Rosella Thomas
Rosella Thomas, 93, died Dec. 10, 2006, at Parkside Homes, Hillsboro.
Born July 15, 1913, at Isabella, Okla., she was the daughter of J.C. and Minnie (Hein) Grunau.
On Oct. 1, 1933, she married Jacob Thomas at Fairview, Okla.
She was a homemaker and member of Hillsboro Mennonite Brethren Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband and a brother, Allen Grunau.
Survivors include a son, James Thomas of Hillsboro; five daughters, Loretta Heide of St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada, Shirley Neufeldt of Roswell, Ga., Nevonna Schroeder of Oklahoma City, Okla., Betty Turner of Marietta, Ga., and Jaylene Gudenkauf of Broomfield, Colo.; brother, Clifford Grunau of Perryton, Texas; two sisters, Ruby Suderman of Hillsboro and Wilma Ewert of Elk Grove, Calif.; 16 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Mennonite Church, Hillsboro, with Pastor Dave Plett and Pastor Marvin Hein officiating.
Burial will be at 2 p.m. Friday at South Fairview Mennonite Brethren Cemetery, Fairview, Okla.
Memorial funds have been established with Hillsboro MB Church building fund or Tabor College.
