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John H. THOLEN

1928 - 2017

BORN

1928

DIED

2017

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Grandstrand Funeral Home & Cremation Service - Lindstrom

11900 Lake Lane North

Lindstrom, Minnesota

John THOLEN Obituary

Age 88 of Lindstrom Formerly of St. Paul East Side Nov. 16, 1928 - July 2, 2017 WWII and Korean War Vet 2 Bronze star recipient. Retired from 3M after 41 years of service. Preceded in death by beloved wife of 52 years Matilda "Tillie", parents Henning and Sabina Tholen, siblings Mary Woodham, Jim Tholen & Joan Macioch. Survived by children, John (Shawn) Tholen, Jane (Dean) Loehlein, Sally (John) Husnik, & Tom Tholen; grandchildren Andrew (Keeley) Tholen, Emily Tholen, Lynn (Jamie) Martinson, Lisa (Keith) Wegner, Bryan (Danielle) Loehlein, Laura (Brandon) Kerr & Jack Tholen; great grandchildren Ava & Vincent Martinson, Dallas & Bryce Thorp, Keith Wegner Jr., Beckett Loehlein, Naomi Boudreau & Ashton Kerr; & his beloved dogs Trixie & Pepper. A private service and interment will be held at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Grandstrand Funeral Home 651-257-4000 www.grandstrandfh.com

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Published by Pioneer Press on Jul. 5, 2017.

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Peter Vollmer

February 10, 2023

May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.

Linda & Dick Brown

July 5, 2017

Prayers and thoughts are with the family. Jack was always a gentleman. We enjoyed him, we were blessed and proud to call him a brother in law!

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