SGT US ARMY WWII
Albert Thiessen was born March 25, 1914, near Jansen, Nebraska on a farm close to Cub Creek, along the Little Blue River. He was the only child of David and Margaret ( Friesen ) Thiessen.
In the summer of 1915 his parents went by covered wagon to Paxton, Nebraska, to work the ground. After they had sowed the wheat they went back to Jansen for the winter. When they came back to Paxton in the spring, they arrived there with only $5.00. They moved in a immigrant car ( box car ). The Nick Thiessen family, David's cousin, moved with them. They had two children. Both families moved into a two room house until a basement was dug on their own land. They put a roof over the basement, and moved into that. ( Albert was two years old now ) They lived there five years or so, then pulled the roof off and built a house on the basement and then put the roof back on.
Albert went to a one room school with his uncle John Thiessen, they drove a horse and buggy about three miles. Later he went to a different school and he rode his saddle horse for the rest of his eight years in grade school.
In 1932 when Albert was fifteen years old, they moved to Burlington, Colorado, south of Smoky Hill. He worked at different farms - James Boys - Biddle - for $1.00 per day plus board and room.
Somewhere in the thirties, ( about 1937 ) Albert went to Kansas City to aircraft school. He worked a year at the Kansas City Airport on overhauling engines. He came back to Burlington and stayed home four or five months. Then he went to San Diego, California looking for work.
He got a job working for Consolidated Air Craft, just before the war broke out. He rented the Golden Lotus Hotel and Dining Room seating 250 and 21 rooms. Lots of movie stars came there. He ran the Hotel and worked at the aircraft plant for about 2 years.
When war broke out he enlisted in the air force. He went in at Point Loma, San Diego, California. He went to basic training at Sacramento, California, worked as aircraft mechanic at the airfield. Next to Oklahoma City, then Alliance, Nebraska he worked as a glider repairman and as pilot instructor. Albert and about 100 men were called back to Consolidated Air Craft to build a special plane for the Navy. When the war was over he was sent back to San Pedro, California, then to Lowary Air Force Base for honorable discharge on December 19, 1945.
In May, 1945 Albert married Hazel Hollis at Yuma, Arizona. She had two little boys, Tom and Joe and a baby girl, Janet. They lived at San Diego about a year, then she took the children and lived with her mother in Texas until Albert was out of the service. They moved to his parent's farm south of Uona, Colorado in 1946.
From 1946 to 1952 Albert and his father and a friend operated gas stations in Siebert, and in Denver. The year of 1952 it was too dry to farm, he told Hazel to write, to let him know when it rained - it never rained that year - the dirt blew in 1953. He farmed and ran the station for 14 years.
In 1960 Hazel got a divorce from Albert.
Albert's father passed away November 9, 1962. On his mother's 78th birthday, February 16, 1964 Albert married Ruby Landau. They went to California on their honeymoon to visit Ruby's brothers, Gerald and Calvin Landau's families.
June 1966 Albert, Ruby and her mother made a trip to Hawaii.
Albert, his mother and Ruby went to Oregon to attend the wedding of Helen Thiessen the summer of 1964. Albert and Ruby made many trips with both their mothers.
The fall of 1973 Albert was in a pickup accident, resulting in his health deteriorated from then on. After the accident Albert sold the filling station and retired from farming, but still owns the farm.
Albert and Ruby moved back to Burlington during the Christmas vacation in 1973.
He enjoyed living close to his mother, until her death - February 23, 1976.
Albert and Ruby joined the Mennonite Church of the Open Door soon after moving to Burlington. He was trustee for many years and attended regularly as long as his health permitted. After he got Parkinson's he was limited to very little activity and the last year or so needed constant care.
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Memorial services for Albert Thiessen were held August 6, 1985, at The Church of the Open Door with Pastor Ben Wedel opening with prayer.
The men's group sang, "This World Is Not My Home".
The following eulogy was read by Pastor Ben Wedel.
