Ludwig "Lute" Thormahlen

PARK CITY — The Lord has called back home through Jesus Christ, on July 18, 2003, Ludwig "Lute" Thormahlen, 93, of Park City. He passed away at Stillwater Community Hospital, after residing at the Beartooth Manor in Columbus.
Lute was born in Withee, Wis., Feb. 24, 1910, the tenth child of Carsten and Magda Thormahlen. He came to Bridger as a child and the family settled in the Sandcreek region.
He married Magdalena Bouwens on Sept. 19, 1934. Lute farmed, did mechanic work and custom thrashed in the Bridger area, and during WW II he enlisted in the U. S. Navy.
He was blessed with three children, Robert, David and Dennis. In 1950, he ventured to the Powell, Wyo. flat area where he farmed and also did mechanic work until approximately 1978. For the past 16 years, he and his long time loving wife, Magdalena have lived in the Powell and Park City areas.
He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Magdalena; a son, Bob Thormahlen of the Denver area, and a son David (Gerri) Thormahlen of the Washington and Oregon areas; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 23, at Smith Funeral Chapel-Laurel. Interment will be in the Bridger Cemetery at approximately 11:30 a.m. A luncheon will follow at the Bridger Café. Memorials are suggested to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Park City, MT 59063.