Theoline Jeanette Thompson Hegna was born June 29, 1903, in Hazel Run Township
of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. She was baptized at the Hazel Run Lutheran
Church.
She was united in marriage to Melvin Hegna July 8, 1923. The couple spent two
years at Tolna, North Dakota, and then farmed the John Stevens farm near Hanley
Falls, Minnesota, for seven years. From there, they moved to the C.S. Orwell
farm south of Clarkfield where they lived from 1937 until March of 1961 when
they retired and moved to town.
She was busy preparing the evening meal, Tuesday, October 10, 1972, when she was
stricken with a heart attack and departed this life almost instantly about five
p.m. She reached the age of 69 years.
Left to mourn her early departure are her husband, Melvin, and fifteen children:
Maysel, Marilyn, Marvin, Vergil, Douglas, Wayne, Wesley, David, Dennis, Janice,
Patricia, Kathleen, Kathryn, Larry and Melvin, Jr. Also surviving are 51
grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Levi and Danena Marcia (Danielson)
Thompson; sisters: Alma, Esther and Laura; and one brother, Danford.
----bio condensed from jhlynner.com
of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. She was baptized at the Hazel Run Lutheran
Church.
She was united in marriage to Melvin Hegna July 8, 1923. The couple spent two
years at Tolna, North Dakota, and then farmed the John Stevens farm near Hanley
Falls, Minnesota, for seven years. From there, they moved to the C.S. Orwell
farm south of Clarkfield where they lived from 1937 until March of 1961 when
they retired and moved to town.
She was busy preparing the evening meal, Tuesday, October 10, 1972, when she was
stricken with a heart attack and departed this life almost instantly about five
p.m. She reached the age of 69 years.
Left to mourn her early departure are her husband, Melvin, and fifteen children:
Maysel, Marilyn, Marvin, Vergil, Douglas, Wayne, Wesley, David, Dennis, Janice,
Patricia, Kathleen, Kathryn, Larry and Melvin, Jr. Also surviving are 51
grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Levi and Danena Marcia (Danielson)
Thompson; sisters: Alma, Esther and Laura; and one brother, Danford.
----bio condensed from jhlynner.com
Theoline Jeanette Thompson Hegna was born June 29, 1903, in Hazel Run Township
of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. She was baptized at the Hazel Run Lutheran
Church.
She was united in marriage to Melvin Hegna July 8, 1923. The couple spent two
years at Tolna, North Dakota, and then farmed the John Stevens farm near Hanley
Falls, Minnesota, for seven years. From there, they moved to the C.S. Orwell
farm south of Clarkfield where they lived from 1937 until March of 1961 when
they retired and moved to town.
She was busy preparing the evening meal, Tuesday, October 10, 1972, when she was
stricken with a heart attack and departed this life almost instantly about five
p.m. She reached the age of 69 years.
Left to mourn her early departure are her husband, Melvin, and fifteen children:
Maysel, Marilyn, Marvin, Vergil, Douglas, Wayne, Wesley, David, Dennis, Janice,
Patricia, Kathleen, Kathryn, Larry and Melvin, Jr. Also surviving are 51
grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Levi and Danena Marcia (Danielson)
Thompson; sisters: Alma, Esther and Laura; and one brother, Danford.
----bio condensed from jhlynner.com
of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. She was baptized at the Hazel Run Lutheran
Church.
She was united in marriage to Melvin Hegna July 8, 1923. The couple spent two
years at Tolna, North Dakota, and then farmed the John Stevens farm near Hanley
Falls, Minnesota, for seven years. From there, they moved to the C.S. Orwell
farm south of Clarkfield where they lived from 1937 until March of 1961 when
they retired and moved to town.
She was busy preparing the evening meal, Tuesday, October 10, 1972, when she was
stricken with a heart attack and departed this life almost instantly about five
p.m. She reached the age of 69 years.
Left to mourn her early departure are her husband, Melvin, and fifteen children:
Maysel, Marilyn, Marvin, Vergil, Douglas, Wayne, Wesley, David, Dennis, Janice,
Patricia, Kathleen, Kathryn, Larry and Melvin, Jr. Also surviving are 51
grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Levi and Danena Marcia (Danielson)
Thompson; sisters: Alma, Esther and Laura; and one brother, Danford.
----bio condensed from jhlynner.com
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