Albert Thiessen was born March 25, 1914, in Jansen, Nebraska, the only son of David and Margaret Friesen Thiessen. When he was two years old, he moved with his parents by covered wagon to Paxton, Nebraska. Here Albert attended a one room school with his uncle, John Thiessen, first going by buggy, and later by horseback. Albert accepted the Lord and was baptized in the river when he was 15 years old.
The family moved to Burlington in 1932, and here, as in his youth, he helped his father with the farming. About 1937, Albert went to Kansas City to attend Aircraft School, then found employment at the Consolidated Aircraft in San Diego, California. During this time he also leased and operated the Golden Lotus dining room.
When the war broke out, Albert enlisted in the Air Force where he served as an airplane mechanic and a pilot instructor. He received an honorable discharge in December, 1945. After his discharge, he moved to his parents' farm south of Vona. Besides farming and ranching Albert owned and operated the Conoco Station in Seibert for 13 years.
He married Hazel Hollis in 1945. This marriage ended in divorce in 1960.
On his mother's 78th birthday, February 16, 1964, Albert was married to Ruby Landau Anglen. Albert and Ruby made their home in Siebert until moving to Burlington in 1973 to be near his mother. In April of that year Albert transferred his church membership from the First Christian Church to The Church of the Open Door.
Albert and Ruby resided in their home together until July 16 of this year, when Albert entered Grace Manor Care Center due to deteriorating health. Albert departed this life at the nursing home on August 4, 1985.
He was preceded in death by his father in November, 1962, and by his mother in February, 1976.
He leaves to mourn his passing his wife Ruby of Burlington; six stepchildren, Melody Patrick, Tulsa, Okla., Sandra Urie, Wheatridge; Bonnie Urban of Loveland; Tom Seaton, Scott City, Kansas; Joe Seaton, Texas; Janet Goodwin, San Angelo, Texas; 12 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and many other relatives and friends.
The men's group sang, "What A Day That Will Be". In closing a poem on "God's Love", a special request of a granddaughter, was read by Pastor Ben Wedel, ending in prayer.
A fellowship dinner was held for about 50 in the church basement. In lieu of flowers, donations are being made to The Church of the Open Door.
Albert Thiessen was born March 25, 1914, near Jansen, Nebraska on a farm close to Cub Creek, along the Little Blue River. He was the only child of David and Margaret ( Friesen ) Thiessen.
In the summer of 1915 his parents went by covered wagon to Paxton, Nebraska, to work the ground. After they had sowed the wheat they went back to Jansen for the winter. When they came back to Paxton in the spring, they arrived there with only $5.00. They moved in a immigrant car ( box car ). The Nick Thiessen family, David's cousin, moved with them. They had two children. Both families moved into a two room house until a basement was dug on their own land. They put a roof over the basement, and moved into that. ( Albert was two years old now ) They lived there five years or so, then pulled the roof off and built a house on the basement and then put the roof back on.
Albert went to a one room school with his uncle John Thiessen, they drove a horse and buggy about three miles. Later he went to a different school and he rode his saddle horse for the rest of his eight years in grade school.
In 1932 when Albert was fifteen years old, they moved to Burlington, Colorado, south of Smoky Hill. He worked at different farms - James Boys - Biddle - for $1.00 per day plus board and room.
Somewhere in the thirties, ( about 1937 ) Albert went to Kansas City to aircraft school. He worked a year at the Kansas City Airport on overhauling engines. He came back to Burlington and stayed home four or five months. Then he went to San Diego, California looking for work.
He got a job working for Consolidated Air Craft, just before the war broke out. He rented the Golden Lotus Hotel and Dining Room seating 250 and 21 rooms. Lots of movie stars came there. He ran the Hotel and worked at the aircraft plant for about 2 years.
When war broke out he enlisted in the air force. He went in at Point Loma, San Diego, California. He went to basic training at Sacramento, California, worked as aircraft mechanic at the airfield. Next to Oklahoma City, then Alliance, Nebraska he worked as a glider repairman and as pilot instructor. Albert and about 100 men were called back to Consolidated Air Craft to build a special plane for the Navy. When the war was over he was sent back to San Pedro, California, then to Lowary Air Force Base for honorable discharge on December 19, 1945.
In May, 1945 Albert married Hazel Hollis at Yuma, Arizona. She had two little boys, Tom and Joe and a baby girl, Janet. They lived at San Diego about a year, then she took the children and lived with her mother in Texas until Albert was out of the service. They moved to his parent's farm south of Uona, Colorado in 1946.
From 1946 to 1952 Albert and his father and a friend operated gas stations in Siebert, and in Denver. The year of 1952 it was too dry to farm, he told Hazel to write, to let him know when it rained - it never rained that year - the dirt blew in 1953. He farmed and ran the station for 14 years.
In 1960 Hazel got a divorce from Albert.
Albert's father passed away November 9, 1962. On his mother's 78th birthday, February 16, 1964 Albert married Ruby Landau. They went to California on their honeymoon to visit Ruby's brothers, Gerald and Calvin Landau's families.
June 1966 Albert, Ruby and her mother made a trip to Hawaii.
Albert, his mother and Ruby went to Oregon to attend the wedding of Helen Thiessen the summer of 1964. Albert and Ruby made many trips with both their mothers.
The fall of 1973 Albert was in a pickup accident, resulting in his health deteriorated from then on. After the accident Albert sold the filling station and retired from farming, but still owns the farm.
Albert and Ruby moved back to Burlington during the Christmas vacation in 1973.
He enjoyed living close to his mother, until her death - February 23, 1976.
Albert and Ruby joined the Mennonite Church of the Open Door soon after moving to Burlington. He was trustee for many years and attended regularly as long as his health permitted. After he got Parkinson's he was limited to very little activity and the last year or so needed constant care.
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Memorial services for Albert Thiessen were held August 6, 1985, at The Church of the Open Door with Pastor Ben Wedel opening with prayer.
The men's group sang, "This World Is Not My Home".
The following eulogy was read by Pastor Ben Wedel.
Albert Thiessen was born March 25, 1914, in Jansen, Nebraska, the only son of David and Margaret Friesen Thiessen. When he was two years old, he moved with his parents by covered wagon to Paxton, Nebraska. Here Albert attended a one room school with his uncle, John Thiessen, first going by buggy, and later by horseback. Albert accepted the Lord and was baptized in the river when he was 15 years old.
The family moved to Burlington in 1932, and here, as in his youth, he helped his father with the farming. About 1937, Albert went to Kansas City to attend Aircraft School, then found employment at the Consolidated Aircraft in San Diego, California. During this time he also leased and operated the Golden Lotus dining room.
When the war broke out, Albert enlisted in the Air Force where he served as an airplane mechanic and a pilot instructor. He received an honorable discharge in December, 1945. After his discharge, he moved to his parents' farm south of Vona. Besides farming and ranching Albert owned and operated the Conoco Station in Seibert for 13 years.
He married Hazel Hollis in 1945. This marriage ended in divorce in 1960.
On his mother's 78th birthday, February 16, 1964, Albert was married to Ruby Landau Anglen. Albert and Ruby made their home in Siebert until moving to Burlington in 1973 to be near his mother. In April of that year Albert transferred his church membership from the First Christian Church to The Church of the Open Door.
Albert and Ruby resided in their home together until July 16 of this year, when Albert entered Grace Manor Care Center due to deteriorating health. Albert departed this life at the nursing home on August 4, 1985.
He was preceded in death by his father in November, 1962, and by his mother in February, 1976.
He leaves to mourn his passing his wife Ruby of Burlington; six stepchildren, Melody Patrick, Tulsa, Okla., Sandra Urie, Wheatridge; Bonnie Urban of Loveland; Tom Seaton, Scott City, Kansas; Joe Seaton, Texas; Janet Goodwin, San Angelo, Texas; 12 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and many other relatives and friends.
The men's group sang, "What A Day That Will Be". In closing a poem on "God's Love", a special request of a granddaughter, was read by Pastor Ben Wedel, ending in prayer.
A fellowship dinner was held for about 50 in the church basement. In lieu of flowers, donations are being made to The Church of the Open Door.
SGT US ARMY WWII
Albert Thiessen was born March 25, 1914, near Jansen, Nebraska on a farm close to Cub Creek, along the Little Blue River. He was the only child of David and Margaret ( Friesen ) Thiessen.
In the summer of 1915 his parents went by covered wagon to Paxton, Nebraska, to work the ground. After they had sowed the wheat they went back to Jansen for the winter. When they came back to Paxton in the spring, they arrived there with only $5.00. They moved in a immigrant car ( box car ). The Nick Thiessen family, David's cousin, moved with them. They had two children. Both families moved into a two room house until a basement was dug on their own land. They put a roof over the basement, and moved into that. ( Albert was two years old now ) They lived there five years or so, then pulled the roof off and built a house on the basement and then put the roof back on.
Albert went to a one room school with his uncle John Thiessen, they drove a horse and buggy about three miles. Later he went to a different school and he rode his saddle horse for the rest of his eight years in grade school.
In 1932 when Albert was fifteen years old, they moved to Burlington, Colorado, south of Smoky Hill. He worked at different farms - James Boys - Biddle - for $1.00 per day plus board and room.
Somewhere in the thirties, ( about 1937 ) Albert went to Kansas City to aircraft school. He worked a year at the Kansas City Airport on overhauling engines. He came back to Burlington and stayed home four or five months. Then he went to San Diego, California looking for work.
He got a job working for Consolidated Air Craft, just before the war broke out. He rented the Golden Lotus Hotel and Dining Room seating 250 and 21 rooms. Lots of movie stars came there. He ran the Hotel and worked at the aircraft plant for about 2 years.
When war broke out he enlisted in the air force. He went in at Point Loma, San Diego, California. He went to basic training at Sacramento, California, worked as aircraft mechanic at the airfield. Next to Oklahoma City, then Alliance, Nebraska he worked as a glider repairman and as pilot instructor. Albert and about 100 men were called back to Consolidated Air Craft to build a special plane for the Navy. When the war was over he was sent back to San Pedro, California, then to Lowary Air Force Base for honorable discharge on December 19, 1945.
In May, 1945 Albert married Hazel Hollis at Yuma, Arizona. She had two little boys, Tom and Joe and a baby girl, Janet. They lived at San Diego about a year, then she took the children and lived with her mother in Texas until Albert was out of the service. They moved to his parent's farm south of Uona, Colorado in 1946.
From 1946 to 1952 Albert and his father and a friend operated gas stations in Siebert, and in Denver. The year of 1952 it was too dry to farm, he told Hazel to write, to let him know when it rained - it never rained that year - the dirt blew in 1953. He farmed and ran the station for 14 years.
In 1960 Hazel got a divorce from Albert.
Albert's father passed away November 9, 1962. On his mother's 78th birthday, February 16, 1964 Albert married Ruby Landau. They went to California on their honeymoon to visit Ruby's brothers, Gerald and Calvin Landau's families.
June 1966 Albert, Ruby and her mother made a trip to Hawaii.
Albert, his mother and Ruby went to Oregon to attend the wedding of Helen Thiessen the summer of 1964. Albert and Ruby made many trips with both their mothers.
The fall of 1973 Albert was in a pickup accident, resulting in his health deteriorated from then on. After the accident Albert sold the filling station and retired from farming, but still owns the farm.
Albert and Ruby moved back to Burlington during the Christmas vacation in 1973.
He enjoyed living close to his mother, until her death - February 23, 1976.
Albert and Ruby joined the Mennonite Church of the Open Door soon after moving to Burlington. He was trustee for many years and attended regularly as long as his health permitted. After he got Parkinson's he was limited to very little activity and the last year or so needed constant care.
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Memorial services for Albert Thiessen were held August 6, 1985, at The Church of the Open Door with Pastor Ben Wedel opening with prayer.
The men's group sang, "This World Is Not My Home".
The following eulogy was read by Pastor Ben Wedel.
