U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
THEDENS, Albert C.
Albert C. Thedens, age 85 of Gibson City, formerly of the Anchor area, died at 9:26 a.m. Tuesday 5-9-1989 at Mercy Hospital, Urbana. His funeral was held Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church, Anchor, the Rev. Melvin Blobaum officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. There was no visitation. Lamb Funral Home, Gibson City, was in charge of the arrangements. Pallbearers were Donald Bielfeldt, Wilbur Molck, Dudley Bridges, Donald Hammer, Maynard Schleeter and Elmo Meiners. Mr. Thedens was born 4-23-1904 near Anchor, a son of Hans and Mary George Thedens. He married
Elsa J. Schmidt 10-11-1928 in Anchor and she survives. Other survivors include three daughters, Delores Taylor, Horseshoe Bend, Ark.; LaVon Thedens, Bloomington and Joan Keim of Gibson City; one brother, George of Colfax; one sister, Edna Stroh of Gibson City; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Mr. Thedens farmed in the Anchor area until 1956 and was employed by M&W; Gear Co., Inc. in Gibson City until he retired in 1972. He had lived in Gibson City for the last six years. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Anchor.
THEDENS, Clara M. Fasking
Clara M. Thedens, age 94, of Gibson City, died at 6:40 a.m. Sunday 1-12-1997 at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Gibson City. Funeral services were conducted at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, at St. John's Lutheran Church in rural Anchor with the Rev. Robert Ferro officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Visitation was from 4 - 8 p.m. Monday at Lamb Funeral Home in Gibson City and for one hour before services at the church on Tuesday. Serving as honorary pallbearers were Myron Willke, Berdell Borchers, Gary Stroh and Vernon Roesch. Active pallbearers included Robert Higgins, Kevin Higgins, Chuck Geibel, Marvin Willke, Delmar Thedens and Darrell Stroh. Mrs. Thedens was born 2-10-1902 at Saybrook, a daughter of Heinrich and Maria Hensen Fasking. She married
Charles A. Thedens on 2-12-1924 at Anchor. He died 7-20-1964. Survivors include two daughters, Donna Meadows of Belleville and Joyce Higgins of Rantoul; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and two son-in-laws, Gene Meadows of Belleville and Allen Higgins of Rantoul. She was preceded in death by one son and two sisters. Mrs. Thedens lived in Anchor and Gibson City and most recently in Rantoul with her daughter. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church of rural Anchor and served as the first president of the Dorcas Society. She was also a member of the Garber Club and the Anchor Club. Memorials may be made to her church.
THEDENS, Elsa J. Schmidt
Elsa J. Thedens, 83, of Bloomington Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, formerly of Anchor and Gibson City, died at 7 a.m. yesterday 9-29-1991 at the center. Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. John's Lutheran Church, Anchor, the Rev. Melvin C. Blobaum officiating; burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City, had charge of arrangements. She was born 7-16-1908 in Anchor, a daughter of Chris and Claudina Bielfledt Schmidt. She married
Albert C. Thedens 10-11-1928 in Anchor. He died 5-9-1989. Survivors are three daughters, Delores Taylor, Horseshoe Bend, Ark.; LaVon Thedens, Bloomington; and Joan Keim, Gibson City; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one great-great- granddaughter; and one twin sister, Ella Clausen, Gibson City. She was preceded in death by two sisters and two brothers. Mrs. Thedens and her husband farmed in the Anchor area, retiring in 1956. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, its Dorcas Society and Anchor Friendship Club.
THEDENS, Louis P.
Gibson City Courier, 1943
Louis P. Thedens, 46, died suddenly at 5 a.m. Sunday at his home following a heart attack. The body was taken to the Wilhoit Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the St. John's Lutheran Church, Anchor, of which he was a member. The Rev. H. Harms will officiate; burial will be in the church cemeetry. He was born 7-17-1897 at Anchor, the son of Hans and Mary George Thedens. On 8-14-1929 he married
Miss Mabel Barnett/Burnett of Saybrook, Il, who with a daughter, Marilyn, 8, survives. Also surviving are his parents; the following brothers and sisters, John Thedens and George Thedens of Colfax, Il.; Charles Thedens of Gibson City; Mrs. Anna Borchers of Gibson City; Albert Thedens and Mrs. Edna (Rhiney) Stroh of Anchor Il. Mr. Thedens was a highway commissioner of Anchor Twp for 11 years and at his death was salesman of industrial equipment for the A.E. Hudson Co.
THEDENS, Mary George
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Thedens, 89, who died at 4 p.m. Monday 7-13-1964 in Gibson Community Hospital, Gibson City, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. John's Lutheran Church, rural Anchor, with the Rev. Alexander Youck officiating; burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 - 5 p.m. and 7 - 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Harper Funeral Home, Colfax. Mrs. Thedens was born 12-3-1874, at Anchor, a daughter of Henry and Margaret Schleeter George. She was married
on 11-30-1893 to Hans Thedens, he died in 1962. One son also preceded her in death. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Anna Borchers and Mrs. Edna Stroh, both of Gibson City; four sons, John of Bloomington; George of Colfax; Charles of Gibson City; and Albert of Anchor; 12 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Thedens was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Anchor, and a charter member of the Ladies Aid Society.
