Lyle A Thomsen

In Memory OfLyle A. ThomsenLyle A. Thomsen was born on a farm near Exeter on May 16, 1923 to Anton and Helena (Christian) Thomsen the youngest of two children and died Friday, January 16, 2009, at BryanLGH West Medical Center in Lincoln at the age of 85 years and 8 months. As a young boy he attended country school and graduated with the Class of 1940 from Beaver Crossing High School. After high school Lyle drove a livestock truck to Omaha. On October 1, 1949 Lyle was united in marriage to Mary M. Rule at the Friend Methodist Church and to this union two children, a daughter Sara and a son Gary were born.Together they made their home on farms north and west of Friend where Lyle raised hogs, feeder cattle, and sheep until they retired from farming and moved into Friend in 1985. In his spare time, Lyle enjoyed playing cards with their friends and many a Sunday night attending the stock car races at Capitol Beach. He was a very gentle, loving man, his family was very important to him and he attended all his grandkids events. He loved "road trips" and would often take his grandchildren with him in his semi. Brian especially remembers spending lots of time watching grandpa draw, and according to his grandkids grandpa "knew everything". Lyle was a member of the Friend United Methodist Church and was presented his 50year membership pin in 2000. In his spare time enjoyed hunting pheasants and fising at Turkey Creek. He is survived by his wife, Mary, daughter Sara Thomsen and her finance Jeff Hinkeldey, all of Friend, son and Gary and special friend, Sarah Walker, Roca, two grandchildren, Bonnie and her husband Jeremy Nerud, Dorchester, Brian Kohout and close companion, Kelli Eret, Lincoln, a nephew and a niece, cousins and a host of other relatives and friends. Lyle was preceded in death by his parents, brother and sister-in-law, Morris and Virginia (Ferguson) Thomsen, sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Mick and Joe Versemann. A Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday, January 19, 2009 at the Friend United Methodist Church with Rev. Dr. Paixao Baptista officiating. Interment will be in Andrew Cemetery. Visitation is from 2-9 pm on Sunday, 9am-noon on Monday at Lauber-Moore Funeral Home, Friend with the family greeting friends and relatives from 4-6 pm Sunday at the funeral home. Visitation also one hour prior to service at the church. Memorials have been established to the Friend United Methodist Church or donor's choice. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Lauber-Moore Funeral Home, Friend.