Harlan Thielke

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.