THOMPSON, H. Roy
LEROY - H. Roy Thompson, 90, a retired painter and paper hanger, died at 5:10 a.m. Wednesday (Aug. 16, 1979) at St. Joseph's Hospital Medical Center, Bloomington, where he had been a patient for two days. He had been in failing health for several years. His funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Bruce Memorial Home, the Rev. Bruce Badger officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery, LeRoy. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 tonight. He was born Feb. 24, 1889, at Cooksville, a son of John Henry and Eveline (Morgan) Thompson. He married
Mildred Wahls June 22, 1929, at Bloomington. She survives. Also surviving are two sons, Raymond, LeRoy, and John, Maroa; and five grandchildren. Mr. Thompson, who had spent his life in LeRoy, formerly was emloyed by Crumbaugh Oil Co. and the former Eureka-William Co., Bloomington.He retired as a self-employed decorator in 1959. He was an Army veteran of World Was l and served in France and Germany. He was a member of the LeRoy Golden Hour Club. He was a former member of the LeRoy American Legion Post, Masonic Lodge and Sportsmens Club. Memorials may be made to the LeRoy Ambulance Service.
TRANKAR, John
John Trankar, 91, of Elk Grove Village, formerly of Cooksville, a retired truck driver, died Friday 10-1-1993 at his home. His graveside service will be at 1 p.m. today at St. John's Lutheran Church, Anchor, the Rev. Melvin C. Blobaum officiating; burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from noon - 1 p.m. today at St. John's Lutheran Church, Anchor. Grove Memorial Chapel, Elk Grove Village has charge of arrangements. Mr. Trankar was born 5-5-1902 in Denmark, a son of Peter and Johanna Dybker Trankar. His first wife, Lillie, preceded him in death. He married
Karen M. Andersen, who survives. Other survivors include a son, John Paul Trankar, Orland Park; a daughter, Nancy L. Adcock, Anchor; and 11 grandchildren. Mr. Trankar had been a driver for Lang Ice Co., Chicago. He had lived in Cooksville for several years before moving back to the Chicago area. He was a member of Christus Victor Lutheran Church, Elk Grove Village and the Danish Brotherhood in America 36.
TRANKAR, Lillie M. Underwood
Lillie M. Trankar, 65, a resident of Cooksville for 7-1/2 years, died Tuesday 2-12-1980 at Augustana Hospital, Chicago. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at St. John's Lutheran Church, Anchor; burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be at the church one hour before the service. She was born 1-31-1915, a daughter of Alvin and Nora Waites Underwood. She married
John Trankar. He survives. Also surviving are a son, Paul, of Downers Grove; a daughter, Nancy Adcock, Cooksville; three brothers, Alpha, Maurice and Earl Underwood; and five grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three brothers.
VAIL, Gertrude J. "Billie" Riecks
Gertrude J. Vail, 80 of Bloomington, formerly from Anchor, died at 1:05 a.m. Friday 1-8-1982 in St. Joseph's Medical Center, Bloomington. Her funeral was January 14 at 11 a.m. in St. John's Lutheran Church, Anchor, with Rev. Alexander Youck officiating; burial was in the church cemetery. Visitation was from 4 - 8 p.m. Wednesday at Duffy - Pils Memorial Home, Colfax and for one hour before the service at the church. She was born 8-3-1901 in Anchor, a daughter of Edward and Elise George Riecks. She married
Almon Vail 6-28-1924 in Chicago. He died in August 1956. Surviving are a son, Ronald, Alpine, Cal.; five sisters, Anne Marrin and Lillian Larson, both of Bloomington; Marie Bielfeldt, Colfax; Irma Mueller, Los Angeles, Ca.; Rita Riecks, San Angelo, Texas; and six grandchildren. A brother and a sister preceded her in death. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Anchor and the Bloomington Order of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Vail and her husband formerly owned and operated Vails' Restaurant in Anchor.
VANWINKLE, Donald
Saybrook - Funeral services for Donald D. "Rip" VanWinkle, 56, of Saybrook will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home, Saybrook. The Rev. Peggy Richards will officiate. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery, Saybrook. Visitation will be from 5 - 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mr. VanWinkle died at 10 p.m. Tuesday 1-16-1996 at home. He was born 1-14-1940 at Saybrook, a son of Edward J. VanWinkle and Dorothy Burke VanWinkle Wrench. He married
Linda Schultz on 8-8-1975 at Bloomington. She survives. Also surviving are a son, Jon VanWinkle of Watson; a daughter, Cathy Oloffson of Normal; a granddaughter; two brothers, Ervin VanWinkle of Fairbury and Larry VanWinkle of Campbell Hall, NY; and three sisters, Dottie Cope of LeRoy, Dixie Curris of Downs and Mary Smallen of Hobart, Indiana. He was preceded in death by his parents and a son. Mr. VanWinkle was a diesel mechanic at Coile's Garage in Saybrook for 31 years. He had served as a Saybrook village trustee and assistant fire chief of the Saybrook Volunteer Fire Department. He was a member of Wesbein United Methodist Church, Saybrook. Mr. VanWinkle set a record for free throws made in a single game of the McLean County Basketball Tournament in 1959; his record still stands. His hobbies were collecting toy John Deere tractors and woodworking. Memorial contributions may be made to Wesbein United Methodist Church, Saybrook.
WAHLS, Bertha V. (Sledge)
LEROY - Mrs. Bertha V. Wahls, 62, died at 3 a.m. Wednesday (Aug. 10, 1972) at her home. She had been in failing health three years. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Stensel's Funeral Home, LeRoy, with the Rev. Bernard Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery, LeRoy. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. She was born July 13, 1910, at Sadalia, MO., a daughter of John H. and Josephine (Perkins) Sledge. She was married
to Charles H. Wahls Sept. 5, 1929, at Decatur. Surviving are her husband; a son, Oscar, Bloomington,; a daughter Mrs. Loren McGrew Jr., Bloomington; 14 grandchildren; three brothers, John H. Sledge, Mattoon; Fred Sledge, Wapella, Irvin Sledge, Melvin; a sister, Mrs. Mae Prosser, Saybrook. A son and a brother preceded her in death. She was a member of the LeRoy Baptist Church and had worked as a cook at the Victory Inn and P.and J. Restaurant until her retirement three years ago.
WAHLS, Charles H.
The funeral of Charles H. Whals, 89, of 706 E. Wood St. Bloomington, a retired cook, will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Beck Memorial Home, Bloomingotn. The Rev. Glenn Harms will officiate. Burial will be in Park Hill cemetery, Bloomington. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Monday at the memorial home. Mr. Wahls died at 9: 45 a.m. Wednesday (Nov. 23, 1994) at BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal. He was born Sep. 5, 1905, at LeRoy, a son of John C. and Irene B. (Phillips) Wahls. He married
Clara Thompson July 4, 1938, in Bloomington. She survives. Other survivors include one daughter, Mildred McGrew, Bloomington; one sister, Mildred Thompson, LeRoy; three brothers, Jack Wahls, Lexington; Glenn Wahls, Bloomington; and Irvin Wahls, Morton; grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Two sons, two stepsons and four brothers preceded him in death. Mr. Wahls retired in 1989 as a cook for Beer Nuts Inc., Bloomington.
WAHLS, Fred C. "Hap"
SAYBROOK - Fred C. "Hap" Wahls, 75, was found dead about 1:30 p.m. Thursday (Dec. 8, 1967) at his home, apparently a victim of a heart attack. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Methodist Church, with the Rev. C. Don Ferrill officiating. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery, Saybrook. Visitation will be Saturday afternoon and evening at the Stensel Funeral Home in Saybrook. Mr. Wahls was born Aug. 18, 1892 at LeRoy, a son of John C. and Belle (Phillips) Wahls. He married
Elizabeth Roach at Thawville in 1920. She died in 1963. Survivors are a son, Donald F. Wahls, of Fort Leonard Wood, MO., Recreation Area; a daughter, Mrs. Paul (Janis) Mallon, Denver, Colo.; and three grandchildren; five brothers, Glenn J., 1207 West Miller, Bloomington; Charles, 706 W. Wood, Bloomington; Ervin, Hopedale; Russell, Gridley; and Earl "Jack" Wahls, Lexington; a sister, Mrs. Roy (Mildred) Thompson, LeRoy. Two sons, three brothers and a sister preceded him in death, in addition to his wife. He was a member of American Legion Post 427 at Saybrook, and in August he received his 50 year membership pin. He was a retired livestock dealer, and had lived in the Saybrook vicinity 50 years.
WAHLS, Helen A. (McFarland)
The funeral of Helen A. Wahls, 75, of 1925 S. Main St., Bloomington, will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Beck Memorial Home, Bloomington, with the Rev. Gary Ford officiating. Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial Gardens, Bloomington. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the memorial home. Mrs Wahls, a retired cafeteria employee, died at 11:10 a.m. Tuesday (July 29, 1986) at St. Joseph's Medical Center, Bloomington. She was born March 5, 1911, at Onarga, a daughter of Samuel Edward and Mary Lundy McFarland. She married
Leonard E. Curry in 1928 in Bloomington. On Feb. 7, 1936 she married
Irvin Wahls in LeRoy. He survives at the Morton Healthcare Center, Morton. Other survivors include three sons, Leonard E. Curry, Rock Island; Ray W. Curry, 1309 E. Grove St., Bloomington; and Donald L. Curry, 903 N. Evans St., Bloomington; one daughter, Mary Irene Beltz, 1401 W. Elm St., Bloomington; one sister, Doris Hammond, 65 Willow Creek Village, Bloomington; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. One brother and three grandchildren preceded her in death. Mrs. Wahls was employed for several years at Grassfield's Jefferson Cafeteria, Bloomington. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
