Thorne, Chester M

1925 - 1984  (58 years)

• Name	Thorne, Chester M
  Birth	3 May 1925	Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	THOR.C003
  _FGRAVE	22965860
  Military Service	World War II, Private, United States Army
  		No Rank Insignia Applies to Private, Airman, Seaman Recruit
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  Death	8 Jan 1984	Leiters Ford, Fulton County, Indiana
  Burial	Leiters Ford IOOF Cemetery, Leiters Ford, Fulton County, Indiana
  Person ID	I47561	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2024

  
  

  Family	Kroeger, Wilma R.,   b. 10 Aug 1927, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana d. 2 Dec 2020, Conyers, Rockdale County, Georgia (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F17497	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Leiters Ford IOOF Cemetery, Leiters Ford, Fulton County, Indiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Chester M. THORNE, 58, Leiters Ford, died at 8 a.m.Sunday in his home following a three-year illness. He was born May 3, 1925 in Vincennes to Victor and Katherine STOKELY THORNE. He moved to Aubbeenaubbee Township from Monticello five years ago. He was married March 10, 1947 in Henderson, Ky., to Wilma R. KROEGER; she survives. He was a trucker and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Surviving with the wife are five daughters, Judith CALLAHAN, Chicago; W. Katheryn SPENNER, address unavailable; Mrs. Daryl (Cheryl) SCHALABACH, Culver; Mrs. Edward (Jacqueline) LUKAC, Knox, and Mrs. Timothy (Debra) WARD, Fresno, Calif. five sons, Stephen [THORNE], Flagstaff, Ariz.; Chester THORNE II, Smyrna, Ga.; David [THORNE], Kennesaw, Ga.; Thomas [THORNE], Culver, and Victor [THORNE], Flagstaff, Ariz.; twenty-four grandchildren, four sisters, Hazel DOWNEN, Fritchton; Joan TRAVIS, Mesa, Ariz.; Jacqueline GRAY, Cedar Town, Ga., and Ruth SCHWEIGER, Portland, Ore., and brother, Victor [THORNE], Winslow. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, with the Rev. Dennis POLLOCK officiating. Burial will be in the Leiters Ford I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may ca

  
  

• Sources

  [S6761] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Kroeger, Henry Jacob "Hank", 75, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18508877/henry-jacob-kroeger), none. (Reliability: 2).