John Russell Thornbrue

1893 - 1966  (72 years)

• Name	John Russell Thornbrue  [1]
  Birth	6 Dec 1893	Mondovi, Lincoln, Washington
  Gender	Male
  Death	8 Mar 1966	Weiser, Washington, Indiana
  Burial	Hillcrest Cemetery, Weiser, Indiana
  Person ID	I3926	Branches and Roots
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family	Eva Marie Hout,   b. 11 Feb 1883, Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA d. 5 Oct 1950, Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, USA (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	4 Aug 1944	Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, USA
  Family ID	F684	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

• Notes

  John Russell Thornbre, 73, a resident of Weiser for four years, passed away at Weiser Memorial hospital Tuesday evening after an extended illness. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Northam-Jones chapel with the Rev. Edward A. Bawden officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest cemetery under the direction of Northam-Jones funeral home. Mr. Thornbrue was born Dec. 6, 1893, at Fruitland, Wash., and lived for many years at Wenatchee, Wash. On June 19, 1952, at Seattle, he was married to Ora Fletcher. Following their marriage, the couple lived at Bremerton, Wash., where Mr. Thornbrue was engaged in carpenter work. Mr. Thornbrue was a veteran of World War I, serving in the Army. He was a member of the Methodist church, the American Legion and a carpenters' union. Mr. Thornbrue's survivors include - besides his wife, Ora Thornbrue of Weiser - two daughters, Helen Dixon, Bremerton, Wash., and Ruth Ogden, Port Orchard, Wash,; one son, Harry Thornbrue, Bremerton; two step-daughters, Dorothy Feldtman and Helen Johnson, both Weiser; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. John Russell Thornbre, 73, a resident of Weiser for four years, passed away at Weiser Memorial hospital Tuesday evening after an extended illness. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Northam-Jones chapel with the Rev. Edward A. Bawden officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest cemetery under the direction of Northam-Jones funeral home. Mr. Thornbrue was born Dec. 6, 1893, at Fruitland, Wash., and lived for many years at Wenatchee, Wash. On June 19, 1952, at Seattle, he was married to Ora Fletcher. Following their marriage, the couple lived at Bremerton, Wash., where Mr. Thornbrue was engaged in carpenter work. Mr. Thornbrue was a veteran of World War I, serving in the Army. He was a member of the Methodist church, the American Legion and a carpenters' union. Mr. Thornbrue's survivors include - besides his wife, Ora Thornbrue of Weiser - two daughters, Helen Dixon, Bremerton, Wash., and Ruth Ogden, Port Orchard, Wash,; one son, Harry Thornbrue, Bremerton; two step-daughters, Dorothy Feldtman and Helen Johnson, both Weiser; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. John Russell Thornbre, 73, a resident of Weiser for four years, passed away at Weiser Memorial hospital Tuesday evening after an extended illness. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Northam-Jones chapel with the Rev. Edward A. Bawden officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest cemetery under the direction of Northam-Jones funeral home. Mr. Thornbrue was born Dec. 6, 1893, at Fruitland, Wash., and lived for many years at Wenatchee, Wash. On June 19, 1952, at Seattle, he was married to Ora Fletcher. Following their marriage, the couple lived at Bremerton, Wash., where Mr. Thornbrue was engaged in carpenter work. Mr. Thornbrue was a veteran of World War I, serving in the Army. He was a member of the Methodist church, the American Legion and a carpenters' union. Mr. Thornbrue's survivors include - besides his wife, Ora Thornbrue of Weiser - two daughters, Helen Dixon, Bremerton, Wash., and Ruth Ogden, Port Orchard, Wash,; one son, Harry Thornbrue, Bremerton; two step-daughters, Dorothy Feldtman and Helen Johnson, both Weiser; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. John Russell Thornbre, 73, a resident of Weiser for four years, passed away at Weiser Memorial hospital Tuesday evening after an extended illness. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Northam-Jones chapel with the Rev. Edward A. Bawden officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest cemetery under the direction of Northam-Jones funeral home. Mr. Thornbrue was born Dec. 6, 1893, at Fruitland, Wash., and lived for many years at Wenatchee, Wash. On June 19, 1952, at Seattle, he was married to Ora Fletcher. Following their marriage, the couple lived at Bremerton, Wash., where Mr. Thornbrue was engaged in carpenter work. Mr. Thornbrue was a veteran of World War I, serving in the Army. He was a member of the Methodist church, the American Legion and a carpenters' union. Mr. Thornbrue's survivors include - besides his wife, Ora Thornbrue of Weiser - two daughters, Helen Dixon, Bremerton, Wash., and Ruth Ogden, Port Orchard, Wash,; one son, Harry Thornbrue, Bremerton; two step-daughters, Dorothy Feldtman and Helen Johnson, both Weiser; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

  
  

• Sources

  [S347] Bremerton Sun, Thornbrue, Mrs. Eva Marie [Hout] [Ligman]. Mrs. Eva Marie Thornbrue, 67, 807 Warren Ave., died at a local hospital yesterday. Born at Emporium, Pa., on Feb. 11, 1883, she had been a resident of Bremerton for the past six years. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and Our Lady of Altars at Ephrata (Grant County). Survivors include her husband, John, of the family home; two sons, Forrest Ligman of Tacoma, and Thomas Ligman of National City, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. George Botsford, Seattle, and Mrs. William Speath, Bremerton; four brothers, Albert and Leo Hout, both of Minneapolis, Minn., Frank Hout of Ashland, and Joseph Hout of Bremerton. She is also survived by 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Rosary will be said at Our Lady Star of the Sea church Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Services will be conducted at the church Monday at 10 a.m. under the direction of Lewis Funeral Chapel with interment to follow at Mountain View Cemetery, Tacoma. Bremerton Sun (Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington); 06OCT1950.