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270. George H (George Jr.) THOLEN427 was born on 15 Aug 1917 in Buckley, Iroquois County, Illinois.50,53 He was employed as a truck driver at Hendrix in Herscher, Illinois between 1952 and 1982. He died on 16 Jan 1989 in Kankakee, Illinois.242,428

Services conducted for George H. Tholen
George H. Tholen, 71, of Bonfield, father of a Buckley man, died Monday morning (Jan. 16, 1989) at the Riverside Medical Center emergency room following a sudden illness.
Visitation was Tuesday at the Schreffler-Orrison Funeral Home in Herscher. Funeral services were Wednesday at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Herscher. The Rev. Gene Baumann officiated.
Burial was in the church cemetery.
Memorials may be made for the church.
Mr. Tholen was born Aug. 15, 1917 in Buckley to George and Wilhelmina Krumwiede Tholen.
His wife, the former Dorothy Eheart, whom he married Oct. 4, 1942, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Buckley, survives.
Also surviving are two sons and a daughter-in-law, Wilmer and Laura Tholen of Buckley and Merle (Moe) Tholen of Bonfield; three grandchildren; one sister, Esther Kietzman of Roberts; and a brother, Edwin Tholen of Kankakee.
Mr. Tholen was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Irma.
He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and the National American Legion.
Mr. Tholen had been employed for 30 years as a truck driver by Hendrix in Herscher before retiring in 1982.

He was buried on 18 Jan 1989 in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Herscher, Illinois.

George H (George Jr.) THOLEN and Dorothy (Dort) EHEART had the following children:

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Wilmer Edwin THOLEN.

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Merle Delwood THOLEN.

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Marvin THOLEN427 was born on 29 Apr 1954.10 He died on 29 Apr 1954 in Buckley, Iroquois County, Illinois. He was buried about 2 May 1954 in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Buckley, Illinois.19 Section B, Row 5, Plot 22B

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Buried about 2-May-1954 in St. John's Lutheran Cemetary, Buckley, IL.Section B, Row 5, Plot 2 2B.