Primary Name: McLaughlin, Celia Josephine
Filed As: McLaughlin, Celia Josephine
Also Known As: Celia Josephine Theile; Celia McLaughlin Theile
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Igloo No. 6
Associated Places: Juneau, Alaska; Wrangell, Alaska; Washington; Evergreen Cemetery, Juneau
Keywords: Celia Josephine McLaughlin, Karl Frank Theile, Juneau Igloo No. 6, Juneau High School 1909, early Juneau families, McLaughlin family Juneau, Evergreen Cemetery burials
Biography
Celia Josephine McLaughlin was a charter member of the Juneau Igloo No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.
She was born November 2, 1891, in Washington to Dennis McLaughlin and Annie F. Lawler McLaughlin. The family moved to Juneau, Alaska, in May of 1896 during the early years of the community’s development.
Celia attended the local schools and graduated from Juneau High School in 1909.
On January 30, 1928, she married Karl Frank Theile in Juneau. Their son, Karl H. Theile, was born in 1924 in Washington, and their daughter, Rosemary Theile, was born in 1934, also in Washington.
Celia Josephine McLaughlin Theile died in August 1961 in Juneau, Alaska, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Sources
1900 and 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau, Alaska; 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Wrangell, Alaska; Alaska Daily Empire, January 31, 1928; 1909 Juneau High School Yearbook