Thogersen, Lorene Elizabeth (1924 – 2009)

THOGERSEN, NAGEL, CAMBELL, MILLSTEAD, CHAPMAN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/4/2013 at 21:00:52

Name of deceased: Lorene Elizabeth Thogersen (nee Nagel)

Aged: 85 yrs, 6 mo, 10 days

Residence: Elm Crest Retirement Community, Harlan, IA

Born: Feb. 25, 1924, Dexter, MO

Died: Sept. 4, 2009, Harlan, IA

Funeral services: Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home, Harlan, IA; Rev. Al Hazelton officiated. Burial at Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA.

Survived by: nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: parents, George and Elizabeth (Cambell) Nagel; husband, Kennie; sisters, Ruby Millstead and Florence Chapman; brothers, Corbet Nagel, Norman Nagel, and Ernest Nagel

Education: Dexter (MO) schools through Grade 8

Marriage: Howard Kenneth Thogersen, Nov.14, 1942, Bernie, MO

Employment: At an early age, Lorene picked cotton so she could have money for school, have her hair permed, and purchase one new dress. After marriage, she and spouse traveled, following Kennie’s work building pipelines. Retired in the early 1980s to Lansing, IL. Moved to Harlan, IA, in June 2006 & became residents of the Elm Crest Retirement Community in Harlan.

Hobbies/Interests: Traveling; baking; crocheting; collecting antique dishes. Was a quiet person who was known to often wear pearls

Source: burmeisterjohannsen.com