- Date Of Birth: November 21, 1959
- Date Of Death: January 6, 2018
- State: Illinois
Bruce Thorson, 58, of Ottawa, died Saturday night, January 6, at Community Nursing and Rehab Center in Naperville. Bruce was born on Nov. 21, 1959, in Ottawa to Richard and Thelma (Brue) Thorson.
He was a graduate of Ottawa Township High School, Class of ’78. He studied and graduated as a certified mechanic at Lincoln Technical in Des Moines, Iowa. He worked at Snap-On, Norem Buick, and served as the custodian at Bethel Lutheran Brethren Church. He was a woodworker and loved the outdoors, fishing, gardening, bicycling, motorcycling, and sitting by the fire.
He is survived by his father, Richard of Ottawa, a brother, Paul (Teresa) Thorson of Geneva, 2 sisters; Martha Jacobs of Seatonville and Rosemary Thorson of Ottawa, 3 nieces, Amanda Thorson of Chicago, Brittney (Justin) Wegener of Yorkville and Ellen Jacobs of Seatonville and one nephew Jacob Thorson of Ottawa.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Thelma, and his brother-in-law, Joe Jacobs. Pallbearers will be: Thomas Thorson, Wayne and Kevin Alsvig, Terald Brue, David Marten, and Jim Thoms.
