- Funeral services were held Tuesday for Andrew J. Thiel, 75, of R. 1, Chilton, a well-known auctioneer who died Saturday at Calumet Memorial Hospital following an illness of two months.
Services were at Ebenezer United Church of Christ, Chilton, the Rev. Quentin Moeschberger, pastor, officiating. Burial was in the Hillside Cemetery, Chilton. The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Chilton, was in charge.
Born in the Town of Chilton on Aug. 28, 1895, he was a son of the late Andrew and Wilhelmina Gerkens Thiel. He was a farmer and auctioneer for 56 years, retiring from farming 10 years ago. He was still active in auctioneering until the time of his illness. Mr. Thiel was a director of the Commercial Bank of Chilton.
He married the former Florence Bargenquast on April 14, 1917 in Chilton. She died May 26, 1958. On Jan. 23, 1959 he married Mrs. Cecilia Wenker Dippen in Iowa. Survivors include his wife; a son, Randolph, Town of Chilton, and a daughter, Mrs. Ralph Elaine Daul, Manitowoc; 18 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; three brothers, Herman, Menasha, William, Fond du Lac, and Larry, Chicago, and a sister, Mrs. Alfred Lawonn, Chilton. Two sisters and three brothers preceded him in death.
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1895 - 1971 (75 years)
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