VERTIN-MUNSON FUNERAL HOME
WAHPETON,
NORTH DAKOTA
Harlan A. Thielke, 74, Wahpeton, ND died Friday September 12, 2008 at
Meritcare
Hospital
,
Fargo
,
ND
.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 16 at 2:00
P.M.at
Immanuel
Lutheran
Church
, Wahpeton with Rev. Morris Stephens officiating.
Visitation will also be held at the church on Tuesday from 12:00-2:00 P.M.
Burial will be at
Fairview
Memorial
Gardens
,
Garden
of
Prayer
, Wahpeton, ND.
Harlan Arthur Thielke was born on March 4, 1934 in
Stevens
County
near
Morris
,
Minnesota
to Alfred and Freda
(Melchert) Thielke. He attended rural school and graduated from
Morris
Agriculture
School
,
Morris
,
MN
and also the
Interstate
Business
College
,
Fargo
,
ND
.
Harlan served in the United States Air Force from 1954-1957 and served in
Germany
.
On September 10, 1961 he married Darlene Johnson in
Enderlin
,
North Dakota
.
The couple made their home in Wahpeton where Harlan worked for Ro-Banks Tool and Manufacturing for 31 years.
He retired in 1993.
In his retirement, Harlan worked for the VFW, Daily News and the Fairview Cemetery Association;
all of Wahpeton.
He also worked at Cenex,
Breckenridge
,
MN
.
Harlan was a member of the
Immanuel
Lutheran
Church
, area Sportsman’s Club, Terrace Lanes Hall of Fame, 40 et 8, and a lifetime member of the Woody Keeble VFW Post No. 4324 and the Hafner-Miller-Ross American Legion Post No. 20.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing and bowling; but his greatest pride was in his grandsons, Jake and Ty.
Harlan is survived by his wife of 47 years, Darlene, Wahpeton, sons; Blair Thielke, Lisbon, ND and Ryan (Christi) Thielke, Moorhead, MN, grandsons, Jake and Ty Thielke, Moorhead, MN, a sister, Alfrieda (Merlin) Dornbush, Becker, MN and brothers; Aldon (Bev) Thielke, Ennis, MT, Lesley Thielke,
Anoka
, MN and Virgil (Jeannie) Thielke, Minneapolis, MN.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Myron.
Vertin-Munson Wahpeton is in charge of local arrangements.