Thude, Simon

He is listed in the 1926 Chandler (Arizona) City Directory as a salesman for Wayne Heffner. The 1930 directory said he was a serviceman for Frank Fogal. The 1931 and 1932 directories just gave his address, P. O. Box 85.

The 1940 Chandler Resident Directory said he was the manager of  Shell Auto Service in Chandler.

• Thude Park (Coronado and Galveston streets)
  Thude Park is named for the Thude family, immigrants from Denmark in the early 1900s. The park itself was once part of the dairy owned by Frands and Bodil Thude. Gunnar Thude, who arrived first, began farming near Ray and Price Roads, and eventually went into the sheep ranching business. He ran a large operation from the 1940s until the 1970s. The Thude family sold the land around the basin to homebuilders, who began construction of their subdivisions in 1997 and 2001. Thude Park was developed in 2001.