MARIE C. (KROGER) LORENZEN

1891-1960
SERVICES St. Olaf Lutheran Church Tuesday, September 13, 1960 Two o'clock
OFFICIATING The Reverend Harvey Gilbertson
INTERMENT Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Minnesota
BEARERS: Cletyus Johnson, Ronald Radloff, Charles Kruse, Dale Attig, Elmer Lau, Harold Allen
SURVIVORS: Husband, Thomas Lorenzen; two Daughters, Mrs. Harold Bahls (Arlene) and Mrs. Walter Tesch (Maxine); one son, Lorenz Lorenzen; sixteen grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; three brothers and four sisters.
A Jordan Mortuary Service

Notes: Daughter of Thomas and Christina Kroger
Thomas was an uncle of Jack Lorenzen of Manning


Funeral Rites For Resident Of London Set
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. for Mrs. Thomas (Marie) Lorenzen, 68, who died Friday night at St. Olaf Hospital, Austin, Minnesota.

Mrs. Lorenzen was a resident of London, Minnesota.

She was born October 16, 1891, at Harlan, Iowa, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas and Christina (Ablas) Kroger.

She is survived by her husband, two daughters, a son, three brothers, and four sisters.

The daughters are Mrs. Harold (Arlene) Bahls, Austin and Mrs. Walter (Maxine) Tesch, Watertown, Wisconsin. The son, Lorenz, lives at London.

Sixteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren survive.

Funeral services will be held at St. Olaf's Lutheran Church, Austin, with the Rev. Harvey Gilbertson officiating. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery, Austin. Friends may call at the Jordan Mortuary here until noon Tuesday.
Albert Lea, Minnesota, Tribune, Marcy 17, 1969

Card of Thanks
LORENZEN

We wish to express our sincere thanks to our relatives, friends, and neighbors for the many kindnesses shown during the illness and death of our beloved husband and father, Thomas Lorenzen. A special thanks to those who sent cards and flowers while in the hospital; Drs. Seery, Hagen, Isele, Nurses, and Nurses Aids on 1st floor for their care, and Rev. Luecke and Rev. Swenson for their prayers. Also, those who brought food and rendered other acts of kindness. Your kindnesses will always be remembered. God bless you all.
The family of Thomas Lorenzen
Austin Daily Herald, March 27, 1969

1891 Marie Lorenzen 1969
Mrs. Thomas (Marie Catherine) Lorenzen, daughter of Thomas and Christina Kroger, was born at Harlan, Iowa, October 16, 1891, and passed away at St. Olaf Hospital Austin, Friday, September 9, 1960, after an illness of 17 days.

She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Evangelical Lutheran Church, Manilla, Iowa.

She was united in marriage with Thomas Lorenzen, January 7, 1914, at Denison, Iowa, and the past 39 years, lived in the London community. After retiring from farming, they lived in London.

She was a member of the Royal Neighbors of America, Silver Tea Club and East Circle, Deer Creek Valley Church.

Funeral Services were held Tuesday, September 13, at 2 p.m. at St. Olaf Lutheran Church, Austin, the Rev. Harvey Gilbertson officiating. Interment was at Oakwood Cemetery, with Cletyus Johnson, Charles Kruse, Elmer Lau, Ronald Radloff, Harold Allen, Dale Attig serving as bearers.

Mrs. Lorenzen is survived by her husband; one son, Lorenz, London; two daughters, Mrs. Harold Bahls (Arlene), Austin, and Mrs. Walter Tesch, Watertown, Wisconsin; 16 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, 3 brothers, 4 sisters. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, and an infant daughter.

Out-of-town persons attending the funeral came from Manilla, Harlan, Glidden, and Manning, Iowa; Minneapolis and Canby, Minnesota; Flandreau, South Dakota.
Austin Daily Herald, September 15, 1960