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Viola Adeline Anderson Thoelke

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Birth	:	28 Sep 1922 Hendricks, Lincoln County, Minnesota, USA
Death	:	23 May 2015 Cavalier, Pembina County, North Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Fairview Cemetery, White, Brookings County, USA
Coordinate	:	44.4336014, -96.6280975
Description	:	Viola Adeline (Anderson) (Stenberg) Thoelke was born September 28, 1922, in Hendricks, Minnesota to Lloyd and Anna (Eggen) Anderson. She was the 2nd of four girls, Doris, Vi, Gloria, and Gayle. She attended elementary school at the Lincoln County country school and Hendricks High School, graduating in 1940 with honors. She married DeVere Stenberg, a test pilot for the US Air Force, in 1942 and traveled with him to California and Arizona during the war years. They were parents to two sons: Gary Dean Stenberg born and died in 1943 and buried at Forest Lawn, CA and Curtis Lee Stenberg... Read More	Viola Adeline (Anderson) (Stenberg) Thoelke was born September 28, 1922, in Hendricks, Minnesota to Lloyd and Anna (Eggen) Anderson. She was the 2nd of four girls, Doris, Vi, Gloria, and Gayle. She attended elementary school at the Lincoln County country school and Hendricks High School, graduating in 1940 with honors. She married DeVere Stenberg, a test pilot for the US Air Force, in 1942 and traveled with him to California and Arizona during the war years. They were parents to two sons: Gary Dean Stenberg born and died in 1943 and buried at Forest Lawn, CA and Curtis Lee Stenberg born in March 1945. DeVere was killed during a test flight and buried in Coleman, SD. She and her special needs son, Curtis, lived in Sioux Falls, SD following his death. Vi was one of the organizers of the1st special education classes in Sioux Falls with her son Curtis and three other students who came to school there with volunteer teachers (herself and the three other mothers) and a supervisor teacher at the time. She later married a high school sweetheart (King Thoelke) on October 30, 1960. His two sons, Frederick and Dennis became a part of the family and they lived in White, South Dakota for three years. They owned and operated The Farmer’s Store in White, SD and moved to Cavalier, ND in 1963 where they purchased and operated Thoelke’s Dept Store and Kings Shoe Castle until 1989. In Cavalier she was a part of a committee that helped start the meals on wheels program. Vi was a homemaker and loved having coffee time with her friends and preparing meals for the family gatherings at Christmas and the major holidays. She was skilled in sewing and crocheting, traveled extensively with King to most states in the United States, all the provinces of Canada except one and several other countries on tours during their retirement years. In their retirement, they lived in Florida six months out of the year where she enjoyed the visits of her Florida daughter, Lori and grandchildren, Brianna and Gydeon (Geddy), and more recently, Brianna’s daughter, Lilleigh. She liked her rose garden, cooking, baking, playing cards with their friends and traveling. She is remembered for her key lime pies, home-made baked beans, sweet rolls, foot massages and preparing for picnics at Icelandic State Park when family came to visit. She loved her son Curtis and made sure he came home to visit every month in White, SD and Cavalier, ND until illness made it no longer possible. He was able to visit her in Florida with the care of Friendship staff just last year. She made donations to the annual fundraisers at Friendship, Inc and received a mother of the year award from Friendship Inc. as a very supportive mom of a special needs individual in North Dakota. After King’s death in 2013, Vi moved to Florida to live with her daughter, Lori. She received loving care at every moment, with Lori and grandson, Geddy and her caregiver, Sarah. Granddaughter, Brianna took time to stop and see her every week and made sure her little great-granddaughter, Lilleigh, got to know her great-gramma. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Cavalier. Viola passed into eternity on May 23, 2015 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Jacksonville, FL. Survivors include her son, Curtis Lee Stenberg; daughter: Lori (Fernandez) Thoelke and family: granddaughter, Brianna and great-granddaughter, Lilleigh, and grandson, Gydeon (Geddy) Fernandez; stepson and wife and family: Fred and Mary Thoelke, Nathan, Adam, and Laura; stepdaughter-in-law and family: Betty and Dr. Geoff Johnson, Jennifer and Troy Olson and children, Jonah and Gavin, Dr. Chris and Dr. Annie Harris and children: Jay, Katie, Ty, and Max; Dr. Paul and Molly Johnson; sister and brother-in-law, Gloria and Allen Abrahamson (deceased) and their families; brother and sister-in-law, Bryce and Marge Thoelke and their families. Also by her sister, Gayle Tomaszewski and her childen. Preceding her in death were her husband, King Thoelke; parents, Lloyd and Anna Anderson; grandparents: Ole and Dorothy (Mathiason) Eggen and Anton and Nina Anderson; first husband, DeVere Stenberg; infant son, Gary Dean Stenberg; sisters: Doris Marczak and Gloria and brother-law Bill Reckoff; stepson, Dennis Thoelke; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and great nieces and nephews. She was our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, great aunt, sister-in-law, mother-in-law, and friend. May she rest in peace.

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Viola Adeline Anderson Thoelke's memorial is located at: Fairview Cemetery, White, Brookings County, USA.
When did Viola Adeline Anderson Thoelke death?
Viola Adeline Anderson Thoelke death on 23 May 2015 in Cavalier, Pembina County, North Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 44.4336014
Longitude: -96.6280975

Family Members:

Spouse

King Edmund Thoelke

(1919 - 2013)

Children

Curtis L. Stenberg

(1945 - 2016)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Fairview Cemetery
White, Brookings County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4336014, -96.6280975

2. Saint Pauls Cemetery
White, Brookings County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4702988, -96.6967010

3. Fountain Cemetery
Bushnell, Brookings County, USA
Coordinate: 44.3657990, -96.6667023

4. Pioneer Lutheran Cemetery
White, Brookings County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4586300, -96.7267700

5. Sterling Methodist Cemetery
Brookings, Brookings County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4560000, -96.7863600

6. Leganger Cemetery
Toronto, Deuel County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5588989, -96.6427994

7. Trulock Cemetery
Brookings County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4902992, -96.4580994

8. Mikkelson Cemetery
Deuel County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5581017, -96.7027969

9. Bethany Cemetery
Astoria, Deuel County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5606003, -96.5366974

10. Singsaas Cemetery
Brookings County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5258310, -96.4651380

11. Toronto Cemetery
Toronto, Deuel County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5806007, -96.6639023

12. Blom Prairie Cemetery
Deuel County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5732994, -96.7027969

13. Saint Wiliams Catholic Cemetery
Aurora, Brookings County, USA
Coordinate: 44.2833460, -96.6681920

14. Fairlawn Cemetery
Aurora, Brookings County, USA
Coordinate: 44.2831001, -96.6678009

15. Hendricks Cemetery
Hendricks, Lincoln County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4982986, -96.4257965

16. New Grove Cemetery
Lincoln County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4308014, -96.4064026

17. Bethlehem Cemetery
Astoria, Deuel County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5682983, -96.5008011

18. Saint Johns Cemetery
Brookings County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5367012, -96.8058014

19. Saint Petri Cemetery
Bruce, Brookings County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4714012, -96.8572006

20. Sterling Lutheran Cemetery
Volga, Brookings County, USA
Coordinate: 44.3842900, -96.8540700

21. Deer Creek Cemetery
Bruce, Brookings County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4136009, -96.8685989

22. Calvary Lutheran Cemetery
Hendricks, Lincoln County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5088997, -96.4047012

23. Scandinavian Lutheran Cemetery
Brookings, Brookings County, USA
Coordinate: 44.3486860, -96.8485590

24. Bruce Cemetery
Bruce, Brookings County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4371986, -96.8839035