Obituary of Raymond Otto Thiele

IN LOVING MEMORY OF RAYMOND O. THIELE Raymond Otto Thiele, son of Franz and Elsa (Wegner) Thiele, was born November 25, 1922, in Norton, Kansas. His life here on earth was completed when he joined the church in heaven on August 31, 2012, at the Rooks County Hospital in Plainville, Kansas, at the age of 89. On December 10, 1922, Raymond was given the gift of new life through Holy Baptism. After being instructed in the Christian faith, he was confirmed May 31, 1936, and became a communicant member of the Lutheran Church. He attended Immanuel Lutheran Parochial School. On March 8, 1943, he was united in marriage to Clara Duensing. Their union was blessed with six children, two sons and four daughters. They made their home and living on the farm in Norton County. Survivors include: Raymond's wife, Clara; six children, Fontaine and Jack Hilgers, Waunita and Richard Henderson, Marcia and Michael Whitehorn, Theodore and Lynette Thiele, Terry Thiele, and Teresa (Thiele) Chancellor; 13 grandchildren, Jeffrey Hilgers, Holly and John Pandich, Andrea, Matthew, Kyle, and Jeremy Henderson, Christopher and Erin Scheetz, Heidi and Scott Forbes, Jason and Michele Thiele, Tonya and Jamie Steuben, Marc Thiele, Brooke and Eric LaForest, and Jarod Thiele; 13 great-grandchildren; two brothers and their wives, Erwin and Wilma Thiele, and Loren and Greta Thiele; five sisters, Eileen and Edward Leinwetter, Charlotte Brantley, Wanda Powell, Karen and John Somers, and Sharon and Dr. William Meyer; one sister-in-law, Natalie Thiele; many other relatives and friends. Raymond was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Rev. Karl Thiele, one son-in-law, David Scheetz, one sister-in-law, Eltora Thiele, and one nephew, Spencer Somers. A memorial has been established to the Redeemer Lutheran Church.