Everett Thiele

Everett “Bud” Thiele, 83, Great Bend , ND passed away at Innovis Hospital , Fargo , ND on Tuesday, April 20, 2010. Funeral services will be on Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 10:30 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church , Great Bend , ND with Rev. Donald Polege officiating. Visitation will be on Friday, April 23 from 5 pm to 7 pm with a prayer service at 7 pm at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home, Wahpeton, ND. Interment will be at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery , Great Bend , ND . Arrangements are with Vertin-Munson Funeral Home, Wahpeton, ND.

Everett “Bud” Thiele was born on November 3, 1926 in rural Great Bend , ND to Walter and Mabel (Laboda) Thiele. He was baptized in the Evangelical United Brethren Church and was raised and attended school in Brandenburg Township , near Great Bend .

Bud was united in marriage to Donna Gast on November 12, 1946 at St. John’s Lutheran Church near Tyler , ND . Bud worked for Loll’s Implement and Grain as a cattle hauler until they moved to a farm north of Fairmount and farmed for several years. They moved back to Great Bend when he began working on road construction for Schultz and Lindsey and then was employed with Tennefos Construction/Collin’s Concrete until 1981. Bud then began working as a security guard for Minn-Dak Farmer’s Coop in Wahpeton until his retirement in 2001.

Bud was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church . He enjoyed hunting with his “boys”, spending time outdoors, and was especially proud of his yard and garden. In his earlier years, he had great times at Otter Tail Lake with his family and spent a lot of time helping his children in his retirement years.

Bud is survived by: his wife, Donna, Great Bend, ND; his sons: Larry (Sandy) Thiele, rural Wahpeton, Bruce (Merna) Thiele, rural Wahpeton, Randy (Elizabeth) Thiele, Great Bend; his grandchildren: Carrie (Ty) Hanson, Chad Thiele, Carla Thiele, Jenny Brockberg, Troy Thiele, Stephanie (Dane) Holweger, Nicholas Thiele, Kayla Thiele, Trevor Thiele; ten great-grandchildren; his brothers: Eldon Thiele, Wahpeton, ND, Noble “Johnny” (Patsy) Thiele, Mesa, AZ; his half-sisters: Sandy Springer, Breckenridge, MN, Barb (Carrol) Kratcha, Great Bend, ND, Judy (George) Braun, Fargo, ND, Laurie Thiele, Fargo, ND; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his daughter, Linda Thiele; and his brother, Dennis (Ike) Thiele.