Thomas J. Thelen

Thomas J. Thelen, age 90, of Fond
du Lac, died Thursday, September 26, 2019, at Edenbrook Nursing Home. He was born
on August 16, 1929, in Oakfield, WI. On January 15, 1954, he married Jeanette
Dolley in Fond du Lac. Tom served in the United States Army during the Korean
War. Tom worked for over fifty years at Michels Corporation. He was very involved
with Quarry Quest there and was also a lifetime member of the International Union
of Operating Engineers Local 139. Tom also enjoyed boating.

 

Survivors include his wife,
Jeanette of Fond du Lac; one son, Bob Thelen of Fond du Lac; three
grandchildren, Holly (fiancé Shaun Ennis) Menne of Markesan, Garrett Birschbach
of Green Bay, and Crystal (Nick Sonnleitner) Thelen of Fond du Lac; one son-in-law,
Kevin Birschbach of Fond du Lac; and other relatives and friends. He was
preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Sandra Birschbach; one sister,
Rosemary Thelen.

 

Visitation will take place on
Wednesday, October 2, 2019, from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM at Uecker-Witt Funeral
Home, 524 N. Park Ave, Fond du Lac, WI, 54935. Entombment will follow the visitation
at Shrine of Rest Mausoleum, Ledgeview Memorial Park.

 

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