THOMPSON, Delores Elaine (nee Pike) 1926-2002

THOMPSON, JOHNSON, PIKE

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 8/17/2009 at 13:05:07

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Delores Elaine Thompson

Birth: Aug. 25, 1926
Death: Nov. 13, 2002

Delores Elaine Thompson, age 76, of Toeterville, Mitchell county, Iowa, died Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at her home.

Funeral services were Saturday at the St. Peter Lutheran Church in Toeterville with Rev. Dr. Elaine Siemsen officiating. Interment was at St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery, Toeterville.

Delores Elaine Thompson was born August 25, 1926, the daughter of Edwin and Mary Johnson Pike in Otranto Township. She was baptized at Deer Creek Lutheran Church and confirmed at First Lutheran Church in St. Ansgar.

On November 10, 1946 she married M. Dean Thompson. To this union were born Mavis, Vickie, Geraldine, and David.

Delores was a bookkeeper until her retirement, first at Northwood Lumber Company and then at the Stacyville Lumber Company. Her interest included gardening, word puzzles, bingo, embroidery and baking. She always enjoyed giving to others.

She was preceded in death by her husband Dean; her parents; three sisters, Laura Hendrikson, Evelyn Nelson and Diane Pike; six brothers, Earl, Pearl, Erwin, Anton, Lawrence, and Warren.

She is survived by three daughters, Mavis and husband Harvey Fischer of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Vickie and husband David Bruggeman of Toeterville, Geraldine (Jerry) of Marion, Iowa; son David, Marion, Iowa; four grandchildren; two sisters, Edna Knutson of Riverside, California, and Chrystal and her husband Everett Braun of Grafton; sisters-in-law Bernice Pike, Marion, and husband Howard Bless; brother-in-law Harvey and wife Betty Thompson and many nieces and nephews, as well as a host of other relatives and friends.
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DELORES ELAINE THOMPSON

TOETERVILLE - Delores Elaine Thompson, 76, of Toeterville, died Wednesday (Nov. 13, 2002) at her home.

Funeral services will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Toeterville with the Rev. Dr. Elaine Siemsen officiating. Interment will take place at St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery in Toeterville.

Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, 207 S. School St., St. Ansgar.

Delores Elaine Thompson was born on Aug. 25, 1926, the daughter of Edwin and Mary Johnson Pike, in Otranto Township. She was baptized at Deer Creek Lutheran Church and confirmed at First Lutheran Church in St. Ansgar.

On Nov. 10, 1946, she married M. Dean Thompson. To this union were born four children, Mavis, Vicki, Geraldine and David.

Delores was a bookkeeper until her retirement, first at Northwood Lumber Company and then at the Stacyville Lumber Company. Her interests included gardening, word puzzles, bingo, embroidery and baking. She always enjoyed giving to others.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Dean; her parents; three sisters, Laura Hendrikson, Evelyn Nelson and Diane Pike; and six brothers, Earl, Pearl, Erwin, Anton, Lawrence and Warren.

She is survived by three daughters, Mavis and husband, Harvey Fischer, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Vickie and husband, David Bruggeman, of Toeterville, and Geraldine (Jerry) of Marion, Iowa; son, David, also of Marion; four grandchildren, Tammy and Stacy and her fiance, Chad Huhn, Lucas and Connor Burr; two sisters, Edna Knutson, of Riverside, Calif. and Chrystal and her husband, Everett Braun, of Grafton; sisters-in-law, Bernice Pike, Marion and husband, Howard Bless; brother-in-law, Harvey and wife, Betty Thompson; and many nieces and nephews, as well as a host of other relatives and friends.

Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (641) 713-4920.

Mason City Globe Gazette, November 15, 2002