Gerald Christ Theis

1921 - 2004  (83 years)

• Name	Gerald Christ Theis
  Nickname	Jerry
  Born	22 Feb 1921	Cold Spring, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Aug 2004	Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA
  Buried	5 Aug 2004	St. Boniface Cemetery, Cold Spring, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I238383	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2014

  
  

  Father	Frank Joseph Theis,   b. 7 Oct 1896, Cold Spring, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 14 Jul 1980, Cold Spring, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Maria Schreifels,   b. 20 Apr 1900, Cold Spring, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 25 Nov 1989, Cold Spring, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 89 years)
  Married	7 Oct 1919	Cold Spring, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA
  Family ID	F75653	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Colette Knese,   b. 3 Aug 1924, Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 31 Jul 2004, Cold Spring, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Married	3 Jun 1947	Holy Angels Church, Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA
  Children	1. Gerald B. Theis   2. Anthony Theis   3. Lawrence Theis   4. James Theis   5. Michael Theis   6. Leonard Leroy Theis   7. Joseph Theis   8. Mark Theis   9. Mary Ann Theis   10. Carol Theis   11. Joan Theis   12. John Theis
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F84893	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Gerald Christ Theis Birth: Feb. 22, 1921 Cold Spring Stearns County Minnesota, USA Death: Aug. 3, 2004 Saint Cloud Stearns County Minnesota, USA Gerald Theis, Sr. 83 Cold Spring Aug 3, 2004 A Mass of Christian Burial celebrating the lives of Gerald and Colette Theis will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, August 5, 2004 at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Cold Spring, MN. Gerald Theis, Sr., age 83, died Tuesday at the St. Cloud Hospital, and his wife Colette died Saturday at the Assumption Home in Cold Spring. Burials will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call after 4:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Wenner Funeral Home in Cold Spring, and from 9 - 10 Thursday morning at St. Boniface Church. Parish prayers will be at 7:00 p.m. and the Cold Spring American Legion and VFW Post members will pray at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday evening at the funeral home. Jerry was born in Cold Spring to Frank and Lena (Schreifels) Theis. He married Colette Knese on June 3, 1947 in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud. He was a WWII Veteran serving overseas at Ramsbury Air Base, England as a Radio Operator with the Signal Corps. He was employed over 30 years at the Cold Spring Granite Company. Jerry enjoyed gardening, fishing, woodworking, metal detecting and Ham Radio operating. He was a member of St. Boniface Parish and the Cold Spring American Legion and VFW. Survivors include his children, Jerry (Renee), Anthony, Lawrence, James (Donna), Michael (Carol), Len (Helen), Joseph (Wendy), Mark, Mary (Jeff) Theis-Spoden, Carol (Duane) Hiltner, Joan (Gary) Stangler and John (Sandra); 27 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Bernie Garding of Cold Spring, Marie Vossen of Arlington, Julie Vossen of Inglewood, CA, Angie (Herb) Gohmann of St. Cloud, Lee (George) Schmal of Mankato, Elroy (Rosie) of Cold Spring, Del (Minnie) Torborg of Cold Spring, Renee (Clarence) Buerman of St. Cloud, +Irene (Jack) Boor of St. Paul, Richard (Larry Ann) of Tuscan, AZ and Ray (Carol) of St. Cloud. He was preceded in death by his wife, Colette (July 31, 2004); parents and sister, Irene. Family links: Parents: Frank Joseph Theis (1896 - 1980) Magdalena Maria Schreifels Theis (1900 - 1989) Spouse: Colette Knese Theis (1924 - 2004) Note: Obituary published in the St. Cloud Daily Times, August 2004. Burial: Saint Boniface Cemetery Cold Spring Stearns County Minnesota, USA Maintained by: m roiland Originally Created by: C Melton Record added: Jul 25, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 39858316