Obituary

  Manning - The rite of Christian burial for Leo Louis "Bud" Thielen of rural Manning will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 29, 2000, at Sacred Heart Church in Manning.
  Mr. Thielen, 89, died Monday, June 26, at Manning Regional Healthcare Center.
  The Rev. Robert Gralapp will officiate the service. Servers will be Matt Hugeback, Jason Hugeback and Tim Hugeback. Eucharistic ministers will be Margaret Frees and Merlyn Irlbeck. Gift bearers will be Mr. Thielen's grandchildren. Music will be by the parish choir and organist Maureen Halbur.
  Casket bearers will be Marty Kerkhoff, Bill Bruhn, Ben Puck, Merlin Borkowski, Merlyn Irlbeck and Brian Irlbeck.
  Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery at Templeton.
  Visitation starts at 3 and the Catholic Daughters of the Americas will lead a rosary at 4 Wednesday afternoon at Ohde Funeral Home in Manning. There will be a prayer service followed by a rosary at 7:30 Wednesday night at the funeral home.
  A son of Peter and Anna (Kalkhoff) Thielen Jr., he was born Aug. 4, 1910, near Templeton and was baptized three days later at Sacred Heart Church in Templeton.
  Mr. Thielen attended the parish school then began farming with his father.
  He and Bertille "Tillie" Reinart were married Feb. 6, 1934, at St. Augustine Church in Halbur.
  The Thielens farmed near Templeton, starting with a team of horses and a small tractor. They moved to Audubon County south of Manning in 1940. Mr. Thielen raised grain and livestock and enjoyed fishing, hunting, playing cards and square dancing.
  Mr. Thielen was a member and 50-year usher at Sacred Heart Parish in Manning, and the Thielens celebrated their 50th and 65th wedding anniversaries with Masses there. He belonged to Knights of Columbus in his earlier years:
  Despite being diagnosed with cancer in 1989, Mr. Thielen did not retire or move from his farm. He continued to feed his cattle daily until becoming ill earlier this month.
  Survivors include his wife, Tillie, of Manning-four children and their spouses: Melvin Thielen of Manning, Raymond and Vicki Thielen of Manning; Marjorie and Wendell Feilmeicr- Jr. of Carroll and Danny Thielen of Manning; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and two sisters: Irene Lutwitze of Dedham and Loretta Kommes of Exira.
  Mr. Thielen was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Anna Langel.
(Daily Times Herald, Iowa, Tuesday, June 27, 2000, p. 2)