Forrest Richard Thompson
(1918-1981)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Audrey Elizabeth Drugan

Forrest Richard Thompson 1 2

  • Born: 19 April 1918, Galesville, WI 2
  • Marriage (1): Audrey Elizabeth Drugan in 1941 in Decorah, IA
  • Died: 18 May 1981 at age 63 2
  • Buried: After 18 May 1981, La Crosse, WI 2
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He resided in Onalaska, WI on 9 February 1956.
The 19 Feb 1956 obituary for her mother, Lena Zimmerman, mentions that Audrey and her husband are from Onalaska, Wisconsin.
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• He was buried after 18 May 1981 in the Oak Grove Cemetery in La Crosse, WI.

Plot: 60

Find A Grave Memorial #124113005
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Forrest married Audrey Elizabeth Drugan, daughter of William John Drugan and Helena M. Zimmerman, in 1941 in Decorah, IA. (Audrey Elizabeth Drugan was born on 20 March 1922 in La Crosse, WI,3 4 5 6 died on 26 February 2009 in La Crosse, WI 6 and was buried on 1 March 2009 in Oak Grove Cemetery, La Crosse, WI 6.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They resided at 614 Shore Acres Rd in La Crescent, MN.

• They resided at 2324 George in 1943 in La Crosse, WI.
1943 La Crosse, WI City Directory
Forrest R. Thompson (Audrey E.), Fireman, CB&Q Railroad, Res: 2324 George.

• They resided at 2037 Charles in 1945 in La Crosse, WI.
1945 La Crosse, WI City Directory
Forrest R. Thompson (Audry), Fireman, CB&Q Railroad, Res: 2037 Charles.

• They resided at 1105 Caledonia in 1959 in La Crosse, WI.
1959 La Crosse, WI City Directory
Forrest R. Thompson (Audrey), Engineer, CB&Q Railroad, Res: 1105 Caledonia.

• They resided at 5105 33rd St S in 1993 in La Crosse, WI.

• They resided at 1219 25th St S in 1995 in La Crosse, WI.


bullet  Marriage Notes:


Mr. and Mrs. William Drugan announce the marriage of their daughter Audrey to Forrest Thompson of Galesville. The ceremony took place in Decorah, Iowa. The young couple will entertain at a dance at the Acorn pavilion at Centerville February 15.


(Source: Winona Republican-Herald, Winona, Minnesota, 3 Feb 1941, page 11)
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Sources


1 "Obituary for Lena (Zimmerman) Drugan," La Crosse Tribune Newspaper, February 19, 1956, p. 6.

2 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 3 Nov 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=124113005.

3 Robert Carl Westphal, Jr., Westphal Family History.

4 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 61-24, sheet 4A, family 103, William John Drugan and Helena M. Zimmerman; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 Nov 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 2614.

5 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 61-24, sheet 4B, household 94, William John Drugan and Helena M. Zimmerman; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 Mar 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 4529.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 2 Nov 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=124113008.


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