Yolo-Alameda County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....THEILE, Sr. , Carl Frederick February 1 2004 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/ca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Peggy B. Perazzo pbperazzo@comcast.net July 3, 2004, 1:07 am "The Davis Enterprise," Friday, February 6, 2004 Carl F. Theile, Sr. Carl Frederick Theile Sr. was surrounded by his family when he died peacefully on Feb. 1, 2004, at his Woodland home of complications from a long illness. Born Nov. 28, 1915, in Oakland, he was 88 years old. Theile served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. After his discharge, he dedicated his life to fire service. He got his first taste of firefighting as a Boy Scout during the 1925 Berkeley fire. At the age of 16, he joined the Castro Valley Volunteer Fire Department while still a student at Hayward Union High School. He spent the next 50-plus years as a firefighter, with the last 25 years of his career as chief of Springlake Fire Department in Woodland. He retired in 1981. He was a resident of Yolo County for 46 years. Theile was an inventor and invented several pieces of fire equipment and became nationally known for his invention of the tilting training tower. The training tower became a well-known tool for training firefighters across the United States and Taiwan. He spent 15 years as deputy fire marshal and belonged to numerous firefighting organizations. He was also an active member of Disabled American Veterans Post 131. He was an avid writer and authored many articles that were published in several professional magazines. In addition to writing professionally, Theile also loved to write as a hobby. The witty, humorous and beautiful stories he wrote for and about his family, his history, his experiences, his grandchildren and his joys in life will be treasured forever, his family said. He is survived by his wife, Helen M. Theile of Woodland; his son, Carl F. Theile Jr. and his wife Rose of Livermore; his daughter, Dottie Garrison and her husband Bill of West Plains, Mo.; two brothers, Ross Theile and his wife Pat of Modesto and Lloyd Thiele of Fremont; 14 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; and many friends and colleagues. He was preceded in death by two sons, Dennis Theile and Robert L. Pease; a brother, Edward Theile Jr.; a sister, Emelie Foust; one grandson; and two great-grandchildren. A funeral will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Woodland Assembly of God. Burial will follow at Monument Hill Memorial Park in Woodland. A reception following the services will be held at the John Rogers Hall at the Yolo County Fairgrounds on Gum Avenue in Woodland. Memorial contributions may be sent to Chief Carl Theile Memorial Fund, c/o Woodland Fire Support Branch, 532 Court St., Woodland, CA 95695. Funeral arrangements are through McNary's Chapel in Woodland.f Vista and Anne Marie Darst of Davis; and Bernelle Lovett and Marion Harvey, additional family members. A memorial service will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at the United Methodist Church of Davis, 1620 Anderson Road. Arrangements are under the direction of the Davis Funeral Chapel. Additional Comments: Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise," 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/yolo/obits/gob498theilesr.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/ File size: 3.6 Kb