Bio: Thielen, Theodore M. (1891? - 1958)

Contact: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Thielen, Schmaltz, Meinholdt, Reineking, Kolpanen

----Source: Greenwood Gleaner (Greenwood, Clark Co., Wis.) 29 May 1958

Thielen, Theodore M. (1891? - 18 MAY 1958)

Services for Theodore M. Thielen, 66, of 911 Clough Ave, Superior, Wis., were held Wednesday, May 21, 1958 at the Lesage Funeral Chapel, with burial at Calvary Cemetery.

Mr. Thielen suffered a heart attack on Tuesday and passed away on Sunday, May 18, 1958. He had lived in Superior for 40 years. He was a retired dock worker.

His early childhood was spent at the home of his late uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Meinholdt. He was confirmed at the West Side Reformed Church (Greenwood, Clark Co., Wis.) by Rev. J. Schmaltz.

Surviving are his wife, Rose, and two sons, Theodore Jr. of Orlando, Florida and Marvin of Tacoma, Wash.; two daughter-in-laws, four grandchildren; two brothers, August of Redondo Beach, Calif. and Albert of Seattle, Wash.; a step-brother of Chicago, Ill., preceded him in death last August.

He will be remembered by many friends of this area.

Among those that attended the funeral were Mrs. Olga Reineking, Lake Forest, Ill.; Mrs. Alma Kolpanen, Milwaukee; Otto Meinholdt, Greenwood.