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VI.

THE DESCENDENTS OF

CARLTON GRANT BERTHOLF

1879-1965

 

The Descendents of

(VI.)  CARLTON GRANT BERTHOLF  1879-1965

VIA.  LORA LEA BERTHOLF  1904-19?

m. Wilburn McClaren (div)

m. George Porter (dec)

Lora was a fun-loving girl who had many talents.  At one time she played the organ in a restaurant five nights a week.  She could play jazz piano by ear and could do most any kind of craftwork; in fact, she was a craft teacher, teaching the ancient art of quilting, tole painting, goldleafing and the making of porcelain flowers.  Her husband, George, was a jeweler before retirement and later did watch and clock repair.  He preceded her in death.

                        VIAI.  Michael McClaren

                        m. Muriel Hope (div)

                        m. JoAnn Huggins

                                                VIAla.  Michael McClaren II

                                                VIAlb.  Bonnie McClaren

                                                VIAlc.  Brandy McClaren

                        VIA2.  Shari Kay McClaren

                                    m. Michael Burke

                                                VIA2a.  Michelle Burke

                                                VIA2b.  Jackie Burke

VIB.  VERA LEA BERTHOLF  b. 4-4-1907

 m.     Virgil Thompson (1904-1967)

 m.     Edward Kunesh (dec)

Vera grew up in Wichita and she and Virgil spent their married life in Wichita, where Virgil had his own plumbing and heating business.  Virgil died suddenly of a heart attack in 1967.  In 1971, Vera and an old friend, Edward J. Kunesh, were married.  They made their home in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida for many years, and I believe in Scottsdale, Arizona later.  They enjoyed each other’s families, and even after Ed's death, Vera is fondly claimed by all of his family.  For the past two years Vera has lived with her daughter-in-law, Joyce, in Evans, Georgia.  In January, 1998, she will move to be near Keith.

Address:  #6 Frazier Meadows manor, Inc., 350 Ponca Place Rm. 438, Boulder, Colorado 80303

                        VIB1.  Merrill Lea Thompson (1929-1991)

                        m. Joyce Elaine Lawrence b. 6-9-1931

Merrill grew up and went to college in Wichita.  He and Joyce lived in Evans, Georgia, where both were real estate appraisers.  Merrill died of an illness in 1991.

                                                VIBla.  Leasa Ann Thompson  b. 9-19-1953

                                                            m. Robert Owen Jarman

                                                            VIB1ai. Joann b ?

                                                            VIB1aii Jessica b ?

                                                            VIB1aiii John b ?

                                                VIBIb.  Bradford Reed Thompson  

                                                 b. 11-10-1954

                                                            m. Sandra Kay Osborne b. 5-5-56

Brad is a dentist and Sandra is a teacher.

                                                            VIBlbi.  Barron Reed Thompson  

                                                             b. 5-29-80

                                                            VIBlbii.  Audra Kay Thompson  

                                                             b. 9-30-81

                                                            VIBlbiii.  Malisa Jane Thompson  

                                                             b. 6-14-89

                                                            VIBIbiv.  Lara Ann Thompson  

                                                             b. 4-19-91

                        VIB2.  Gary Grant Thompson b. 8-11-1932

                        m. Betty Gist b. 10-29-32

Gary and Betty were married on the anniversary of his parents and grandparents.  They lived for a number of years in Wichita where he was head basketball coach at Wichita State University.  Gary has been with Pizza Hut franchises for many years and has homes in Tucson, Arizona, Coronado, California, and Maui, Hawaii.

Address: 5322 Gleneagles Dr., Tucson, Arizona 85718

                                                VIB2a.  Paul Alan Thompson  b. 3-1-54

                                                            m. Coleen

Paul is a golf pro.  He has three children from his first marriage.  Coleen is a dentist.

                                                            VIB2ai.  Kelly Thompson (age 14)

                                                            VIB2aii.  Gary Thompson II (age 12)

                                                            VIB2aiii.  Jamie Thompson (age 10)

                                                VIB2b.  Laurel Marlece Thompson  

                                                 b. 9-5-55

Laurel is a housewife and has two children from a previous marriage.

                                                            VIB2bi.  Lenny (age 19)

                                                            VIB2bii.  Dante (age 8)

                                                VIB2c.  Cory Grant Thompson  b. 7-1-57

                                              m. Karen

Cory lives in La Jolla, California is  president of our family Pizza Hut business.  Cory and Karen have two children from previous marriages.

                                                            VIB2ci.  Nicki Thompson

                        VIB3.  Keith Eugene Thompson b. 10- 1-1944

                        m. Claire Childress b. 1-16-46

Keith and Claire have been co-pastors of the Westminster United Methodist Church since October 1996.  Keith has two stepchildren from a previous marriage, Willy and Elizabeth Shoyer.

Address:  9966 Wagner Lane, Westminster, Colorado 80030 Ì

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