Clauson, Thora (1914-2010)
CLAUSON, THOMPSON, PETERSON, MACKEY, WOODARD, WILDE, VERGERONT
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 5/23/2012 at 08:45:57
Thora Clauson
April 25, 1914 - June 26, 2010Thora Clauson, 96, of Webster City, formerly of Forest City, died Saturday, June 26, 2010, at the Southfield Wellness Community.
Thora Rebecca Thompson, daughter of Harry and Bertina Peterson Thompson was born April 25, 1914, in Forest City. After graduating from the Forest City school system, she earned her two year teacher’s certificate from Waldorf College in Forest City. For five years, she taught at a rural country school in the Forest City area. On June 8, 1938, she married Donald Clauson in Waterloo, Iowa. The couple made their home in Forest City where they owned and operated Don’s Food Market in downtown Forest City. She retired in 1989. Mr. Clauson died in 2004. In August 2006, she moved to Southfield Wellness Community in Webster City.
She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Donelle and James Mackey, of Winchester, Illinois, Carolee and Ron Woodard, of Webster City, and Jodi and Elmer Wilde, of Las Vegas, Nevada; her son, John Clauson, of Berlin, Wisconsin; her brothers and sisters-in-law, Terry and Elnora Thompson, of Forest City, and Richard and Darlene Thompson, of Crystal Lake; her sister, Elaine Vergeront, of Riverside, California; and thirteen nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Orville Thompson.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 30, 2010, at the First Baptist Church in Forest City with Pastor Jon Rollefson officiating. Burial will be in the Oakland Cemetery in Forest City.
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