Albert Thiessen was born March 25, 1914, in Jansen, Nebraska, the only son of David and Margaret Friesen Thiessen. When he was two years old, he moved with his parents by covered wagon to Paxton, Nebraska. Here Albert attended a one room school with his uncle, John Thiessen, first going by buggy, and later by horseback. Albert accepted the Lord and was baptized in the river when he was 15 years old.
The family moved to Burlington in 1932, and here, as in his youth, he helped his father with the farming. About 1937, Albert went to Kansas City to attend Aircraft School, then found employment at the Consolidated Aircraft in San Diego, California. During this time he also leased and operated the Golden Lotus dining room.
When the war broke out, Albert enlisted in the Air Force where he served as an airplane mechanic and a pilot instructor. He received an honorable discharge in December, 1945. After his discharge, he moved to his parents' farm south of Vona. Besides farming and ranching Albert owned and operated the Conoco Station in Seibert for 13 years.
He married Hazel Hollis in 1945. This marriage ended in divorce in 1960.
On his mother's 78th birthday, February 16, 1964, Albert was married to Ruby Landau Anglen. Albert and Ruby made their home in Siebert until moving to Burlington in 1973 to be near his mother. In April of that year Albert transferred his church membership from the First Christian Church to The Church of the Open Door.
Albert and Ruby resided in their home together until July 16 of this year, when Albert entered Grace Manor Care Center due to deteriorating health. Albert departed this life at the nursing home on August 4, 1985.
He was preceded in death by his father in November, 1962, and by his mother in February, 1976.
He leaves to mourn his passing his wife Ruby of Burlington; six stepchildren, Melody Patrick, Tulsa, Okla., Sandra Urie, Wheatridge; Bonnie Urban of Loveland; Tom Seaton, Scott City, Kansas; Joe Seaton, Texas; Janet Goodwin, San Angelo, Texas; 12 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and many other relatives and friends.
The men's group sang, "What A Day That Will Be". In closing a poem on "God's Love", a special request of a granddaughter, was read by Pastor Ben Wedel, ending in prayer.
A fellowship dinner was held for about 50 in the church basement. In lieu of flowers, donations are being made to The Church of the Open Door.
Albert Thiessen was born March 25, 1914, near Jansen, Nebraska on a farm close to Cub Creek, along the Little Blue River. He was the only child of David and Margaret ( Friesen ) Thiessen.
In the summer of 1915 his parents went by covered wagon to Paxton, Nebraska, to work the ground. After they had sowed the wheat they went back to Jansen for the winter. When they came back to Paxton in the spring, they arrived there with only $5.00. They moved in a immigrant car ( box car ). The Nick Thiessen family, David's cousin, moved with them. They had two children. Both families moved into a two room house until a basement was dug on their own land. They put a roof over the basement, and moved into that. ( Albert was two years old now ) They lived there five years or so, then pulled the roof off and built a house on the basement and then put the roof back on.
Albert went to a one room school with his uncle John Thiessen, they drove a horse and buggy about three miles. Later he went to a different school and he rode his saddle horse for the rest of his eight years in grade school.
In 1932 when Albert was fifteen years old, they moved to Burlington, Colorado, south of Smoky Hill. He worked at different farms - James Boys - Biddle - for $1.00 per day plus board and room.
Somewhere in the thirties, ( about 1937 ) Albert went to Kansas City to aircraft school. He worked a year at the Kansas City Airport on overhauling engines. He came back to Burlington and stayed home four or five months. Then he went to San Diego, California looking for work.
He got a job working for Consolidated Air Craft, just before the war broke out. He rented the Golden Lotus Hotel and Dining Room seating 250 and 21 rooms. Lots of movie stars came there. He ran the Hotel and worked at the aircraft plant for about 2 years.
When war broke out he enlisted in the air force. He went in at Point Loma, San Diego, California. He went to basic training at Sacramento, California, worked as aircraft mechanic at the airfield. Next to Oklahoma City, then Alliance, Nebraska he worked as a glider repairman and as pilot instructor. Albert and about 100 men were called back to Consolidated Air Craft to build a special plane for the Navy. When the war was over he was sent back to San Pedro, California, then to Lowary Air Force Base for honorable discharge on December 19, 1945.
