Michael
Thompson, 72
International
Falls - Michael Thompson, 72, died Saturday,
March 9, 2002 at Falls Memorial Hospital in
International Falls.
Services
were held on Thursday, March 14, at 10 a.m. at St.
Thomas Catholic Church with Rev. Thomas Meyer, OMI,
officiating. Interment was in Forest Hill Cemetery
with Green-Larsen Mortuary, Inc. of International
Falls in charge of the arrangements.
Michael
Robert Thompson was born on December 30, 1929 in
Thief River Falls, the son of Henry and Luella
Thompson. He grew up in International Falls and
Rockford, Ill.
In
1949, he married Harriet Erickson, and the couple
moved to Sacramento, Calif. and resided there for a
short time before returning to International Falls
where Michael was employed by Mando from 1951 until
1961.
In
1962, he started his "Mike the Painter" business.
He was a member of Painters' Local Union 106 and
continued to work until recently.
In
1974, he married LeVaun Besch.
Survivors
include three daughters, Pam (Gary) Saunders of
International Falls, Sandy (Steven) Roth of
Stillwater, and Pat Green of Bartlett, Ill.; three
stepsons, Randy (Jane) Besch, Freeman (Lisa) Besch,
and Rocky (Linda) Besch, all of International
Falls; his mother, Luella Henrickson of Thief River
Falls; his stepmother, Edna Thompson; a
half-sister, Leslie (Bill) Knoblauch of Coon
Rapids; a stepsister, Rojean (Mike) Schreiber of
Dallas, Texas; a stepbrother, Stan Thompson of Coon
Rapids; a sister-in-law; eight grandchildren; 12
stepgrandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren.
Michael
was preceded in death by his wife, LeVaun; his
father; a brother, Harvey Thompson; his stepfather,
Edward Henrickson; and a stepson, Ricky
Besch.
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