Anna Maria Thor was the seventh born child to Michael and Maria (Kruser) Thor. She was baptized Catholic at St. Mary's Church three days later. John and Margaret Kruser were her sponsors. To go along with her likeable personality, she took on the likeable name, Annie.
She was born into a hard working farm community, where it was common for families to come together to help one another. Many a day, the Thor and Droessler families were togehter lending a hand to get the work done. This is how Annie meet Valentine Droessler, known to most as Val.
On the 17th of June 1902, Annie at the age of 23, and Val being 27, were married in the village church, St. Mary's.
Val was the head butter and cheese maker at the Louisburg Creamery. Annie and Val first lived in Louisburg, Wisconsin and then they moved to Kieler. When St. Mary's High School closed in the village, they bought it and moved it down around the corner from where it was constructed. In the upper level of the school Val built a sewing room for Annie and then built onto the lower level making it their home. The home still remains today in 2020, where they moved it. It was the only building that was removed from the school and parish grounds, that were built there over the years.
Annie and Val had six children, four girls and two boys. Their second youngest, a daughter, lived only seven days in 1918 before passing away. Tragedy came again shortly after that, when Annie and Val were expecting their last child in 1919, Val's sister, Mayme, who was married to Annie's brother, Gus, passed away from the Spanish flu. Annie and Val lived within walking distance to Gus. Seeing the need to help and being close families, Annie and Val took in Gus' two young children, their niece and nephew, Ivyl and Walter. Annie kept very busy for a number of years with seven children to care for, until by law her brother was able to bring his two children back home.
Annie and Val continued to be a part of their niece and nephew lives along with their new brothers and sister. One nephew in particular, Stan Thor, was very close to them.
In celebration of their Golden Wedding Anniversary, in 1952 Annie and Val had a high mass held at 8 a.m. at the same catholic church they were married. Over the years the name of the church changed from St. Mary's to Immaculate Conception. They followed the mass with family pictures taken in the side yard at their home and then a family dinner at the Chateau. The headlines in the local paper read "Kieler Couple Wed 50 Years."
As the years passed, Annie developed rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes and chronic heart problems, all of which contributed to her death at 2 a.m. on January 7, 1960 at the age of 79. Two days later she was laid to rest. She was survived by her husband, Val and their five children.
Please leave a flower for Annie.
Contributed by Lois Thor Herbst
She was born into a hard working farm community, where it was common for families to come together to help one another. Many a day, the Thor and Droessler families were togehter lending a hand to get the work done. This is how Annie meet Valentine Droessler, known to most as Val.
On the 17th of June 1902, Annie at the age of 23, and Val being 27, were married in the village church, St. Mary's.
Val was the head butter and cheese maker at the Louisburg Creamery. Annie and Val first lived in Louisburg, Wisconsin and then they moved to Kieler. When St. Mary's High School closed in the village, they bought it and moved it down around the corner from where it was constructed. In the upper level of the school Val built a sewing room for Annie and then built onto the lower level making it their home. The home still remains today in 2020, where they moved it. It was the only building that was removed from the school and parish grounds, that were built there over the years.
Annie and Val had six children, four girls and two boys. Their second youngest, a daughter, lived only seven days in 1918 before passing away. Tragedy came again shortly after that, when Annie and Val were expecting their last child in 1919, Val's sister, Mayme, who was married to Annie's brother, Gus, passed away from the Spanish flu. Annie and Val lived within walking distance to Gus. Seeing the need to help and being close families, Annie and Val took in Gus' two young children, their niece and nephew, Ivyl and Walter. Annie kept very busy for a number of years with seven children to care for, until by law her brother was able to bring his two children back home.
Annie and Val continued to be a part of their niece and nephew lives along with their new brothers and sister. One nephew in particular, Stan Thor, was very close to them.
In celebration of their Golden Wedding Anniversary, in 1952 Annie and Val had a high mass held at 8 a.m. at the same catholic church they were married. Over the years the name of the church changed from St. Mary's to Immaculate Conception. They followed the mass with family pictures taken in the side yard at their home and then a family dinner at the Chateau. The headlines in the local paper read "Kieler Couple Wed 50 Years."
As the years passed, Annie developed rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes and chronic heart problems, all of which contributed to her death at 2 a.m. on January 7, 1960 at the age of 79. Two days later she was laid to rest. She was survived by her husband, Val and their five children.
Please leave a flower for Annie.
