Walter C. Thiede |
| Posted 2024-03-06 by mhenderson |
| Published by Today's News Herald on Mar. 3, 2024 - Lake Havasu City, Arizona - Walter C. Thiede, 96, of Lake Havasu City and Webster, Wisconsin, died peacefully in his sleep, Feb. 14, 2024. A celebration of life will be held 3 p.m. on March 10, 2024, at Shugrue's Bridgeview room with military honors. Other celebrations will be held in Illinois and Wisconsin at later dates. Walt was born Jan. 15, 1928, in Schiller Park, Illinois to Walter C. and Anna C. (Moeller) Thiede. Walt joined the Navy at the age of 17 during World War II. He served on the APA Thomas Jefferson in the South Pacific. He went on to have many careers including a structural iron worker and retired as a maintenance supervisor for School District 211 both in the Chicago area. He is survived by his significant other and caregiver of 24 years, Marilyn Flick. He also is survived by his sons, Walter G. and David, and daughters, Kelly (Chuck) and Roberta: Marilyn's daughter, Sue, and their combined families of 12 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and his best four-legged friend, Emma. He joins his brother, Albert and sister, Lucille, wife Louise, daughters , Barbara and Donna, his grandson, Wally, and best friend, Bobbie Scholl in heaven. He enjoyed fishing, golf, dancing, pool/billiards, coaching, and playing hockey. In his early years, he lettered in basketball and baseball, rode motorcycle and his horse, Smokey. He also enjoyed playing Spider Solitaire and shopping Amazon on his computer. He loved watching Westerns, especially the "Lonesome Dove" miniseries which he'd watched many times! The White Sox, Chicago Bears, and Blackhawks were his teams. He had numbers for a Super Bowl pool three days before he died. Donations are suggested to any veterans' organizations. |
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