORSON, SON
OF PIONEERSClarence Thorson, 72, of St. Ansgar, died of a heart attack while in the telephone office in St. Ansgar Tuesday afternoon.
Funeral services will be held at the First Lutheran church in St. Ansgar this afternoon at 1:30, with the Rev. Olaf A. Langehough in charge. Burial will be in the First Lutheran cemetery.
Mr. Thorson was the son of pioneer parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thor Thorson, who came to St. Ansgar shortly after Rev. Clausen and his pioneers came to settle and establish the old Newburg townsite and St. Ansgar. Mr. Thorson was a historian of note in the St. Ansgar community.
Mr. Thorson, a bachelor, is survived only by one sister, Selma Thorson of Northwood. His parents and a sister preceded him in death.
First Lutheran Church Records
Date of Birth April 15, 1882
Date of Death December 21, 1954
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