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Thelma E PAUL
1912 - 2007 (95 years)
1896 - 1986 (89 years)
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Name Thelma E PAUL Birth 7 Feb 1912 Odebolt, Sac, Iowa, United States 
Gender Female Burial June 30, 2007 Odebolt Cemetery, Odebolt, Iowa Death 2 Apr 2007 Le Mars Iowa Siblings 6 Siblings 1. Verne Allie PAUL, b. 12 Dec 1896, Odebolt, Sac, Iowa, United States d. 2 Jun 1986, Storm Lake, Buena Vista County, Iowa, United States (Age 89 years)
▻ Helen M Kessler, m. 14 Jun 1933+ 2. Archie Lawrence PAUL, b. 17 Nov 1898, Odebolt, Sac, Iowa, United States d. 13 May 1971, Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, Iowa, United States (Age 72 years)
▻ Lillian Little3. Grace Ella PAUL, b. 13 Aug 1904, Odebolt, Sac, Iowa, United States d. 2 Apr 2007, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States (Age 102 years)+ 4. Winnie Evelyn PAUL, b. 6 Nov 1906, Odebolt, Sac, Iowa, United States d. 9 Jul 1987, Odebolt, Sac, Iowa, United States (Age 80 years)
▻ James Joseph SCANLAN, m. 1933+ 5. Thelma E PAUL, b. 7 Feb 1912, Odebolt, Sac, Iowa, United States d. 2 Apr 2007, Le Mars Iowa (Age 95 years)
▻ Marvin L SONKSEN, m. 5 Oct 1932+ 6. Milton Arthur PAUL, b. 29 Mar 1910, Odebolt, Sac, Iowa, United States d. 13 Jun 1996, Odebolt, Sac, Iowa, United States (Age 86 years)
▻ Lola Sonksen, m. 25 Apr 1929+ 7. Amy Jeanette PAUL, b. 1912, Odebolt, Sac, Iowa, United States d. 25 Sep 1976, Odebolt, Sac, Iowa, United States (Age 64 years)
▻ Marvin MauerPerson ID I322356263834 Winnie Paul Scanlan Last Modified 8 Sep 2022
Father Allie James PAUL, b. 5 Dec 1869, Platteville, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States d. 30 Jun 1929, Odebolt, Sac, Iowa, United States (Age 59 years) Mother Edith Minnie SHELDEN, b. 6 Jun 1876, Linn County, Iowa, United States d. 12 Dec 1932, Odebolt, Sac, Iowa, United States (Age 56 years) Marriage 18 Feb 1896 Wheeler Township, Sac, Iowa, United States Family ID F164 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Marvin L SONKSEN, b. 16 Jun 1912, Odebolt, Sac, Iowa, United States d. 20 Sep 1993, Odebolt, Sac, Iowa, United States (Age 81 years) Marriage 5 Oct 1932 Children 1. Living 2. Living 3. Living Last Modified 8 Sep 2022 Family ID F150 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Birth - 7 Feb 1912 - Odebolt, Sac, Iowa, United States 
Burial - June 30, 2007 - Odebolt Cemetery, Odebolt, Iowa 
Death - 2 Apr 2007 - Le Mars Iowa = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Thelma Sonksen, of Le Mars, formerly of Odebolt, Iowa, passed away Monday, April 2, 2007, at Good Samaritan Village in Le Mars.
Thelma Sonksen was born Feb. 7, 1912, to Allie and Edith (Sheldon) Paul, in Odebolt, the sixth child in a family of seven. She graduated from Odebolt High School as valedictorian in 1930. She received a two-year certificate from Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls in 1932.
She married Marvin Sonksen on Oct. 5, 1932. They had three daughters, Janet, Lynne and Judy. They farmed south of Odebolt for several years, moving into Odebolt in 1953. She joined the Odebolt Chronicle staff on April 3, 1953, as a local and social news editor. In 1962, she was named editor of the newspaper. She worked with three publishers, Paul Wagner from 1953 until his death in 1959, Richard Wagner 1959 to 1974 and Robert Miller from 1974 until her retirement in September 1977.
She was a member of the Iowa Press Women and served as a district director at one time. Her popular weekly column "Casual Comments" won awards in the Iowa Press Women competition as did her news stories and social page in the category of weekly newspaper in a town of less than 1,500 population.
She was a member of Odebolt United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, Mary Circle, Order of the Eastern Star, Past Matrons, Isis Club, M and K Club, Odebolt Women's Club, Wheeler Improvement Club and a Birthday Club.
She is survived by three daughters, Janet and Bill Bye of Prescott, Ariz., Lynne Bogh of Le Mars and Judy Sonksen of Colorado Springs, Colo.; 17 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; 29 great-great-grandchildren; and a sister-in-law, Fern Chester of Odebolt.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin on Sept. 20, 1993; a grandson, Bill J. Brucker; three brothers, Verne, Archie and Milton Paul; and three sisters, Grace Paul, Winnie Scanlan and Amy Mauer.
Memorial Services for Thelma Sonksen will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 30, 2007 at the United Methodist Church in Odebolt.
- Thelma Sonksen, of Le Mars, formerly of Odebolt, Iowa, passed away Monday, April 2, 2007, at Good Samaritan Village in Le Mars.