f a m i l y Children with: John Joseph (Jack) Thorne Siblings: Henry Ritter Children: Paul Thorne Robert William Thorne Leona Marie Ritter Born: 2 Aug 1888, Bay City, MI Married 28 Apr 1908 to John Joseph (Jack) Thorne Died: 12 Feb 1954, Bay City, MI Occupation: Central Reference: Sandra Thorne Borgon (1942) Photos: Leona William & Barbara with children Leona & Henry Helen DeWaele with Leona & JJ The Heumann Women (left) Robert (1912) with parents Leona & JJ and grandmother Ella Robert William with Leona & grandmother Barbara, 1914 Sandra Thorne Borgon (1942) writes: My grandmother's name was Leona and her grandfather was Leonhard -- so she was in effect, named after him. Leona Marie Ritter worked as a "central" which was a phone operator and that's how she met my grandfather, JJ. He was 37 and rich and she was 18. Leona was a heavy smoker, it was "quite" the thing to do in the 30's and 40's. She died from severe heart trouble at age 66. I really loved her - she was very nice. She died when I was 11.

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