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Marvin K.

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Thiede

August 5, 1936 – August 26, 2010

Obituary

Marvin K. "Butch" Thiede, 74, of 168 E. Northland Ave., Ironwood, died Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010, in Ironwood, with his children by his side, following a brief battle with cancer.      He was born Aug. 5, 1936, in Covington, Mich., son of the late Glen and Hilma (Ahola) Thiede, and was raised in Hurley, Wis. and attended school there.      Butch worked at the Bessemer Creamery and was employed at White Pine Copper Co. for 30 years, retiring in 1997.      He enjoyed hunting and fishing and walking his dog "Max". He was also an avid Detroit Tiger and Green Bay Packer fan. Butch lived for his kids.      He met and was married to the former Dorothy Fischer on Dec. 17, 1955, at the First Presbyterian Church in Ironwood, by the late Rev. C.L. Harries. Dorothy preceded him in death on June 25, 2004.      Surviving are five sons, Glen, Wakefield, Keith, Ironwood, Stacy (Roberta), Ironwood Township, and Terrence and Kyle, both of Ironwood; three daughters, Julie (Shannon) Sertich, Dorothy "DJ" Anderson (Dean Saari), and Darci (Joseph) Pisco, all of Ironwood; ten grandchildren, William Korpela Jr., Annie (Myron) Bloshenko, Becky (Phil) Aho, Tammy Korpela, Loni (Jon) Tudjan, Kristy Lynn (Tommy) Parsons, Drew and Chad Anderson, Anyssa Davis, and Bryce Pisco; three great-grandchildren, Gavin Bloshenko, Alex Korpela and Cooper Aho; a brother, Walter (Kathleen), Thornton, Colo.; two sisters, Carol (Jim) Chiapuzio, Bessemer, and Kathy Thom, North Ridgeville, Ohio; a brother-in-law, Bert Ahola, Ironwood; and numerous nieces and nephews.      Besides his parents and wife, Butch was preceded in death by a brother, Norman, and sister, Joanne Ahola.      Funeral services will be held Monday, Aug. 30, at 11 a.m., at the McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home, 305 N. Lowell St., in Ironwood, with the Rev. Jean B. Rencontre officiating.      Committal will take place at the funeral home, with luncheon to follow at Manny's in Ironwood.      Interment will be in Sunset Acres Cemetery, Ironwood Township.      Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home one hour prior to the service on Monday.      To view Butch's obituary online, sign the guestbook and express condolences, visit mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com.      Arrangements are entrusted to McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home Inc., Ironwood.      The family wishes to thank St. Mary's Hospice and Palliative Care Unit in Duluth and Westgate Nursing, Rehabilitation, and Assisted Living Community in Ironwood for the professional and compassionate care given to Butch during his final days.
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