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Thelma E Paul Sonksen

Birth	:	7 Feb 1912 Odebolt, Sac County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	2 Apr 2007 Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Odebolt Cemetery, Odebolt, Sac County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.2985992, -95.2469025
Description	:	Thelma Sonksen, of Le Mars, formerly of Odebolt, Iowa, passed away Monday, April 2, 2007, at Good Samaritan Village in Le Mars. Thelma Sonksen was born Feb. 7, 1912, to Allie and Edith (Sheldon) Paul, in Odebolt, the sixth child in a family of seven. She graduated from Odebolt High School as valedictorian in 1930. She received a two-year certificate from Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls in 1932. She married Marvin Sonksen on Oct. 5, 1932. They had three daughters, Janet, Lynne and Judy. They farmed south of Odebolt for several years, moving into Odebolt in 1953. She joined the... Read More	Thelma Sonksen, of Le Mars, formerly of Odebolt, Iowa, passed away Monday, April 2, 2007, at Good Samaritan Village in Le Mars. Thelma Sonksen was born Feb. 7, 1912, to Allie and Edith (Sheldon) Paul, in Odebolt, the sixth child in a family of seven. She graduated from Odebolt High School as valedictorian in 1930. She received a two-year certificate from Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls in 1932. She married Marvin Sonksen on Oct. 5, 1932. They had three daughters, Janet, Lynne and Judy. They farmed south of Odebolt for several years, moving into Odebolt in 1953. She joined the Odebolt Chronicle staff on April 3, 1953, as a local and social news editor. In 1962, she was named editor of the newspaper. She worked with three publishers, Paul Wagner from 1953 until his death in 1959, Richard Wagner 1959 to 1974 and Robert Miller from 1974 until her retirement in September 1977. She was a member of the Iowa Press Women and served as a district director at one time. Her popular weekly column "Casual Comments" won awards in the Iowa Press Women competition as did her news stories and social page in the category of weekly newspaper in a town of less than 1,500 population. She was a member of Odebolt United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, Mary Circle, Order of the Eastern Star, Past Matrons, Isis Club, M and K Club, Odebolt Women's Club, Wheeler Improvement Club and a Birthday Club. She is survived by three daughters, Janet and Bill Bye of Prescott, Ariz., Lynne Bogh of Le Mars and Judy Sonksen of Colorado Springs, Colo.; 17 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; 29 great-great-grandchildren; and a sister-in-law, Fern Chester of Odebolt. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin on Sept. 20, 1993; a grandson, Bill J. Brucker; three brothers, Verne, Archie and Milton Paul; and three sisters, Grace Paul, Winnie Scanlan and Amy Mauer. Memorial Services for Thelma Sonksen will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 30, 2007 at the United Methodist Church in Odebolt.

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Thelma E Paul Sonksen's memorial is located at: Odebolt Cemetery, Odebolt, Sac County, USA.
When did Thelma E Paul Sonksen death?
Thelma E Paul Sonksen death on 2 Apr 2007 in Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.2985992
Longitude: -95.2469025

Family Members:

Parent

Allie James Paul

(1869 - 1929)

Edith M. Sheldon Paul

(1876 - 1932)

Spouse

Marvin L “Bud” Sonksen

(1912 - 1993)

Siblings

Verne Allie Paul

(1896 - 1986)

(unknow - unknow)

Grace Ella Paul

(1904 - 2007)

Winnie E Paul Scanlan

(1906 - 1987)

Milton Arthur Paul

(1910 - 1996)

Amy Jeanette Paul Mauer

(1914 - 1976)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Odebolt Cemetery
Odebolt, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2985992, -95.2469025

2. Saint Martins Catholic Cemetery
Odebolt, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2985573, -95.2481842

3. Richland Cemetery
Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3544006, -95.2238998

4. Hayes Township Cemetery
Arthur, Ida County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2943993, -95.3427963

5. Salem Reform Cemetery
Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3555984, -95.1866989

6. Tom Marks Cemetery
Wall Lake, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2537000, -95.1605000

7. Clinton Township Cemetery
Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3330600, -95.1475000

8. Linton Cemetery
Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3330994, -95.1474991

9. Bethel Cemetery
Kiron, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2192001, -95.3043976

10. Emmanuel Cemetery
Cook Township, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3993988, -95.2063980

11. Saint John Lutheran Church Cemetery
Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1780000, -95.2650000

12. Wall Lake Cemetery
Wall Lake, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2757988, -95.0805969

13. Kiron Cemetery
Kiron, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1817017, -95.3133011

14. Hayes Chapel Cemetery
Ida Grove, Ida County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2723897, -95.4215386

15. South Wall Lake Cemetery
Wall Lake, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2318993, -95.0911026

16. Cook Center Cemetery
Schaller, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4432983, -95.2649994

17. Protestant Union Cemetery
Early, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4294014, -95.1483002

18. Ida Grove Cemetery
Ida Grove, Ida County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3560982, -95.4516983

19. Sac County Farm Cemetery
Early, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4295560, -95.1175190

20. Grant Township Cemetery
Ida Grove, Ida County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2242012, -95.4569016

21. Ferguson Cemetery
Lake View, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3142014, -95.0132980

22. Immanuel Presbyterian Cemetery
Carnarvon, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2392006, -95.0224991

23. Early Union Cemetery
Early, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4578018, -95.1425018

24. Lehfeldt Cemetery
Kiron, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1458170, -95.3724972