Gene A. Thieleke, 83, passed away Aug. 1, 2020 in Marion, Indiana.
He was born and raised in Kiel where he graduated high school in 1954. Gene attended Lakeland College in Sheboygan. He became a chemistry and science teacher in Oostburg in 1958 and later the high school principal after five years of teaching and stayed in the administrative field before becoming the high school principal at D.C. Everest High School in Schofield.
Gene moved to Madison and while he was administrator at West High School, finished his doctorate in educational administration at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He previously received a Master's Degree in Administration at UW-Milwaukee.
After three years in Madison, his family moved to Birmingham, Michigan. During his time in Michigan, he served as high school principal in Bloomfield Hills public schools and later as assistant superintendent in Royal Oak, Michigan. He returned to Wisconsin and became the superintendent of schools in Middleton/Cross Plains Schools where he spent 12 years.
Following his retirement, he served in interim superintendent positions in Highland and Randolph. Gene and his wife Mary Jo traveled extensively in Hawaii and Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. They often visited their children in Michigan, Indiana, and North Carolina. Gene was also an avid gardener and loved his pontoon boat on beautiful Lake Mendota in Madison.
Gene is survived by his four sons, Gene of Richmond, Michigan; Greg of Rochester Hills, Michigan; Curt (Annette) of Swayzee, Indiana; and Mark of Richmond, Virginia. He is also survived by grandchildren Careena, Tricia, Theresa, Molly, Allen, and Nicholas; and eight great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Eugene and Hildegarde (Hensel) Thieleke; wife Mary Jo (Gross) Thieleke; and brother Neil Thieleke.
In lieu of plants and flowers, a memorial scholarship fund has been established to honor a student from Lakeland University.
A Celebration of Gene's Life will take place in an outdoor setting on Saturday, Sept. 5 at Ryan Funeral Home, 2418 N. Sherman Ave., Madison..
He was born and raised in Kiel where he graduated high school in 1954. Gene attended Lakeland College in Sheboygan. He became a chemistry and science teacher in Oostburg in 1958 and later the high school principal after five years of teaching and stayed in the administrative field before becoming the high school principal at D.C. Everest High School in Schofield.
Gene moved to Madison and while he was administrator at West High School, finished his doctorate in educational administration at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He previously received a Master's Degree in Administration at UW-Milwaukee.
After three years in Madison, his family moved to Birmingham, Michigan. During his time in Michigan, he served as high school principal in Bloomfield Hills public schools and later as assistant superintendent in Royal Oak, Michigan. He returned to Wisconsin and became the superintendent of schools in Middleton/Cross Plains Schools where he spent 12 years.
Following his retirement, he served in interim superintendent positions in Highland and Randolph. Gene and his wife Mary Jo traveled extensively in Hawaii and Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. They often visited their children in Michigan, Indiana, and North Carolina. Gene was also an avid gardener and loved his pontoon boat on beautiful Lake Mendota in Madison.
Gene is survived by his four sons, Gene of Richmond, Michigan; Greg of Rochester Hills, Michigan; Curt (Annette) of Swayzee, Indiana; and Mark of Richmond, Virginia. He is also survived by grandchildren Careena, Tricia, Theresa, Molly, Allen, and Nicholas; and eight great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Eugene and Hildegarde (Hensel) Thieleke; wife Mary Jo (Gross) Thieleke; and brother Neil Thieleke.
In lieu of plants and flowers, a memorial scholarship fund has been established to honor a student from Lakeland University.
A Celebration of Gene's Life will take place in an outdoor setting on Saturday, Sept. 5 at Ryan Funeral Home, 2418 N. Sherman Ave., Madison..
Gene A. Thieleke, 83, passed away Aug. 1, 2020 in Marion, Indiana.
He was born and raised in Kiel where he graduated high school in 1954. Gene attended Lakeland College in Sheboygan. He became a chemistry and science teacher in Oostburg in 1958 and later the high school principal after five years of teaching and stayed in the administrative field before becoming the high school principal at D.C. Everest High School in Schofield.
Gene moved to Madison and while he was administrator at West High School, finished his doctorate in educational administration at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He previously received a Master's Degree in Administration at UW-Milwaukee.
After three years in Madison, his family moved to Birmingham, Michigan. During his time in Michigan, he served as high school principal in Bloomfield Hills public schools and later as assistant superintendent in Royal Oak, Michigan. He returned to Wisconsin and became the superintendent of schools in Middleton/Cross Plains Schools where he spent 12 years.
Following his retirement, he served in interim superintendent positions in Highland and Randolph. Gene and his wife Mary Jo traveled extensively in Hawaii and Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. They often visited their children in Michigan, Indiana, and North Carolina. Gene was also an avid gardener and loved his pontoon boat on beautiful Lake Mendota in Madison.
Gene is survived by his four sons, Gene of Richmond, Michigan; Greg of Rochester Hills, Michigan; Curt (Annette) of Swayzee, Indiana; and Mark of Richmond, Virginia. He is also survived by grandchildren Careena, Tricia, Theresa, Molly, Allen, and Nicholas; and eight great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Eugene and Hildegarde (Hensel) Thieleke; wife Mary Jo (Gross) Thieleke; and brother Neil Thieleke.
In lieu of plants and flowers, a memorial scholarship fund has been established to honor a student from Lakeland University.
A Celebration of Gene's Life will take place in an outdoor setting on Saturday, Sept. 5 at Ryan Funeral Home, 2418 N. Sherman Ave., Madison..
He was born and raised in Kiel where he graduated high school in 1954. Gene attended Lakeland College in Sheboygan. He became a chemistry and science teacher in Oostburg in 1958 and later the high school principal after five years of teaching and stayed in the administrative field before becoming the high school principal at D.C. Everest High School in Schofield.
Gene moved to Madison and while he was administrator at West High School, finished his doctorate in educational administration at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He previously received a Master's Degree in Administration at UW-Milwaukee.
After three years in Madison, his family moved to Birmingham, Michigan. During his time in Michigan, he served as high school principal in Bloomfield Hills public schools and later as assistant superintendent in Royal Oak, Michigan. He returned to Wisconsin and became the superintendent of schools in Middleton/Cross Plains Schools where he spent 12 years.
Following his retirement, he served in interim superintendent positions in Highland and Randolph. Gene and his wife Mary Jo traveled extensively in Hawaii and Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. They often visited their children in Michigan, Indiana, and North Carolina. Gene was also an avid gardener and loved his pontoon boat on beautiful Lake Mendota in Madison.
Gene is survived by his four sons, Gene of Richmond, Michigan; Greg of Rochester Hills, Michigan; Curt (Annette) of Swayzee, Indiana; and Mark of Richmond, Virginia. He is also survived by grandchildren Careena, Tricia, Theresa, Molly, Allen, and Nicholas; and eight great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Eugene and Hildegarde (Hensel) Thieleke; wife Mary Jo (Gross) Thieleke; and brother Neil Thieleke.
In lieu of plants and flowers, a memorial scholarship fund has been established to honor a student from Lakeland University.
A Celebration of Gene's Life will take place in an outdoor setting on Saturday, Sept. 5 at Ryan Funeral Home, 2418 N. Sherman Ave., Madison..
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