Elmer M. Thonen

1913 - 2012  (98 years)

• Name	Elmer M. Thonen
  Born	17 Feb 1913	Martins Ferry, Belmont County, Ohio, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Jan 2012	East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry, Belmont County, Ohio, USA
  Buried	Mount Calvary Cemetery, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I216996	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Family	Helen A. Miller,   b. 28 Aug 1914, Ohio, USA ,   d. 27 Aug 2005, Ohio, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Married	1 Apr 1939	Belmont County, Ohio, USA   [6, 7]
  Children	1. John Thonen   2. James Thonen   3. Helen Jean Thonen   4. Susan Thonen
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F53541	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S24] 1920 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S25] 1930 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S26] 1940 US Federal Census. [S48] World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938 - 1946, (www.ancestry.com). https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K8Y8-565 ame: Elmer M Thonen name (original): Elmer M Thonen event: Military Service event date: 11 Apr 1944 term of enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law event place: Ft Thomas, Newport, Kentucky, United States residence: race: White citizenship: citizen birth year: 1913 birthplace: OHIO education: 1 year of high school civilian occupation: Policemen and detectives, public service marital status: Married rank: Private army branch: No branch assignment army component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) source: Civil Life serial number: 35080654 nara publication title: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946 arc identifier: 1263923 card, box and reel number: 08923.314 [S927] Obituary. THONEN, Elmer M., 98, of Mount Pleasant, Ohio, died Thursday January 26, 2012 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry, Ohio. He was born in Martins Ferry on February 17, 1913, a son of the late Martin J. and Rebecca Ludtman Thonen. Elmer was a member of St. Adalbert Catholic Church, Dillonvale American Legion, Post 529 and Island Senior Citizens. He was a World War II Army veteran serving in the 342nd Infantry and was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge and Bronze Star. He was a wonderful father, husband, and grandfather, and loved by many. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Helen A. Miller Thonen; two sons: John and James Thonen; four brothers and five sisters. Elmer is survived by two daughters: Helen Jean and her husband Paul Harbourt of Mount Pleasant and Susan Forrester and her husband Joseph of Wheeling, W.Va.; a daughter-in-law, Marcella Thonen of Ft. Worth, Texas; six grandchildren: Mike (Shelly) Harbourt, Tanya DeCapito, Loraine (Jeff) Shea, Joel Thonen, Staci (Chris) Sengewalt, Matthew Forrester; and six great-grandchildren: Miranda and Taylor Harbourt, Amber and Anthony DeCapito, Brennan and Madeline Shea. Friends will be received Sunday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at Wilson Funeral Home, 154 Second St., Dillonvale, Ohio, where a vigil service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday at 11:00 a.m. at St. Adalbert Catholic Church, Dillonvale, with Monsignor John Kolesar as celebrant. Military honors will be provided by Dillonvale American Legion Post 529 at the funeral home on Monday at 10 a.m. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Adalbert Church, or the Dillonvale American Legion. Interment will be held at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Wheeling. Offer online condolences at www.wilsonfuneralhomes.com. [S8] Information from an informant - Auskunft eines Informanten - Information d'un informateur. Proposed Change: Helen Miller (I124483)Tree: Südpfalz / Southern PalatinateLink: http://www.birkenhoerdt.net/getperson.php?personID=I124483&tree=SuedpfalzDescription: Marriage:https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XZ3S-XCVDeath of Helen:https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VKTS-3KNWWII Enlistment Card of husband showing Ohio as place of birth:https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K8Y8-565claire rassman claire rassman [S632] Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993, (www.ancestry.com). ame: Elmer Thonen titles & terms: event: Marriage event date: 01 Apr 1939 event place (standardized): Belmont, Ohio, United States event place (other): age: 26 estimated birth year: 1913 birth date: birthplace: father: Martin Thonen father's titles & terms: mother: Rebecca Ludeman mother's titles & terms: spouse: Helen Miller spouse's titles & terms: spouse's age: 24 spouse's estimated birth year: 1915 spouse's birthplace: spouse's father: Leonard Miller spouse's father's titles & terms: spouse's mother: Annie Hughes spouse's mother's titles & terms: reference number: Pg. 235 No. 19776 film number: 2134418 digital folder number: 004022806 image number: 00703