He was preceded in death by parents, Arthur A. Thiele and Elizabeth M. (Holden) Thiele.
He is survived by wife Helen Marie Thiele; children David Holden Thiele, Sarah Katherine Holton (Kevin) and Anne Marie Thiele (Drew Peterson); sister Helen E. Buran (Richard); grandchildren Allison R. Holton and Cayden M. Holton; brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 8, 2018 at Dugan Kramer Funeral Chapel in Scottsbluff.