Mass of Christian Burial was 11 a.m. Jan. 20 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sauk Rapids for Leon C. Thelen, age 79, who passed away Jan. 13, 2022, at the St. Cloud Hospital. The Rev. Thomas Knoblach officiated. Visitation was 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Sauk Rapids and one hour prior to the services Thursday at the church. Parish prayers were 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home in Sauk Rapids.
Leon was born Aug. 7, 1942, in Sauk Rapids to Albert and Louise (Fenske) Thelen. He married Karen Mohs Oct. 29, 1960, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sauk Rapids. Leon was a clerk for the USPS for 36 years, never missing a day, retiring in 1998. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Postal Workers Union. He was a great athlete and an Sauk Rapids-Rice High School Athletic Hall of Fame inductee. Leon enjoyed sports, watching his kids’ and grandkids’ events, traveling, camping, painting and spending time with friends and relatives. He was faithful, kind, loving, generous, humble and a hard-worker.
Survivors include his wife, Karen of Sauk Rapids; children, Denise (Brad) Blanski of St. Cloud, Kohl Fiarri (aka Sue Thelen) of Surprise, Arizona, and Wade (Sue) of Sauk Rapids; grandchildren, Siri, Courtney, Preston, Tyler, Riley and Koby; great grandchildren, Iris, Olivia, Charlie, Cooper and Jacquelyn; and brothers, Albert, Jr. and Raymond (Darlene). He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Earl and Melvin; and sisters, Pearl Adelman and Mabel Lucina.
Obituary, guest book and video tribute available online at www.williamsdingmann.com.
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