On Monday, December 23, 2024, Anna Elisabeth Thomas passed away to be with our Lord at Davis Hospice in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Anna was born June 27, 1949, to Ottmar and Irma Lummel in Karlstadt, Germany. She was the second born of four children. At the age of 14 she attended high school and Berlitz Language School in Wuerzburg, Germany while she was employed and residing at the Buergerspital Home for the Elderly. At age 21 she met, Bruce Thomas, a soldier stationed in Wuerzburg’s Emery Barracks of the U.S. Army. They were married in Montana on September 30, 1972, where they lived for two years and welcomed their daughter, Heidi. They then moved to Laramie, Wyoming so Bruce could complete his schooling at the university and where they welcomed their son, Daniel. Anna worked at Country Kitchen, Creative Child Care (where she excelled at teaching children) before taking her final job as a bank teller at First National Bank from which she retired in 2014. After retirement, Anna enjoyed spending as much time as possible outside with her granddaughters, working in her garden, traveling, camping and fishing.
She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend and will be sorely missed by all. As her time approached, her faith in God increased as evident in her last two journal entries: (11-16-24) Deut. 31:8 “The Lord Himself goes before you and will be with you, …never leave you, nor forsake you.” (11-28-24) I Chron. 16:34 “Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, His love endures forever.”
Anna is survived by her husband, Bruce Thomas; her daughter, Heidi Kirchhof of Denver, Colorado; her son, Daniel Thomas, his wife Rae, and their two daughters AnnaLynn and Daeya of Laramie, Wyoming; her sisters, Maria Schoenberger of Gambach, Germany and Erika Glaviana of Avondale, Louisiana; many nieces and nephews and numerous dear friends. She is home now, she suffered long enough and, in His mercy, the Father has called her home to be with Him in the Greater Glory. Until tomorrow, Nana…
Memorial Service will be held at Snowy Range Evangelical Free Church, 2552 N. 15th St. Laramie, Wyoming, Saturday the 18th of January, at 10 am with inurnment to follow at Green Hill Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation at bcrf.org
Liebe Anna, auch wenn wir uns all die Jahre kaum gesehen haben, habe ich öfter an dich und deine Schwester Erika gedacht. Ruhe in Frieden. Herzliche Anteilnahme an deine Familie. Deine Cousine Rosemarie Dear Anna, Even though we have hardly seen each other all these years, I have often thought of you and your sister Erika. Rest in peace. Heartfelt sympathy to your family. Your cousin Rosemarie
Lieber Bruce, Heidi und Daniel mit Familien. Wir wünschen Euch unser herzlichstes Beileid. Gruß aus Wernfeld Gertrud Raub, Armin und Maria Bittner
So many years, So many blessings and So many more to come. In His Hand Extended His Agape Kate and Foster
Heidi and family, I'm so sorry for your loss.
So sorry to learn of Ann's death. My condolences go to all of her family and friends. I worked with Ann in the early 1980's at the Alco store in Laramie.
Sorry to hear of your loss .May she rest in peace .Prayers to all of her family!!
Our condolences to the family Ann will be missed. We will miss playing games with her and camping with her. God bless you all in this time of sorrow. Love. Mark and Michelle
My condolences to Anna's family. I really enjoyed working at the bank with Anna. May your memories comfort you at this time.