Contributed by Lois Thor Herbst
Anna Maria Thor was the seventh born child to Michael and Maria (Kruser) Thor. She was baptized Catholic at St. Mary's Church three days later. John and Margaret Kruser were her sponsors. To go along with her likeable personality, she took on the likeable name, Annie.
She was born into a hard working farm community, where it was common for families to come together to help one another. Many a day, the Thor and Droessler families were togehter lending a hand to get the work done. This is how Annie meet Valentine Droessler, known to most as Val.
On the 17th of June 1902, Annie at the age of 23, and Val being 27, were married in the village church, St. Mary's.
Val was the head butter and cheese maker at the Louisburg Creamery. Annie and Val first lived in Louisburg, Wisconsin and then they moved to Kieler. When St. Mary's High School closed in the village, they bought it and moved it down around the corner from where it was constructed. In the upper level of the school Val built a sewing room for Annie and then built onto the lower level making it their home. The home still remains today in 2020, where they moved it. It was the only building that was removed from the school and parish grounds, that were built there over the years.
Annie and Val had six children, four girls and two boys. Their second youngest, a daughter, lived only seven days in 1918 before passing away. Tragedy came again shortly after that, when Annie and Val were expecting their last child in 1919, Val's sister, Mayme, who was married to Annie's brother, Gus, passed away from the Spanish flu. Annie and Val lived within walking distance to Gus. Seeing the need to help and being close families, Annie and Val took in Gus' two young children, their niece and nephew, Ivyl and Walter. Annie kept very busy for a number of years with seven children to care for, until by law her brother was able to bring his two children back home.
Annie and Val continued to be a part of their niece and nephew lives along with their new brothers and sister. One nephew in particular, Stan Thor, was very close to them.
In celebration of their Golden Wedding Anniversary, in 1952 Annie and Val had a high mass held at 8 a.m. at the same catholic church they were married. Over the years the name of the church changed from St. Mary's to Immaculate Conception. They followed the mass with family pictures taken in the side yard at their home and then a family dinner at the Chateau. The headlines in the local paper read "Kieler Couple Wed 50 Years."
As the years passed, Annie developed rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes and chronic heart problems, all of which contributed to her death at 2 a.m. on January 7, 1960 at the age of 79. Two days later she was laid to rest. She was survived by her husband, Val and their five children.
Please leave a flower for Annie.
Contributed by Lois Thor Herbst
She was born into a hard working farm community, where it was common for families to come together to help one another. Many a day, the Thor and Droessler families were togehter lending a hand to get the work done. This is how Annie meet Valentine Droessler, known to most as Val.
On the 17th of June 1902, Annie at the age of 23, and Val being 27, were married in the village church, St. Mary's.
Val was the head butter and cheese maker at the Louisburg Creamery. Annie and Val first lived in Louisburg, Wisconsin and then they moved to Kieler. When St. Mary's High School closed in the village, they bought it and moved it down around the corner from where it was constructed. In the upper level of the school Val built a sewing room for Annie and then built onto the lower level making it their home. The home still remains today in 2020, where they moved it. It was the only building that was removed from the school and parish grounds, that were built there over the years.
Annie and Val had six children, four girls and two boys. Their second youngest, a daughter, lived only seven days in 1918 before passing away. Tragedy came again shortly after that, when Annie and Val were expecting their last child in 1919, Val's sister, Mayme, who was married to Annie's brother, Gus, passed away from the Spanish flu. Annie and Val lived within walking distance to Gus. Seeing the need to help and being close families, Annie and Val took in Gus' two young children, their niece and nephew, Ivyl and Walter. Annie kept very busy for a number of years with seven children to care for, until by law her brother was able to bring his two children back home.
Annie and Val continued to be a part of their niece and nephew lives along with their new brothers and sister. One nephew in particular, Stan Thor, was very close to them.
In celebration of their Golden Wedding Anniversary, in 1952 Annie and Val had a high mass held at 8 a.m. at the same catholic church they were married. Over the years the name of the church changed from St. Mary's to Immaculate Conception. They followed the mass with family pictures taken in the side yard at their home and then a family dinner at the Chateau. The headlines in the local paper read "Kieler Couple Wed 50 Years."
As the years passed, Annie developed rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes and chronic heart problems, all of which contributed to her death at 2 a.m. on January 7, 1960 at the age of 79. Two days later she was laid to rest. She was survived by her husband, Val and their five children.
Please leave a flower for Annie.
Contributed by Lois Thor Herbst
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