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Raymond Thomas PLATTE CENTER--Raymond Thomas, 84, died Saturday, Oct. 10, 1981 at Riverview, Michigan. Funeral services were held Oct. 13 at St. Cyprian Catholic Church in Riverview with the Rev. John Christ officiating. Pallbearers were; Pat, Tom and Paul Franks, William and Jerry Thomas and Kenneth Haase. Mr. Thomas, son of Ferdinand and Agnes Schneck Thomas, was born March 18, 1897 at Norfolk. He attended St. Mary's Parochial School at Rural Humphrey. Survivors include; four sisters, Mrs. Bill (Erna) Steiner, Mrs. Everett (Martha) Jones of Columbus; Mrs. Fred (Rose) Hoffmann of Battle Creek; Mrs. Paul (Hilda) Franks of Riverview, Mich.; one brother, Joe Thomas of Platte Center. Also many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gertrude; two sisters, Mrs. Henry (Veronica) Kuhlen and Mrs. Rudy (Margaret) Steiner; five brothers, Helmuth, Herman, Adolph, Rudy and Fred Thomas.

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Raymond Thomas DETROIT, Mich. - Raymond Thomas, a former Columbus resident, died Saturday in Detroit, Mich. He is survived by two sisters, Erna Steiner and Mrs. Martha (Everett) Jones, both of Columbus, and a brother, Joe Thomas of Platte Center.