Kenneth Thielen, 84

    MARICOPA, AZ -- Kenneth Thielen, 84, Maricopa, AZ, died May 6 in Harlan.
    Services will be held Saturday, May 11 at 10 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  A wake service will be held Friday, May 10 at 7 p.m. at the church.  Visitation is Friday from 4-8 p.m. at the church.
    Thielen is survived by his wife, Patricia Joan Thielen, of Maricopa; sons Dan Thielen, Tony (Jackie) Thielen of Omaha, NE, Mark Thielen of Reno, NV, Dean (Pam) Thielen of Elkhorn, NE, and Tim (Ling) Thielen of Golden City, MO; daughters Prudy (James) Macheledt of Otsego, MN, Jane (Joe) Klein of Harlan, and Katy (Andy) Moenkedick of Perham, MN; brothers Bernard (Agnes) Thielen of Huntington Beach, CA and Gary (Gail) Thielen of Pullman, WA; sister Alice Thielen of New York, NY; brother-in-law Galen “Red” Sorenson of Harlan; 18 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
    Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan is in charge of arrangements.

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