Thraen, Sonja (1946 - 2016)

THRAEN, ANDERSEN, LANGE, BENNETT, ROGERS, GALLETTE, STEEN, RUSSELL, CHRISTENSEN, WOLF, MADSEN, CLARK, LICKTEIG, BRANNING, MILLER

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 9/9/2016 at 13:34:19

Name of deceased: Sonja Marlys Thraen (nee Madsen)

Aged: 69 yrs, 11 mo, 5 days

Residence: Harlan, IA

Born: Sep. 23, 1946; Audubon County, IA

Died: Aug. 28, 2016; Elm Crest Assisted Living, Harlan, IA

Funeral services: Thursday, Sep. 1, 2016; First United Methodist Church, Harlan, IA; burial was in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Kimballton, IA

Survived by: Husband of 25 years, Michael Thraen of Harlan, IA; children, Brigette (spouse, Michael) Andersen of West Palm Beach, FL, Creed Lange of Adair, Iowa, Mac Lange (spouse, Tatum) of Harlan, IA; grandchildren, Aaron Bennett of Harlan, IA, Lauren Rogers of West Palm Beach, FL, Kolton Lange of Council Bluffs, IA, Kaele Lange of Elk Horn, IA, and Nicole and Madsen Lange of Harlan, IA; great-grandson, Colin Gallette of West Palm Beach, FL; sister, Sharlot Steen of Elk Horn, IA; godchildren, Jason Steen of Kimballton, IA, Meredith Russell of West Des Moines, IA, Monica Christensen of Urbandale, IA, and Katie Wolf of Independence, IA; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Marvin and Joyce Thraen of Harlan, IA; sisters-in-law, Pam (spouse, Bill) Clark of Omaha, NE, Denise (spouse, Scott) Lickteig of Auburn, NE, and Patty (spouse, Brent) Branning of Denison, IA; brother-in-law, Jim Thraen Malone of Irwin, IA; nieces & nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Magne “Mac” and Thelma (nee Miller) Madsen; son-in-law, Rick Rogers; brother-in-law, Leonard Steen

Education: attended Elk Horn-Kimballton (IA) Community School and graduated with the Class of 1964. After graduation, Sonja went to a business school in Omaha, NE.

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: n/a

Marriage(s): (1) Mark Lange; Oct. 1965; location not provided (2) Michael Thraen; June 8, 1991; Immanuel Lutheran Church, Kimballton, IA

Employment: employed at Wilson Seed Corn as a Research Lab Manager until 2002; she also worked part-time at Myrtue Memorial Hospital’s Prairie Rose Mental Health Department, Harlan, IA, as a medical records transcriber from 1996 until 2002. Her final job was working at Myrtue’s Home & Public Health Department; she retired from there in Sep. 2011.

Hobbies/Interests: reading; playing cards; working on puzzles; knitting; quilting; baking; traveling to visit family; attending family activities

Sources: harlanonline.com, kjan.com, pauleyjones.com