Florentine Thomson

Florentine C. Thomson, age 94 of Waseca, died on Friday April 24, 2009 at Lake Shore Inn, Waseca.             Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, April 28th at 1:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Waseca with Fr. Martin Schaefer officiating. Interment will be in the Calvary Cemetery.             Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 11:00 a.m. until the hour of service, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. McRaith Funeral Home of Waseca is handling arrangements.             Florentine Catherine was born on April 22, 1915 to Dennis and Catherine (Ford) Donovan in Waseca, Minnesota. She graduated from Sacred Heart High School in 1933. After attending Minneapolis Business College, Florentine began a long career with Northwestern Bell Telephone in Waseca and Rochester. She retired in 1980 after 35 years of service. Florentine was a longtime member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Waseca, V.F.W. Auxiliary Sweet-Sommers Post 1642, Waseca American Legion Auxiliary Post # 228, Waseca Senior Citizens, Telephone Pioneers of America, and a life member of the Communications Workers of America.             She is survived by her daughter Denise Manthe of Waseca, and her son Greg (Sonja) Thomson of Waterville; by her sister Mary Jane Gehring of Waseca; by five grandchildren, Nathan Manthe, Krysta Manthe, Rachel Stockwell, Shalaine Thomson and Kyia Thomson.             She was preceded in death by her parents; by her brothers Sylvester Donovan and Damian Donovan, her sister Lucille Greeney, and her son-in-law Steve Manthe.