Magdalena Cecilia Thomas
Mar. 1, 1930 - May 1, 2020
Magdalena Cecilia Tho-
mas, 90, Harvey, ND died
Friday, May 1, 2020 at the
St. Aloisius Nursing
Home.
Services will be held at
2 p.m. on Wednesday,
May 20, 2020 at St. Ceci-
lia Catholic Church, Har-
vey, ND. Burial will fol-
low in the church
cemetery. The funeral will
be streamed live on the
YouTube link on the
Hertz Funeral Home web-
site obituary link.
Magdalena was born on
March 1, 1930 in Minot,
ND to Andrew and
Marion (Vetsch) Volk.
She grew up on the family
farm near Orrin, ND. She
also attended country
school. Magdalena mar-
ried Frank Thomas on
June 7, 1948 in Orrin.
They lived and farmed
with Frank’s parents until
eventually purchasing it.
They operated a diversi-
fied dairy farm for many
years. Frank died in
2011.
Survivors include sons,
Patrick (Jamie Falde) of
Loretto, MN, Brian
(Becky) of Baldwin, ND,
Brad (Debbie) of Nash-
ville, Arkansas, Wally
(Deb) of Owatonna, MN;
daughter, Ronda (Buck
Marsalla) Thomas of Tus-
con, AZ; sister, Marcella
Johnson of Williston; 14
grandchildren; 25
great-grandchildren; 2
step grandchildren; 7 step
great-grandchildren.
Magdalena was preced-
ed in death by her
parents; husband; son, Ja-
son; siblings, Elizabeth,
Marie, Walburga, George,
Alois, Joe, Paul, Peter,
Hedvig and Floretta.
Memorials preferred to
the St. Cecilia Catholic
Church or St. Aloisius
Nursing Home in Harvey.
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