Thelma Louise Griffith

1922 - 2012

Thelma Louise Griffith obituary, 1922-2012, Rice Lake, WI

BORN

1922

DIED

2012

FUNERAL HOME

Hayward Funeral Home

15571 W County Highway B

Hayward, Wisconsin

Thelma Griffith Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Mar. 4, 2012.

Thelma Louise Ponshock was born June 22, 1922 in Butternut, WI the daughter of Joseph and Clara (Hoth) Ponshock. She attended school and graduated from high school in Butternut. After her schooling she lived in Oregon and California for a short time before returning to Wisconsin. On July 20, 1940 Thelma was joined in marriage to Homer Griffith in Butternut. Together they moved to Glidden, WI where Thelma worked summers as a waitress at Ross's Teal Lake Lodge and Brandt's Lost Land Lake Lodge near Hayward. Thelma later went to work for Louisiana Pacific in Mellen, WI for over 20 years. Throughout Thelma's life she was active in the Glidden community through numerous service groups including, PTA, Glidden American Legion Auxillary, Glidden VFW and Senior Center volunteer and secretary. She was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Glidden and served as president of its Mission Circle and treasurer. She enjoyed playing Bingo, Pekeno, Yahtzee with friends and loved spending time with her children and grandchildren.

Thelma is survived by her three children, Wayne (Liz) Griffith of Duluth, MN, Sandy (Rick) Wampole of Hayward, WI, Carol (Paul) Radloff of Rice Lake, WI; thirteen grandchildren; 37 great grandchildren; 12 great great grandchildren; one sister, Shirley Schultz of Butternut, WI; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Homer; two brothers, Jim and Billy; one sister, Dorothy; and two grandsons, T.J. and David.

A service celebrating Thelma's life will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 10th, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Glidden with Pastor Stanly Bahn officiating. A time of gathering with family and friends will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday at the church.

Honorary bearers will be Jason Ernest; Beau Griffith, Gatlin Griffith, Greg Griffith, Hunter Hessel, and Rob Radloff.

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March 11, 2012

Mary Wooley

My Deepest Sympathy on the loss of your Mom. She was a special lady. I worked with her for many years at LP. She will be deeply missed. My thoughts and prayers are with you all at this sad time .

March 10, 2012

sandy kubesh

My thoughts and prayers are with you all now and in the days to come. Losing such a wonderful person is very hard. I am honored to know Thelma and enjoy remembering wonderful things about her, her life, family and friends. I will miss her tremendously! Thank you for allowing me to share my time and talents with her. I so appreciate her Christian strength! God's peace and blessings be with you now and always, knowing she is happy, safe and secure.
With love & friendship,

March 9, 2012

Remembering you and your family with love and prayers.
Hold on to the memories.
Diane Schmidt
Kevin Schmidt

March 8, 2012

Ethel Kucko

I am so sorry for the loss of your Mother as I too greive for her. She was my best friend and I miss her dearly. It will not be the same without her but I know that she is not suffering anymore and in a better place. I will always cherish her blanket you gave me and the "Friedship" palque she bought for me with her points. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Love, Ethel Kucko

March 8, 2012

Sorry to hear abourt your Mother, Grandmother. Sincerely, Karen Loch

March 7, 2012

Kenny & Wendy

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family. Your Mother is with the Angels now. We Love ya Sandy.........

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