1905 - 2004 (98 years)
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Name |
Bernice Adaline THOMMEN |
Birth |
19 Jul 1905 |
Fulton County, IN |
Gender |
Female |
Death |
12 Apr 2004 |
Twin Lakes Village, Monticello, White County, IN |
Notes |
- (1) Tombaugh, Jean C. and Wendell C., Fulton County Indiana Obituaries 2004?Rochester Sentinel, Rochester, IN: 2005:
Wednesday, April 14, 2004
Bernice Stookey
July 19, 1905-April 12, 2004
Bernice STOOKEY, 98, Monticello, formerly of Fulton and Kewanna, passed away at 6:15 p.m. Monday at Twin Lakes Village, Monticello.
Born on July 19, 1905, in Fulton to Fred and Carrie Buehler Thommen, she was a 1923 graduate of Fulton High School. On Aug. 28, 1928, she married Orval Jacob Stookey in Rochester. He preceded her in death on July 13, 1966.
Mrs. Stookey worked at the Fulton Library and was a telephone operator in Fulton. She lived and raised her children in Kewanna and Peru. In 1976, she moved to Valparaiso and in 1999, she moved to Fort Wayne. She moved to Monticello this year. She was a member of Peru Evangelical United Brethren Church.
Survivors include her son, Don E. and wife Marilyn Stookey, Fort Wayne; daughters, Rosemary and husband Bernard Butt, Monticello, Sharon and husband Kenard Taylor, Valparaiso; nine grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her infant daughter, Jeannine Stookey, in 1932, one brother, Lucius Thommen, one grandson and one great-grandson.
Her funeral service is at 3 p.m. Friday at Fulton United Methodist Church, Fulton, with the Rev. Mike Forshey officiating. Friends may call one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Fulton Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Fulton United Methodist Church. Zimmerman Bros. Funeral Home, Fulton, is in charge of arrangements.
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Person ID |
I13005 |
Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families |
Last Modified |
17 Apr 2024 |
Family |
Orval Jacob STOOKEY, b. 11 Apr 1902, Fulton County, IN d. 13 Jul 1966, Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru, Miami County, IN (Age 64 years) |
Marriage |
28 Aug 1928 |
Rochester, Fulton County, IN |
Family ID |
F5870 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
17 Apr 2024 |
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