Thissen, Peter J.

1891 - 1983  (92 years)    Has 6 ancestors and 10 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Thissen, Peter J.  [1]
  Born	23 Nov 1891	Brillion, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Dec 1983	Chowchilla, Madera, California, USA
  Buried	6 Dec 1983	Chowchilla, Madera, California, USA
  Obituary	7 Dec 1983
  Chowchilla News
  Rosary was recited Monday at 7 p.m. at St Columba Catholic Church and a Funeral Mass was celebrated Tuesday, Dec 6 at 10:30 a.m. at St Columba for Peter John Thissen, 92. Fr Robert Thorton was the officiant. Burial was at the Chowchilla District Cemetery. Mr Thissen died Saturday at the Chowchilla District Memorial Hospital. A native of Brillion, Wis., he married the late Mary Anna Pritzl in 1920. She preceded him in death in August of this year. He was a World War I Army Veteran and served in France. He was a cigar maker by trade. Mr Thissen came to Chowchilla in 1931 and was a poultry-turkey rancher for 37 years. He retired in 1968. A charter member of the St Columba Y.M.I., he was also a charter member of the Chowchilla Post of the America Legion and a charter member of the Chowchilla Bowling Association. He bowled in leagues and in state bowling tournaments. He was honored by the San Francisco Giants on his 85th birthday. He was a fan of the New York Giants and then the San Francisco Giants all of his life. He is survived by seven sons; Wilbur Thissen, Ronald Thissen, Ralph Thissen, Gerald Thissen and Bob Thissen, all of Chowchilla, Leland Thissen of Manteca and Kenneth Thissen of Garden Grove; three daughters, Mary Catherine Gomes of Chowchilla, Marjorie Holland of Madera and Audrey Esain of Fresno; a sister, Winifred Baer of Brillion, Wis; 37 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren. Worden Funeral Chapel of Chowchilla was in charge of arrangements. TOD: "OBIT" - Peter John Thissen - Chowchilla News - December 7, 1983
  Person ID	I116419	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Thissen, Leonard,   b. 11 Apr 1856, Heijen, , Limburg, Netherlands ,   d. 27 Sep 1942, Brillion, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Clevers, Johanna,   b. 8 Nov 1857, Bergen, , Limburg, Netherlands ,   d. 6 Mar 1942, Brillion, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F45032	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Pritzl, Mary Ann,   b. 27 Jul 1900, Thorp, Clark, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 26 Aug 1983, Madera, Madera, California, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Married	28 Jan 1920	Brillion, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA
  Children	1. Thissen, Wilbur Frances   2. Thissen, Ronald Peter   3. Thissen, Ralph John   4. Thissen, Living   5. Thissen, Living   6. Thissen, Living   7. Thissen, Margaret Marie,   b. 29 May 1924, Brillion, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 16 Nov 1997, Madera, Madera, California, USA  (Age 73 years)   8. Thissen, Leland Leonard,   b. 17 Feb 1927, Brillion, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 24 Jun 1996, Stockton, San Joaquin, California, USA  (Age 69 years)   9. Thissen, Gerald Albert,   b. 17 Apr 1929, Marshfield, Wood, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 13 Jan 1998, Chowchilla, Madera, California, USA  (Age 68 years)   10. Thissen, Audrey Louise,   b. 1 Feb 1933, Chowchilla, Madera, California, USA ,   d. 9 Dec 1991, Fresno, Fresno, California, USA  (Age 58 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F45595	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 23 Nov 1891 - Brillion, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA Married - 28 Jan 1920 - Brillion, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA Died - 3 Dec 1983 - Chowchilla, Madera, California, USA Buried - 6 Dec 1983 - Chowchilla, Madera, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S335] Internet. Robert James Pritzl, 128 Apple Tree Avenue, Florida rpritzl@strato.net http://www.strato.net/~rpritzl/index.htm#toc