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Thiessen, Pete W. (1893-1956)
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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1956 Apr 26 p. 1
Birth date: 1893
text of obituary:
AUTO CRASH CLAIMS LIFE OF HUTCHINSON, KAN. BUSINESS MAN
Hutchinson, Kan. — A two-car collision on U.S. Highway 40 hear Bunker Hill, Kan. Sunday afternoon claimed the lives of Pete W. Thiessen, 63, of Hutchinson and a 13-year-old bunker hill girl. Mr. Thiessen's wife Ruby was critically injured but is said to be recovering.
A native of Inman, Mr. Thiessen had been in the farm loan business here with his brother Henry for a number of years and had traveled extensively in 40 Western Kansas counties.
Funeral services were held Wednesday forenoon at Trinity Methodist Church here.