Edith Irene Carstensen, 19192009 (aged 89 years)

Name
Edith Irene /Carstensen/
Given names
Edith Irene
Surname
Carstensen
Birth
Death of a paternal grandfather
Death of a paternal grandmother
Address: Non-Cemetery Burial, Specifically: Death and burial location unknown
Death of a maternal grandfather
British King
George V
from 6 May 1910 to 20 January 1936 (aged 16 years)
British King
Edward VII
from 20 January 1936 to 11 December 1936 (aged 17 years)
Death of a maternal grandmother
British King
George VI
from 11 December 1936 to 6 February 1952 (aged 32 years)
British Queen
Elizabeth II
from 6 February 1952 (aged 32 years)
Death of a mother
Death of a father
Death of a sister
Death of a sister
Death of a sister
Death
Family with parents
father
18831970
Birth: 22 January 1883Bredstedt, Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Death: 12 November 1970Spencer, Clay County, Iowa, USA
mother
18771964
Birth: 14 July 1877Lone Tree, Johnson County, Iowa, USA
Death: 28 August 1964Spencer, Clay County, Iowa, USA
Marriage Marriage
elder sister
19112003
Birth: 15 June 1911Lone Tree, Johnson County, Iowa, USA
Death: 5 February 2003Spencer, Clay County, Iowa, USA
3 years
elder sister
19142002
Birth: 16 May 1914Everly, Clay County, Iowa, USA
Death: 14 December 2002Spencer, Clay County, Iowa, USA
3 years
elder sister
19171998
Birth: 12 January 1917Royal, Clay County, Iowa, USA
Death: 15 November 1998Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA
3 years
herself
19192009
Birth: 5 July 1919Spencer, Clay County, Iowa, USA
Death: 10 January 2009Spencer, Clay County, Iowa, USA
Family with Thomas Thomas
husband
19182011
Birth: 1918Spencer, Clay County, Iowa, USA
Death: 18 November 2011Spencer, Clay County, Iowa, USA
herself
19192009
Birth: 5 July 1919Spencer, Clay County, Iowa, USA
Death: 10 January 2009Spencer, Clay County, Iowa, USA
daughter
Private
daughter
Private
daughter
Private
son
Private
son
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son
Private
Note

Edith Irene Thomas, the daughter of Paul and Caroline Sindt Carstensen, was born July 5, 1919 in Clay County, Iowa. Edith was raised on a farm near Everly and attended the Everly schools and graduated from high school there.

Edith married Thomas Thomas on April 18, 1942, at the First Congregational Church in Spencer. Following their marriage, they made their home in Spencer. Edith was a dedicated homemaker and mother of six, she also worked a few years at Nelson Jewelry in Spencer. She was an active member of the First Congregational Church in Spencer and a 50 year member of the P.E.O. Chapter where she had served as President. In her spare time, Edith enjoyed flower gardening, golfing, tennis, traveling and spending summers at the Lake.

Edith passed away on January 10, 2009 at St. Luke Lutheran Home in Spencer at the age of 89. She is preceded in death by her parents and three sisters.

She is survived by her husband, Thomas of Spencer; her 6 children: Pam & Chuck Pohar of Spencer, Mary & Jerry Beck of Spencer, Lori Thomas of Spirit Lake, IA, Walter & Melanie Thomas of Council Bluffs, IA, John & Marie Thomas of Everly, IA and Jeff Thomas of Spencer; 11 grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren; other relatives and friends