Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Thelen, Martha L.(Rademacher) August 25, 2019
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Ionia Sentinel Standard-Sat. Aug. 31, 2019

MARTHA THELEN, 94
Martha L. Thelen 94, of Ionia, Formerly of Fowler, passed away peacefully on 
Sunday August 25, 2019, at the Mother Teresa House in Lansing. She was born 
on June 27, 1925 in Westphalia, the daughter of William and Bertha (Goerge) 
Rademacher. She was a member of the SS. Peter & Paul Catholic Church and was 
a lifelong homemaker known for her delicious cookies and treats. Martha 
married Martin Thelen on September 27, 1944, lived in Fowler and in 1974 
moved to Ionia. He preceded her in death in 2011.

Also preceding her in death are sons, Albert and Dale; daughter, Phyllis; 
granddaughter, Michelle; great-grandchildren Noah Willson and Leyna 
Donaldson; daughter-in-law, Christine Thelen; siblings; twin brother, Martin 
Rademacher, Lillian (Walter) Fox and Germaine (Donald) Trierweiler. 

Surviving are one sister Monica Rademacher; six daughters, Mary Lou (Bruce) 
Campbell, Pauline Harris, Lucille Thelen, Anita (Robert) Talcott, Sharon 
(James Lauderdale) Thelen, and Karen Thelen; four sons, Ralph Thelen, 
Lawrence (Roxanne) Thelen, Daniel (Nancy) Thelen and Duane Thelen; 28 
grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; several 
sister-and brother-in-law; and many nieces and nephews.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Rev. Thomas Brown at 11 
a.m., Thursday, August 29, 2019, at SS. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Ionia 
followed by a luncheon at the church. Rite of Committal will follow at Most 
Holy Trinity Catholic cemetery in Fowler. The family will receive friends 2-4 
p.m. & 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the Lehman Funeral Home, 220 Rich St., Ionia, 
MI. The rosary will be prayed at 7:30 p.m. The family will also receive 
friends at the church at 10 a.m. Thursday until the time of the Mass. 

Memorial contributions may be made to the Mother Teresa House, P.O. Box 
13004, Lansing, MI 48901, or SS. Peter & Paul Catholic Church 434 High St., 
Ionia Mi, 48846.Online condolences may be made at lehmanfuneralhomes.com

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