Florence M. Thorpe 1913 - 2015

THORPE, TIFFT, LONG

Posted By: Connie Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 10/16/2015 at 21:10:56

Sioux City Journal
15 October 2015

SIOUX CITY | Florence M. Thorpe, 102, of Sioux City passed away Monday, Oct. 12, 2015, at a local care facility following a brief illness.

Services will be 1 p.m. today at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel. The Rev. Scott Squires will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be noon until service time today at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to www.meyerbroschapels.com.

Florence was born on Aug. 2, 1913, in Sanborn, Iowa, the daughter of Ira and Esther (Tifft) Long. She attended school in Sanborn and graduated from Sanborn High School. Florence attended nurses training at the Methodist School of Nursing in Sioux City and graduated in 1937.

Florence married Forrest W. Thorpe on May 24, 1936, in Marshall, Minn. They owned and operated the Thorpe Cafe in Ruthven, Iowa, for eight years. They moved to Sioux City and Florence was a nurse at the Methodist Hospital, St. Joseph Hospital, Marian Health Center and then Mercy Medical Center.

Florence was a member of Crescent Park United Methodist Church and the Women of the Moose Lodge. She enjoyed fishing with her husband, Forrest, and reading.

Survivors include her son, James Thorpe of Lebanon, Mo.; a granddaughter, Jamie Wiser and her husband, William and their children, Lucas and Aubrey all of St. Louis, Mo.; and a former daughter-in-law, Virginia Thorpe of Imperial, Mo. Florence is also survived by a longtime special friend, Ruth Lebowich and her husband, Steven Palash and their dog, Gizmo of Sioux City; and nieces and nephews.

Florence was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband, Forrest.

Pallbearers will be Lucas Thorpe, William Wiser, Steven Palash, Larry Bourassa, Nellie Hadley, and Gene Jackson.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Crescent Park United Methodist Church or Care Initiatives Hospice