Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Thelen, Patricia September 1, 2009 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com April 6, 2014, 4:21 pm Portland Review & Observer - Sunday Sept. 6, 2009 Patricia Thelen, 62, of Portland, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister passed away on Sept. 1, 2009. She was born on March 13, 1947, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the daughter of William and Mary (Hickey) Conlon. Mrs. Thelen was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church. She loved cooking, sewing, knitting, playing Bingo and slot machines but most of all she loved spending time with her family. She was preceded in death by her parents; siblings, Tony Conlon, Margaret Leik, Olive Fitzpatrick; father-in-law, Robert Thelen; brother-in-law, Dave Thelen. Surviving are her husband of 34 years, Donald Thelen of Portland; children, David Thelen of Lake Odessa, Paul (Jenny) Thelen of Portland, Robert (Tiffany) Thelen of Portland, Theresa (Warren) Jacobs of Portland, Brian Thelen of Portland, And Thomas Thelen of Gillette, Wyo.; nine grandchildren; mother-in- law, Viola Thelen; siblings, John (Ruth) Conlon, Maureen Knocker, Anne (Bill) Eddy, Rose Mary (Larry) Leik, Patrick Conlon, and Charles Conlon; several nieces and nephews. The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Sept. 4 at St. Patrick Catholic Church with the Rev. Larry King, presiding. Rite of Committal followed at Portland Cemetery. Arrangements were entrusted to the Schrauben- Lehman Funeral Home, Portland. Online condolences may be made at www.schraubenlehman.com. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/t/thelen24444nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb