Thueson, Mark Alan
Graveside Service: Friday, February 12, 2010 01:30PM to 02:30PM at Riverside National Cemetery
Mark Alan Thueson 04/24/1927 –
01/28/2010 After a brief but courageous battle with cancer, Mark passed
away quietly at is home, Thursday, January 28, 2010. He was 82. Mark was born
on April 24, 1927 to Christian Fredrick Thueson and Eline Kathrine (Sorenson)
Thueson of Newburgh, N.Y. Mark was the youngest of their five children. When he turned 17, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and proudly
served stationed in He began working as a carpenter in Santa Monica He received
a pilot’s license and also began a lifelong passion for riding motorcycles. And
it was there he met the love of his life, Marilyn Kay Schenk. They married in
January 1948 and together raised four children. He lived in Mark will be greatly missed by all knew him and he will be
remembered for his honesty, big heart and wisecracking sense of humor. Mark
often uttered such phrases as “You can always tell a Dane, but you can’t tell
him much”, “Everyone is entitled to MY opinion”, and “Don’t do as I do, do as I
say”! Mark is survived by his wife of 27 years Marilyn K. Thueson
of Hemet, CA, Karin A. Sinclair of Idyllwild, CA, Sandra L. Horbock also of
Hemet, a son, Alan R. Thueson of Palm Desert, CA, a sister, Alice Olympia of Newburgh,
N.Y. and 36 grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Christian F. and
Eline K. Thueson both of Newburgh, N.Y., 2nd wife Wilma A. Stabenau
of Hemet, CA, and sisters Thora Zimmerman of Newburgh, N.Y., Mary Lou Beckerest
of Cleveland, Oh, and a brother, Henrik Christian “ Chris” Thueson of Torrance,
CA. Arrangements are being handled by McWane Family Funeral
Home,
3 Comments
My uncle Mark was my only connection to the Thueson part of the family in California. He will be missed and I hope he finds some peace and understanding for other cultures, and lifestyles. I send all my love to Sandy Ingrid, Allan, and remind Ingrid of Grandmas apple tree in Newburgh. I think of you all alot. Give my love to aunt Marilyn and try and stay in touch with us back in the cold of southeast Ohio.
LOVE
DANA AND SUSAN
We have many fond memories of Uncle Mark in our early years in New York(he was always the uncle that added a little excitement to life!) and in later years when he was passing through Utah and Salt Lake City. I can rememmber one eventful time when he and Wilma came by with a motor home and picked up my mother Alice and his other sister Thora for a trip up to the hot springs in Idaho for a nice warm soak. Mark was always talking about his family and children and how he could help in various situations. My mother Alice and father Dan Sr. always enjoyed hearing from him and both are deeply saddened by his passing. Our condolences to all the family.
All of us were impressed by Uncle Markey [thats how we called him]. He was exciting, and our grandmother loved everything he did even if it was wrong. Aunt Marilyn was beautiful, and kind, and our grandmother was sort of jealous of that She stood between these two - and they started their family with Ingrid at a very young age. I don't know what our grandfather thought, but he was always happy anyway. Somehow, he and Marilyn had such pretty children and then to save Marilyn they all left Newburgh one day in the 1950s for the miracle climate of Arizona. He was somehow like a lion, sweet and kind, gruff and scary but he meant no one harm on purpose. And his personality was so specially his own, he never was false to his beliefs, at least not to us, whether we agreed with him or not. We will miss his fire. We hope we don't lose contact with all of you.
All our love and our condolences,
Alice, Lawrence, Kirsten, Henry from NYC; Mary Ann and Gregroy from Washingtonville, Jack from Albany, Eline and Colin and Thora from Addison in Maine