Althea Anne Thiessen, age 79 of Jordan, passed away on December 27, 2019. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at 2PM with a visitation 1-hour prior at Lydia Zion United Methodist Church, 1026 E. 205 th St., Jordan. Pastor Larry Kasten will preside. Althea’s final resting place will be Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan.
On January 12, 1940, Althea was born in Detroit Lakes, MN, to parents Raymond and Hazel (Hancock) Cusey. Althea lived in Fargo, North Dakota for many years before settling in Jordan, MN. She was a faithful member of Immanuel United Methodist Church and later Lydia Zion United Methodist Church.
A devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Althea instilled a deep appreciation of family and faith to those she loved. Althea is forever missed by her children, Trevor Thiessen, Karla Thiessen-Holland, Kari (Kris Sandager) Oxendale; grandchildren, Kira, Travis, Jason, Jessica, Sydney, Samuel; six great-grandchildren; siblings, Rodney (Mary) Cusey, Herbert (Becky) Cusey; Ralph Cusey, Howard (Phyllis) Cusey, Phyllis Schmidt, Darrell Cusey, William Cusey, Linda Buck, and Dorothy Herman.
Althea is greeted in Heaven by her son, Trenton W. Thiessen; parents, Raymond (Hazel) Cusey; infant brother, Spencer Cusey; siblings, Jean (Marvin) Joslin, Lois (Palmer) Nelson, Maureen Critt, and Michael Critt
Funeral arrangements with Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, Jordan.
