Thelma Ceasar
December 3, 1918 ~ August 15, 2007
Ceasar, Thelma, 88, passed peacefully at home on Wednesday, August 15, 2007. Services will be private. Thelma was born December 3, 1918, in Cleveland, Ohio, and attended the Cleveland Institute of Music where she met her husband, James Ceasar. They were married in 1941 and moved to Wichita in 1949, where James was a professor of music at Wichita State University until 1985. Early in her adult life, Thelma was a piano teacher and, after raising four children, worked at the Twin Lakes Bank in Wichita. Between 1961 and 1993, she and James spent summers at the Brevard Music Center in North Carolina. Thelma was loved by many and will be missed. She was preceded in death by her son, Richard. She is survived by husband, James and son, William of Wichita, son, James Jr. of Stathelle, Norway and daughter, Karen Hogan of Greenwich, New York. Memorials may be made to the Kansas Humane Society, 4218 SE Blvd., Wichita, KS, 67210. Downing Lahey Mortuary East.
Services will be private.
View current weather.
Memories Timeline
Guestbook
Sign the Guestbook, Light a Candle
Please accept our deepest condolences for your family’s loss.
Thelma’s warmth, wit and smile will be missed. I always enjoyed our conversations and time togeather. Not every day does one meet a person who always gave a heart felt welcome, she is and always will be an endearing memory.
We saw Thelma and Jim often as they walked down Shady Way. I missed them when they moved to the Twin Lakes area. We enjoyed having them and two sons for a Christmas breakfast years ago. Our youngest daughter, Marta, was their good friend. I saw Thelma twice at the Twin Lakes beauty shop and visited some with Jim. Our sympathy and prayers are extended to the family. With Christian love, Billie Denny
To the Ceasar family: We were so sorry to hear of your loss. Your mother was always a favorite of ours when she came in the store. We know she will be greatly missed by you all. We will keep your family in our prayers. The Foley’s Food For Thought
James, I am so sorry to read about your dear wife. You had many wonderful years together. I will always remember our time together at WSU. You were an important part of a team that brought national recognition to the College of Music. If there is anything I might do to help, please honor me with your call.