Obit of Loriene Claussen (c425) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 3 Aug 2002 ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ====================================================================== Funeral services for Loriene Claussen, 69 years old Thomas resident will be held Tuesday, February 2, 1993 at 2:00 p.m. in the United Methodist Church of Thomas, Oklahoma with Rev. Darryl Owen and Rev. Gary Davison officiating. Burial will follow in the Mound Valley Cemetery under the direction of the lockstone Funeral Home of Thomas. Mrs. Claussen was born February 5, 1923 near Thomas, Oklahoma and died at the Bass Memorial Baptist Hospital in Enid, Oklahoma on January 31, 1993. She spent most of her life living in or near Thomas. As a small child, her family moved to Three Sands, Oklahoma for two years. The returned when she wqas around five years old to a farm east of Thomas. She attended the Victor school southeast of Thomas. After school she worked in Thomas until her marriage to Marvin Claussen on June 23, 1941. To this union five children were born. They made their home for 50 years on a farm northwest of Thomas. She joined Marvin in working on the farm while raising their children. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Thomas. Memorial may be made to the Church. Loriene was a kind and caring person that will be sorely missed by family and friends. Her love, concern, and enjoyment of people was alway evident. She is survived by 1 son Donnie and Glenda Claussen of Thomas, Oklahoma; 3 daughters Lynda and Otis Clark of Shawnee, Oklahoma, Marlene and Gary Leddy of Leedey, Oklahoma, Carol and Larry Goyer of Weatherford, Oklahoma; 13 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, James and Leona Dillman Tolman, her husband, Marv in, 1 son, Marvin Larry; 4 brothers, Raymond, J.E., John, Danny, 3 sisters, Bea, Mary, and Mildred. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK