OBITUARY: Rose Dorothy (Streich) Thorson, 1916-2004, Mitchell Co., Iowa #1 of 2 Adapted from: Mitchell County Press-News online -- Oct. 6, 2004 Rose Dorothy (Streich) Thorson Rose Dorothy (Streich) Thorson, 88, of St. Ansgar, Iowa, died Monday evening, October 4, at the St. Ansgar Good Samaritan Center. Funeral services were held on Saturday, October 9, 2004 at First Lutheran Church in St. Ansgar, with the Rev. Robert Porisch officiating. Burial was in the First Lutheran Cemetery in St. Ansgar. Rose Wilhelmina Dorothy Streich was born March 22, 1916 in Grafton, Worth County, Iowa, the daughter of Edna (Rosenberg) and Albert Streich. She was baptized in the Grafton Emmanuel Lutheran Church. She attended school in Grafton through the 6th grade, where she was affectionately known as Rosie. Her family then moved to St. Ansgar, where she graduated from St. Ansgar high school in 1934. On October 6 of that same year she married Annis Thorson, her husband of 61 1/2 years. They lived on three different farms north of St. Ansgar until 1944 when they moved to the Thorson family farm two miles northwest of St. Ansgar on Highway #105. Rose remained on the farm after Annis's passing March of 1996, staying there until April of 2001. She moved into the Worth Living Center in St. Ansgar at this time. In August of 2003 she moved to the St. Ansgar Good Samaritan Center. Since age 12 she has been a member of First Lutheran Church where she was both confirmed and married by the Rev. Olaf A. Langehough. She was a member of the Martha Circle. Rose was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Annis; all six brothers-in-law; all three sisters-in-law, one niece, and three nephews. Rose was the last living of the nine Ole E. Thorson children and their spouses. Rose is survived by her two sons: Jerry Thorson and his wife Kay of Waverly; and Merlyn Thorson and his wife Sue of St. Ansgar. She has six grandchildren: Michelle Sears and her husband Mike of Minneapolis; Teresa Beverly of San Antonio; TX; Jon Thorson and his wife Lise of Virginia Beach, VA; Cory Thorson and his wife Tara of Minneapolis; Allison Thorson of Cedar Falls; and Greg Thorson of Cedar Falls. She has eight great-grandchildren. She is survived by her sister Fern Barenz of Osage with 17 nieces and nephews. Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar, is in charge of arrangements. ------------------------------------------------------------------ #2 From Mitchell County Press-news, Oct. 13, 2004 Rose Dorothy (Streich) Thorson Rose Dorothy (Streich) Thorson, 88, of St. Ansgar, died Monday evening, Oct. 4, 2004, at the St. Ansgar Good Samaritan Center. This was two days short of her 70th wedding anniversary. Funeral services were held Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004 at First Lutheran Church in St. Ansgar with the Rev. Robert Porisch officiating. Burial was in the First Lutheran Cemetery in St. Ansgar. Rose Wilhelmina Dorothy Streich was born March 22, 1916 in Grafton, daughter of Edna (Rosenberg) and Albert Streich. She was baptized in the Grafton Emmanuel Lutheran Church. She attended school in Grafton through the sixth grade, where she was affectionately known as Rosie. Her family then moved to St. Ansgar where she graduated from St. Ansgar High School in 1934. On Oct. 6 of this same year she married Annis Thorson, her husband of 61 1/2 years. They lived on three different farms north of St. Ansgar until 1944 when they moved to the Thorson family farm two miles northwest of St. Ansgar on Highway #105. Rose remained on the farm after Annis' passing in March of 1996, staying there until April of 2001. She moved into the Worth Living Center in St. Ansgar at this time. In August of 2003 she moved to the St. Ansgar Good Samaritan Center. Since age 12 she has been a member of First Lutheran Church where she was both confirmed and married by the Rev. Olaf A. Langehough. She was a member of the Martha Circle. Rose was preceded in death by her parents; husband Annis; all six brothers-in-law; all three sisters-in-law, one niece and three nephews. Rose was the last living of the nine Ole E. Thorson children and their spouses. Rose is survived by her two sons: Jerry Thorson and his wife Kay of Waverly; and Merlyn Thorson and his wife Sue of St. Ansgar. She has six grandchildren: Michelle Sears and her husband Mike of Minneapolis; Teresa Beverly of San Antonio; Texas; Jon Thorson and his wife Lise of Virginia Beach, Va.; Cory Thorson and his wife Tara of Minneapolis; Allison Thorson of Cedar Falls; and Greg Thorson of Cedar Falls. She has eight great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister Fern Barenz of Osage with 17 nieces and nephews. Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar was in charge of arrangements. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 2004, K. L. Kittleson, Coord. Mitchell County (IaGenWeb)