Thompson, Loren

Dr. Loren L. Thompson, 89, died on February 25, 2011. He was born on April 6, 1921 in Madison, MN. He is survived by his wife Janet R. Thompson; four children and their spouses: Karen, Gail and her husband Don, Loren and his wife Charlotte, and Jim and his wife Lana; six grandchildren Sarah, Matt, Alissa, Lucas, Conor, and Regan. Loren was the oldest of 11 children: Elda, Ardell, Phyllis, Joyce, Dale, Eloise, Dwain, Deanne, Paul, and Linda and was preceded in death by his sister Phyllis. Loren Thompson, M.D. graduated from St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN in 1943 and Marquette Medical School in Milwaukee, WI in 1946. He lived in Green Bay, WI from 1958-1988 and worked as a radiologist at St. Vincent‘s Hospital. He served as President of the Wisconsin Radiological Society in 1978. He retired to Pinehurst, NC in 1988, where he lived for 23 years. Funeral services will be held 11:00 am Thursday, March 3, 2011 at Our Saviour Lutheran Church in Southern Pines with interment to follow at Pinelawn Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First Health Hospice, 150 Applecross Rd., Pinehurst, NC 28374 or North Carolina Library for the Blind, 1841 Capital Blvd., Raleigh, NC 27604