11920 United States Census; IL; Stark; Valley, Series: T625 Roll: 409 Page: 97, Heritage Quest Online, Via SDLN.NET.
2Social Security Death Index.
3Social Security Death Index.
"Kenneth JACKSON Birth Date: 29 Aug 1918 Death Date: 11 Dec 2000 State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: Illinois Death Residence Localities ZIP Code: 34698 Localities: Dunedin, Pinellas, Florida."
11930 United States Census; SD; Brown; Putney, Series: T626 Roll: 2219 Page: 114, Heritage Quest Online, Via SDLN.NET.
2South Dakota Vital Record, Bk 2, pg 206, #7009, .
Source Media Type: Official Document.3Obituary, Aberdeen American News, 10 Jul 2007.
"Groton - Services for Norman Thurston, 87, of Groton will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at the United Methodist Church, Groton. Pastor Jan Price will officiate.
Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Aberdeen, under the direction of Paetznick-Garness Funeral Chapel, Groton. Military honors will be provided by Groton Legion Post No. 39.
Visitation will be held Monday at the chapel from 4 to 8 p.m. with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue Tuesday at the church.
Norman passed away Saturday, July 7, 2007, at Avera St. Luke's Hospital, Aberdeen.
Norman Thurston, son of Art and Cora (Stauffenberg) Thurston, was born on Jan. 11, 1920, in Putney, S.D. He attended Putney School and Aberdeen Central High School. He was drafted and served in the 27th Division 165th Infantry, Company K, during WWII from October 1941 to October 1945. During this time, he was engaged in battles on the Marianas Islands, the Gilbert Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Soloman Islands and Guam. He was wounded on Saipan Island and awarded the Purple Heart.
Norman married Audrey Thompson on Dec. 14, 1945, in Groton, S.D., and they made their home and farmed in the Putney area. Norman also bought, trucked, fed and sold cattle in South Dakota and surrounding states. He retired in 1980 and moved to Groton. He enjoyed doing woodworking, hunting and fishing.
Norman was a lifelong member of the Groton United Methodist Church. He served on the Administrative Board and the Board of Trustees. He also served on the Putney Elevator Board and was a member of the American Legion Post No. 39.
Norman's family was his pride and joy. Grateful for having shared his life is his wife Audrey; one son, Gary (Linda) Thurston of Aberdeen; three grandchildren, Todd (Debbie) Thurston of Groton, Rob (Kristi) Thurston of Sioux Falls, and Rick (Kate) Thurston of Yankton; and six great-grandchildren: Mitchel, Riley, Emilie, Drew, Madison and Kennedy.
Norman was preceded in death by his parents, brother Lyle and sister Lorine Rosenow.
Casketbearers will be Todd Thurston, Rob Thurston, Rick Thurston, Craig Weber, Mick Sippel and Orville Schaller.
www.paetznick-garness.com.
Published in the Aberdeen News on 7/10/2007."4South Dakota Vital Record, #16611.
"Name: Norman Thurston
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Spouse: Audrey Thompson
Marriage Date: 14 Dec 1945
Marriage County: Brown
County of Residence: Brown
Post Office: Groton."
1Birth announcement, Cynthia Igl, Aberdeen, SD.
2Social Security Death Index.
3Marlene Tyson Graham, Fam. Gen. Researcher.
Letter dated Jan. 22, 2003.4Social Security Death Index.
"Name: Dorothy M. Groseclose
Last Residence: 80021 Broomfield, Jefferson, Colorado, United States of America
Born: 14 Jun 1926
Last Benefit: 80021 Broomfield, Jefferson, Colorado, United States of America
Died: 6 Nov 2001
State (Year) SSN issued: South Dakota (Before 1951 )."5South Dakota Vital Record, .
Name: William R Groseclose
Source Media Type: Official Document.
"South Dakota Marriages, 1905-1949
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Spouse: Dorothy M Tyson
Marriage Date: 20 Dec 1946
Marriage County: Brookings
County of Residence: Hughes
Post Office: Pierre."
1Social Security Death Index.
2Obituary.
31920 United States Census; SD; Brown County, Series: T625 Roll: 1715 Page: 267.
Putney.41930 United States Census; SD; Brown; Putney, Series: T626 Roll: 2219 Page: 114, Heritage Quest Online, Via SDLN.NET.
5South Dakota Vital Record, Bk 2, pg 205, #5152, .
Source Media Type: Official Document.6Brown County, SD Vital Record, Bk 16; #C-3718, Brown County Register of Deeds, Br. Co. Court House, Aberdeen, SD.
7Obituary.
8Cemetery Card File, Alexander Mitchell Library, Aberdeen, SD.
9Social Security Death Index.
"Name: Lyle R. Thurston
Last Residence: 57445 Groton, Brown, South Dakota, United States of America
Born: 31 Jul 1917
Died: 13 Aug 2000
State (Year) SSN issued: South Dakota (Before 1951 )."10Cemetery Card File.
11Brown County, SD Vital Record, Marr. Rec. 14737.
"Name: Lyle Thurston
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Spouse: Valley Neumann
Marriage Date: 8 Oct 1938
Marriage County: Brown
County of Residence: Brown
Post Office: Groton."