Max L Thomsen

THOMSEN, PETERSEN, CARSTENSEN

Posted By: Sharon J Lindbloom (email)
Date: 9/28/2024 at 15:09:21

SOURCE: THE ANAMOSA JOURNAL EUREKA, ANAMOSA, IOWA, NOVEMBER 2, 1995, PAGE 7
THOMSEN
Max L. Thomsen, age 87, of Olin, Iowa, died Sunday, October 29,1995 at Covenant Medical Center at Waterloo, Iowa, after a short illness. He was born on December 21,1907 at Husum, Schleswig Holstein, Germany, the son of Ludwig and Catherine Petersen Thomsen and received his education in Germany. Max also learned the boilermaker trade in Germany. At the age of 20, Max made the long boat journey to the United States. When he arrived in New York, Max worked in the ship yards for six months to earn train fare to Iowa. Upon arrival at Onslow, Iowa, he had farm work waiting to repay his sponsor for his boat trip from Germany. Max worked for farmers for several years before marrying Minna Carstensen on February 27,1941 at Davenport, Iowa. The couple began farming near Anamosa, Iowa. In 1949 they purchased a farm near Olin where they farmed until Max semi-retired in 1971. He continued to be active on the farm until entering the care center in 1994. Mowing, gardening and splitting wood became hobbies to go along with card playing in his retirement years.
He is survived by his wife, Minna of Anamosa; three sons, Paul of Dubuque, Gordon and Gary, both of Olin; five grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; and one brother, Paul of Germany.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters and one brother.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, November 1, 1995 at 10:30 a.m. at Hayden Funeral Home in Olin. Burial was in Antioch Cemetery near Anamosa. Rev. Edmond Powers officiated at the services.