Alvira Violet (Meinders) THADA

THADA, MEINDERS, STEENBLOCK, SCHULTZ, FOWLER, RAYFIELD, FISCHER

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 6/22/2007 at 23:59:22

CLEAR LAKE - Alvira Thada, 74, of 1704 N. 24th St. in Clear Lake, passed away on Monday (June 18, 2007) at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City following a long battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 20, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Thornton, with Pastor Milton D. Johnson officiating. Interment will be at Pleasant View Cemetery in Thornton. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today, June 19, at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake and then one hour before the service on Wednesday at the church. Memorials may be made to W.E.L.C.A. (St. Paul's Lutheran Women's Group) in Thornton or to the American Cancer Society.

Alvira Violet Thada, daughter of Alfred and Leona (Steenblock) Meinders, was born on March 5, 1933 in rural Belmond. Her parents farmed in the Thornton area and she graduated from Thornton High School in 1950. She was confirmed at the First Reformed Church in Meservey. She worked a short while as a telephone operator in Mason City. On October 29, 1950, Alvira was united in marriage to her high school sweetheart, Dean Thada, at the First Reformed Church in Meservey, by Pastor E. Kempmann. After their marriage, she joined St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Thornton and has been a member ever since. They started farming near Thornton where Alvira worked side by side with Dean. They later moved to a farm in the Meservey area. In 1996 they retired and moved to Clear Lake. Yard work and gardening were favorite hobbies of Alvira and Dean, and she enjoyed the many hours spent in her beautiful flower beds. They spent many years in Texas and Arizona in the winter months and summer months in Minnesota. They were also active in the Garner Rainbow Swingers square dance club for many years

Alvira is survived by her husband, Dean; children, Byron (Karen) Thada, of Crawfordsville, Ind., Diane (Dan) Schultz, of Council Bluffs, Daryl (Bobbi) Thada, of Cissna Park, Ill.; grandchildren, Amy Schultz, Robin (Joshua) Fowler, Adam (Becky) Thada, and Brad Thada; step-grandchildren Erica (Jason) Rayfield and Mike (Joey) Fischer; four step-great-grandchildren, Jack, Kayla, Jamie, and Justin; brother, Duane (Cheryl) Meinders; and many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and friends.
She is preceded in death by her parents. Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel.

Mason City Globe Gazette -- 6/19/2007