In May, 1945 Albert married Hazel Hollis at Yuma, Arizona. She had two little boys, Tom and Joe and a baby girl, Janet. They lived at San Diego about a year, then she took the children and lived with her mother in Texas until Albert was out of the service. They moved to his parent's farm south of Uona, Colorado in 1946.
From 1946 to 1952 Albert and his father and a friend operated gas stations in Siebert, and in Denver. The year of 1952 it was too dry to farm, he told Hazel to write, to let him know when it rained - it never rained that year - the dirt blew in 1953. He farmed and ran the station for 14 years.
In 1960 Hazel got a divorce from Albert.
Albert's father passed away November 9, 1962. On his mother's 78th birthday, February 16, 1964 Albert married Ruby Landau. They went to California on their honeymoon to visit Ruby's brothers, Gerald and Calvin Landau's families.
June 1966 Albert, Ruby and her mother made a trip to Hawaii.
Albert, his mother and Ruby went to Oregon to attend the wedding of Helen Thiessen the summer of 1964. Albert and Ruby made many trips with both their mothers.
The fall of 1973 Albert was in a pickup accident, resulting in his health deteriorated from then on. After the accident Albert sold the filling station and retired from farming, but still owns the farm.
Albert and Ruby moved back to Burlington during the Christmas vacation in 1973.
He enjoyed living close to his mother, until her death - February 23, 1976.
Albert and Ruby joined the Mennonite Church of the Open Door soon after moving to Burlington. He was trustee for many years and attended regularly as long as his health permitted. After he got Parkinson's he was limited to very little activity and the last year or so needed constant care.
++++++++++++
Memorial services for Albert Thiessen were held August 6, 1985, at The Church of the Open Door with Pastor Ben Wedel opening with prayer.
The men's group sang, "This World Is Not My Home".
The following eulogy was read by Pastor Ben Wedel.
Albert Thiessen was born March 25, 1914, in Jansen, Nebraska, the only son of David and Margaret Friesen Thiessen. When he was two years old, he moved with his parents by covered wagon to Paxton, Nebraska. Here Albert attended a one room school with his uncle, John Thiessen, first going by buggy, and later by horseback. Albert accepted the Lord and was baptized in the river when he was 15 years old.
The family moved to Burlington in 1932, and here, as in his youth, he helped his father with the farming. About 1937, Albert went to Kansas City to attend Aircraft School, then found employment at the Consolidated Aircraft in San Diego, California. During this time he also leased and operated the Golden Lotus dining room.
When the war broke out, Albert enlisted in the Air Force where he served as an airplane mechanic and a pilot instructor. He received an honorable discharge in December, 1945. After his discharge, he moved to his parents' farm south of Vona. Besides farming and ranching Albert owned and operated the Conoco Station in Seibert for 13 years.
He married Hazel Hollis in 1945. This marriage ended in divorce in 1960.
On his mother's 78th birthday, February 16, 1964, Albert was married to Ruby Landau Anglen. Albert and Ruby made their home in Siebert until moving to Burlington in 1973 to be near his mother. In April of that year Albert transferred his church membership from the First Christian Church to The Church of the Open Door.
Albert and Ruby resided in their home together until July 16 of this year, when Albert entered Grace Manor Care Center due to deteriorating health. Albert departed this life at the nursing home on August 4, 1985.
He was preceded in death by his father in November, 1962, and by his mother in February, 1976.
He leaves to mourn his passing his wife Ruby of Burlington; six stepchildren, Melody Patrick, Tulsa, Okla., Sandra Urie, Wheatridge; Bonnie Urban of Loveland; Tom Seaton, Scott City, Kansas; Joe Seaton, Texas; Janet Goodwin, San Angelo, Texas; 12 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and many other relatives and friends.
The men's group sang, "What A Day That Will Be". In closing a poem on "God's Love", a special request of a granddaughter, was read by Pastor Ben Wedel, ending in prayer.
A fellowship dinner was held for about 50 in the church basement. In lieu of flowers, donations are being made to The Church of the Open Door.
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