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Walter J Thieleke

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Walter J Thieleke

Birth
Meeme, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
10 Jun 1977 (aged 82)
Sheboygan, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Sheboygan, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
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Walter J. Thieleke

Walter J. Thieleke, 82, a Village of Cleveland resident, died Friday evening in St. Nicholas Hospital after a lengthy illness.

He was born Dec. 28, 1894, in the Town of Meeme (Manitowoc County), a son of Julius and Elizabeth Schumacher Thieleke.

He married Hilda Mueller Oct 27, 1917. She died April 9, 1939.

Aug. 14, 1943, he married Ella Kress, of Cleveland.

Mr. Thieleke farmed in the Town of Meeme until 1943, and then was employed at the Vollrath Co. for 15 years, retiring in 1958.

He was a member of St. John and St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church in Cleveland, and had served as health officer for the Village of Cleveland for seven years.

Mr. Thieleke is survived by his widow; one son, Vernon, Howards Grove; one daughter, Mrs. Roy (Delores) Karsteadt, R. 3, Plymouth; two step-sons, Vernon Kress, Cleveland, and Herbert Kress, Kohler; seven grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son, three brothers and one step-grandchild.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday in St. John and St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, with Rev. Henry Koch, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Wildwood Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Stolenberg Funeral Chapel, Cleveland, after 4 p.m. Sunday until 11 a.m. Monday, and at the church from noon Monday until the time of services.

A memorial fund has been established in Mr. Thieleke's name.

The Sheboygan Press, Saturday, June 11, 1977
Walter J. Thieleke

Walter J. Thieleke, 82, a Village of Cleveland resident, died Friday evening in St. Nicholas Hospital after a lengthy illness.

He was born Dec. 28, 1894, in the Town of Meeme (Manitowoc County), a son of Julius and Elizabeth Schumacher Thieleke.

He married Hilda Mueller Oct 27, 1917. She died April 9, 1939.

Aug. 14, 1943, he married Ella Kress, of Cleveland.

Mr. Thieleke farmed in the Town of Meeme until 1943, and then was employed at the Vollrath Co. for 15 years, retiring in 1958.

He was a member of St. John and St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church in Cleveland, and had served as health officer for the Village of Cleveland for seven years.

Mr. Thieleke is survived by his widow; one son, Vernon, Howards Grove; one daughter, Mrs. Roy (Delores) Karsteadt, R. 3, Plymouth; two step-sons, Vernon Kress, Cleveland, and Herbert Kress, Kohler; seven grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son, three brothers and one step-grandchild.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday in St. John and St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, with Rev. Henry Koch, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Wildwood Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Stolenberg Funeral Chapel, Cleveland, after 4 p.m. Sunday until 11 a.m. Monday, and at the church from noon Monday until the time of services.

A memorial fund has been established in Mr. Thieleke's name.

The Sheboygan Press, Saturday, June 11, 1977


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93787209/walter_j-thieleke: accessed ), memorial page for Walter J Thieleke (28 Dec 1894–10 Jun 1977), Find a Grave Memorial ID 93787209, citing Wildwood Cemetery, Sheboygan, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Diane F (contributor 47536298).