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Kenneth Gerard Thelen Sr.

Kenneth Gerard Thelen Sr. obituary

Kenneth Thelen Obituary

HENDERSONVILLE--Kenneth Gerard Thelen, Sr., 91, of Hendersonville passed away Friday, February 21, 2014 at Elizabeth House following a period of declining health. A native of Detroit, MI, he retired to Hendersonville in 1984. He was a son of the late Andrew and Margaret Thelen, and the husband of the late Mary Kipper Thelen, who died in 1986. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Andrew Vincent Thelan. He graduated from the University of Detroit in 1952 with a Master's Degree in Business Administration and retired from Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, MI in 1983 following thirty-eight years of service. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, and the Knights of Columbus. An Army veteran of WWII, he was also a member of the Hendersonville Country Club.
Survivors include his wife of twenty-five years, Velma Huggins Thelen of Hendersonville; two sons, Kenneth G. Thelen, Jr. and his wife Nancy of Northville, MI, Brian G. Thelen and his wife Janis of Sterling Heights, MI; a daughter, Andrea T. Neumeyer and her husband Aaron of Hendersonville; a sister, Geraldine Gilmour of Hendersonville; seven grandchildren, Amy, Rory, Adrianne, Kyle, Patrick, Erin, and Amanda; two great-granddaughters, Evangeline and Aurelia; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Kenneth was a devout Catholic, loving husband, father, and grandfather. The family would like to give special thanks to Dr. James Caserio and to the staff of The Bridge at Lake Pointe Landing for their many years of care and kindness.
A Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 10:00 am Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Father Robert Williams will be the celebrant. Interment will follow at ShepherdMemorial Park. A rosary service will be said at 5:00 pm Monday in the chapel of Forest Lawn Funeral Home, followed by a visitation until 8:30 pm.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Pardee Hospital Foundation, 800 N. Justice Street, Hendersonville, NC 28791, or Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 208 7th Avenue West, Hendersonville, NC 28791.
An online guest book is available at www.forestlawnhendersonville.com.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Times-News on Feb. 23, 2014.

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Jo Ann & David Fain

February 25, 2014

Dear Andrea, Velma and other family, so sorry to hear of your loss.Please know that all of you are in our hearts and prayers. And sorry we didn't make it to visitation, but could not be avoided.

Deitra and Rex Jones

February 24, 2014

Dear Thelen Family,
You are in our thoughts and prayers. I will not be able to attend the service as I will be staying with mom so that my father many attend. Your lost a great man here on earth, but heaven gained a star.

Monica (and Thomas) Williams

February 24, 2014

Such a wonderful man. My memories of his entire lovely family are so very dear to me. I can easily recall his deep, slow, steady and kind voice from my very young years when I would accompany my grandparents (Laurent and Kathleen Chauvin) to their Livonia home and visit with Andrea, whom I adored. Kind regards to all who loved him.

Mark Kenzik

February 23, 2014

We will miss his presence in our office.He was a favorite of everyone here.

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