Dolores Margaret Thiede

Dolores M. Thiede, age 79, of Rochester, died Sunday (Aug. 25, 2013) at Rochester Methodist Hospital. Dolores Margaret was born Mar. 4, 1934 to Emil and Meta Wendt on the family farm in Waverly Township, Martin County, MN. She attended Zion Lutheran School, Truman High School and Fairmont High School. On January 2, 1954 she married Robert J. Koenck of Welcome, MN and later divorced. On Aug. 8, 1984 she married DeWayne Thiede in Las Vegas, NV. After their retirement they moved to Truman, MN and she returned to Rochester in 2012. Mr. Thiede died in May of 2009. Dolores enjoyed her grandchildren and great grandchildren, gardening, was an avid Twins fan, and enjoyed Crocheting and Old Westerns.
Survivors include her daughters Wanda (Ed Graddy) Hodge, and Beth (Dean Durhman) Koenck, both of Rochester, her sons Neal (Denise) Koenck of Apple Valley, MN; and Rick (Nancy) Koenck of Bemidji, MN; grandchildren Jessica and Ben Hodge, Brad and JoAnne Koenck, and Becky Adams; seven great grandchildren; her brother Leonard (LeNore) Wendt of Truman; and her step-sons Craig and Brian Thiede. Her husband, parents, one son, and two brothers preceded her in death.
A graveside service will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday at Fairview Memorial Park Cemetery in Fairmont, MN with Rev. Robert Trueblood of Zion Lutheran Church officiating. Memorials are suggested to Leukemia Research.
Mahn Family Funeral Home - Rochester Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

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Service

AUG 29. 11:00 AM (CDT)

Fairview Memorial Park Cemetery
Fairmont, MN