Donald E. Thurwanger

1925 - 2002  (77 years)

• Name	Donald E. Thurwanger
  Born	3 Jul 1925	Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Aug 2002	Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois, USA   [1, 2]
  Buried	19 Aug 2002	Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois, USA
  Person ID	I99143	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Phillip Thurwanger,   b. 19 Dec 1901, Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 0Oct 1970, Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois, USA  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Sophia Verschage,   b. 26 Feb 1904, Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 21 Jul 1973, Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois, USA  (Age 69 years)
  Married	Abt 1924
  Family ID	F43938	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gladys I. George,   b. 10 Nov 1926, Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 8 Aug 2009, Kewanee Hospital, Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Married	21 Apr 1945
  Children	1. Daniel Thurwanger   2. Douglas Thurwanger   3. Patricia A. Thurwanger   4. Cheryl Thurwanger
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F43962	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S927] Obituary. Donald Thurwanger KEWANEE -- Donald E. Thurwanger, 77, of Kewanee, died at 6:40 a.m. Friday, Aug. 16, 2002, at Oakwood Health Care Center, Kewanee. Funeral mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 19, at St. Mary's Catholic Church with the Rev. Chris Haake officiating. Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the church. Rosary will be recited at 5 p.m. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery where military rites will be accorded by Kewanee Veterans Council. Memorials may be made to Henry County Senior Citizen Center, Windmont Park Christmas tree light fund or to a charity of the donor's choice. He was born July 3, 1925, in Kewanee, the son of Phillip and Sophia (Verschage) Thurwanger. He married Gladys I. George April 21, 1945, in San Diego, Calif. She survives, as well as two sons, Daniel (Cheryl) Thurwanger of Fort Worth, Texas, and Douglas Thurwanger of Wichita, Kan.; two daughters, Patricia (James) VanHyfte of Annawan and Cheryl (Jim) Powell of Kewanee; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and a brother, Larry Thurwanger of Kewanee. He was preceded in death by his parents. He graduated from Kewanee High School in 1943. He was a U.S. Navy veteran serving during World War II on the USS Crane destroyer in the Pacific. He was a pressroom foreman for the Star Courier for 38 years, retiring in 1990. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and was involved with the Windmont Park Christmas tree lighting. He volunteered as a blue coat at Kewanee Hospital and at the Henry County Senior Citizen Center. He enjoyed woodworking and carpentry. [S888] Social Security Death Index 1935 - Current, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Donald E. Thurwanger SSN: 346-16-1708 Last Residence: 61443 Kewanee, Henry, Illinois, United States of America Born: 3 Jul 1925 Died: 16 Aug 2002 State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (Before 1951)