Individual Details
Lawrence Sterling Thees Sr.
(3 Aug 1900 - Oct 1970)
Mr. Thees, who started with what was then the General Electric‐Edison Lamp Works as a mail boy in 1916, retired from RCA eight years ago.
He was also a director of the General Components Corpora tion. In 1964, Mr. Thees was appointed to the New Jersey Economic Stabilization Board.
He is survived by his widow, the former Ethel Ballmeyer; a son, Lawrence S. Jr., and a daughter, Mrs. Paul M. Hughes.
Lawrence S. Thees, 70, of 400 Crescent Parkway, a former vice president of RCA, Harrison, died yesterday at home. Mr. Thees retired eight years ago. He was born in Harrison, and lived here 33 years. Mr. Thees was a member of the St. Mark's R. C. Church, Sea Girt. Mr. Thees also was a member of the Spring Lake Heights Golf and Country Club, Spring Lake. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ethel Bolmeyer Thees; a son, Lawrence S. Jr., of North Caldwell; a daughter, Mrs. Paul M. Hughes, London, England; two brothers, Adrian, of Harrison, and Nicholas, of Kearny; a sister, Mrs. Robert Nagle, Spring Lake Heights, and four grandchildren. The O'Brien Funeral Home, Wall Township, is in charge of the arrangements.
Asbury Park Press from Asbury Park, New Jersey · Page 13
Wednesday, October 28, 1970
Events
| Birth | 3 Aug 1900 | Harrison, Hudson County, New Jersey | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 1905 | (Matthew J. Theiss and Margaret Hasson) Hudson County, New Jersey |  |  | |
| Draft registration | 12 Sep 1918 | Harrison, Hudson County, New Jersey | | ||
| Census-shared | 7 Jan 1920 | (Margaret Hasson) Harrison, Hudson County, New Jersey | | | |
| Census-shared | 3 Apr 1930 | (John Hasson) Harrison, Hudson County, New Jersey | | | |
| Census (family) | 11 Apr 1940 | Crescent Parkway, Sea Girt, Monmouth County, New Jersey - Ethel Bolmeyer | | | |
| Death | Oct 1970 | Monmouth County, New Jersey | | ||
| Burial | Saint Catharine's Cemetery, Sea Girt, Monmouth County, New Jersey | | |
Families
| Spouse | Ethel Bolmeyer (1906 - 1984) |
| Child | Patricia Jane "Patsy" Thees (1932 - 2009) |
| Child | Lawrence Sterling Thees Jr. (1936 - 2001) |
| Father | Matthew J. Theiss (1871 - 1907) |
| Mother | Margaret Hasson (1874 - ) |
| Sibling | Nicholas Seton Thees (1898 - ) |
| Sibling | Angela M. Thees (1903 - 1972) |
| Sibling | Adrian M. Thees (1905 - 1974) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
Mathius Thees M 34Margarett Thees F 33
Nicholas Thees M 6
Larence Thees M 4
Angela Thees F 2
Census-shared
Maragaret Thies Head F 47 New Jersey - Telegraph operatorNicholas S Thies Son M 21 New Jersey - Machinist
Lawrence S Thies Son M 19 New Jersey - Clerk (stock), lamp works
Angelica Thies Daughter F 16 New Jersey
Adrian M Thies Son M 14 New Jersey
Census-shared
John Hasson Head M 60 New JerseyMary Hasson Sister F 65 New Jersey
Lawrence Thees Nephew M 29 New Jersey - Radio engineer
Angela Thees Niece F 26 New Jersey - Teacher, public school
Adrian Thees Nephew M 23 New Jersey - Teacher, public school
Cleveland Ave.
Census (family)
Lawrence S Thees Head M 39 New Jersey - Sales manager, radio industryEthel B Thees Wife F 33 Ohio
Patricia J Thees Daughter F 7 New Jersey
Lawrence S Thees Son M 4 New Jersey
Ethel M Rockwell Maid F 42 New York
Claire A Rockwell Maid's daughter F 15 New Jersey
Burial
Note: World War I PVTEndnotes
1. "New Jersey State Census, 1905," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM45-RY3 : 8 November 2014), Nicholas Thees in household of Mathius Thees, , Hudson, New Jersey, United States; citing p. 24, line 69, Department of State, Trenton; FHL microfilm 1,688,605..
2. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images,FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZJN-58F : accessed 14 June 2016), Lawrence Sterling Thees, 1917-1918; citing Hudson County no 4, New Jersey, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,712,200..
3. "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4RX-1XL : 14 December 2015), Lawrence S Thies in household of Maragaret Thies, Harrison Ward 4, Hudson, New Jersey, United States; citing sheet 6A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,041..
4. "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X46F-JF3 : 25 November 2015), Angela Thees in entry for John Hasson, 1930..
5. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4TF-S6Z : accessed 14 June 2016), Ethel B Thees in household of Lawrence S Thees, Sea Girt Borough, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 13-161, sheet 5B, family 132, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2369..
6. "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JK1H-1YZ : accessed 14 June 2016), Lawrence Thees, Oct 1970; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)..
7. Find A Grave Memorial# 38270662.