She was born in Chicago, IL, and lived in Dixon, IL until graduating from Dixon High School in 1933. She retired from Beloit State Bank, Beloit, WI, in 1978, as a Mortgage Loan Officer, after 23 years at the bank. She married Paul Thomas in 1978 and they moved to Barefoot Bay, FL. He died in 1993. She was a member of the Sebastian River Medical Center Auxiliary for over 10 years and was active in church work.
She is survived by two daughters by a previous marriage to Daniel Tappainer (deceased), Bonita Thomas of McFarland, WI, and Betty Tilley of Charleston SC; and four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
A visitation will be held at Concordia Lutheran Church on Monday, August 17, 2015, from 10:00am to 12:00pm, followed by a funeral service at noon. Entombment will take place at Fountainhead Memorial Park at 3:00pm.
Donations can be made to Concordia Lutheran Church.