Individual Details

Lawrence Sterling Thees Jr.

(30 Mar 1936 - 24 Apr 2001)

Lawrence S. Thees Jr., 65, formerly of North Caldwell
Apr 26, 2001
Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today, Thursday, April 26, at the Dancy Funeral Home, 9 Smull Ave., Caldwell, for Lawrence S. Thees Jr., 65, formerly of North Caldwell, who died Tuesday, April 24, 2001, at Newton Memorial Hospital, Newton. A memorial Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, April 27, in Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church at 28 Livingston Ave., Roseland.
Born and raised in Sea Girt, Mr. Thees lived in North Caldwell from 1966 to 1983 before moving to Tulsa, Okla. Last year, he moved to Lake Mohawk.
He was the owner of Thees-Southwest, a machine tool company, in Tulsa for 10 years and retired in 1995. Before that, he was vice president of Standard Tool and Manufacturing Company, Lyndhurst, for more than 15 years.
A veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Thees was a Ranger in the Army.
He graduated from Delbarton School in Morristown in 1954 and earned a bachelor of arts degree in business from Villanova University in Villanova, Pa., in 1957.
Mr. Thees is survived by his daughter, Virginia Pivko, and her husband, Neil, of Sparta; his son Lawrence S. Thees III, and his wife, Sally, of Roseland; his son Matthew Thees, and his wife Michele, of Brick Township; a sister, Patricia McCrane of Tinton Falls, and five grandchildren. He was formerly married to Victoria P. Page Thees of Caldwell.

Events

Census-shared1915(Margaret J. Hasson) Harrison, Hudson County, New Jersey
Birth30 Mar 1936New Jersey
Census (family)-shared11 Apr 1940(Lawrence Sterling Thees Sr. and Ethel Bolmeyer) Crescent Parkway, Sea Girt, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Death24 Apr 2001Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey
Obituary26 Apr 2001Newark, Essex County, New Jersey
DivorceLiving

Families

SpouseLiving
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
FatherLawrence Sterling Thees Sr. (1900 - 1970)
MotherEthel Bolmeyer (1906 - 1984)
SiblingPatricia Jane "Patsy" Thees (1932 - 2009)

Notes

Census-shared

Margaret TheesFNew Jersey
Nicholas TheesMNew Jersey
Laurence TheesMNew Jersey
Angela TheesFNew Jersey
Adrian TheesMNew Jersey

Census (family)-shared

Lawrence S Thees Head M 39 New Jersey - Sales manager, radio industry
Ethel 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

Death

Lawrence Sterling Thees, Jr
Application: LAWRENCE STERLING THEES JR (Jun 1953)
Application: LAWRENCE S THEES JR (16 Jul 1998)
Death: LAWRENCE S THEES JR (24 Apr 2001)
Alias Lawrence S Thees, Jr
Second Alias Lawrence S Thees Jr
Sex Male
Birth Date 30 Mar 1936
Birthplace Newark, New Jersey, United States
Social Program Application Date Jun 1953
Previous Residence Sparta, Sussex, New Jersey, United States
Previous Residence Postal Code 07871-1345
Death Date 24 Apr 2001
Race White
Father's Name Lawrence S Thees
Father's Sex Male
Mother's Name Ethel B Bolmeyer
Mother's Sex Female
Event Type Social Program Correspondence

Obituary

Lawrence S Thees Jr
Event Type Obituary
Event Date 26 Apr 2001
Event Place Newark, New Jersey
Residence Place Lake Mohawk
Gender Male
Age 65
Occupation Vice President
Birth Year (Estimated) 1936
Birthplace Lake Mohawk
Death Date 24 Apr 2001
Newspaper Star-Ledger, The
Spouse and Children:
Lawrence S III Son
Matthew Son
Mrs Virginia Pivko Daughter
Parents and Siblings:
Mrs Patricia Mccrane Sister

Endnotes

1. "New Jersey State Census, 1915", database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9Q-NN3Z : 8 October 2014), Laurence Thees in entry for Margaret Thees, 1915..

2. "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..

3. "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VSV8-B49 : accessed 14 June 2016), Lawrence S Thees Jr, 24 Apr 2001; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)..

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5. "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKR7-57WD : 18 October 2016), Lawrence S Thees Jr, Newark, New Jersey, United States, 26 Apr 2001; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Star-Ledger, The, born-digital text..