Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Thelen, Martin Peter July 23, 2011
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Ionia Sentinel Standard - July 26, 2011


Mr. Martin P. Thelen, 92, of Ionia, formerly of Fowler, passed away on 
Saturday, July 23, 2011. He was born June 23, 1919 in Fowler, the son of Robert 
and Rose (Martin) Thelen.

Martin married the former Martha L. Rademacher on Sept. 27, 1944 in Westphalia 
and they moved to Ionia I n 1974. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in 
the European Theater. He was a member of SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church and 
the Fowler K of C’s. Martin was a retired Dairy Farmer.

He is preceded in death by his parents; son, Dale; daughter, Phyllis; two 
brothers, Raymond and Donald Thelen; infant sister Germaine; daughter-in-law, 
Christine Thelen; granddaughter, Michelle Thelen; great grandson, Noah Wilson; 
sisters-in-law, Helene Thelen, Rosene Thelen, Arlene Thelen and Lillian Fox; 
brothers-in-law, Eldred Rademacher, Donald Trierweiler, Walter Fox and Martin 
Rademacher. 

Surviving are his wife, Martha l. Thelen; six daughters, Mary Lou (Bruce) 
Campbell, Pauline Harris, Lucille Thelen, Anita (Robert) Talcott, Sharon (James 
Lauderdale) Thelen and Karen Thelen; five sons, Ralph Thelen, Lawrence 
(RoxAnne) Thelen, Daniel (Nancy) Thelen, Albert Thelen and Duane (Robin 
Sietsema) Thelen; 27 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren and one great-great 
grandson; brothers, Clarence Thelen, James (Helen) Thelen and Jerome Thelen; 
sisters, Marcella Rademacher and Joan (Erwin) Miller; and sisters0in-law, 
Theresa Thelen, Mary Ann Thelen, Germaine Trierweiler and Monica Rademacher.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 27, 
2011 at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Ionia. A luncheon will follow the 
service and then Interment will be in Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery in Fowler. 
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday and 2 to 4 p.m.  and 6 
to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Homes, 220 Rich St., Ionia, 
and at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at the Church. The Rosary will be prayed at 7 p.m. 
Monday, 3 p.m. Tuesday, and a Scripture Service at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.

For those desiring, memorial contributions may be made to SS. Peter and Paul 
Catholic Church. Arrangements are entrusted to the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral 
Homes. Online condolences may be made at www.schurabenlehman.com. 



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