Viola Thiele (Grandma)

Brent's maternal grandmother, Viola Thiele, passed away Tuesday of this week. We will all dearly miss her precious smile and wonderful laugh.

Grandma

Viola (Mueller) Thiele, age 89, of West, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009, in Waco. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, at St. John Lutheran Church near Gatesville, with the Rev. Dr. Kenneth Moerbe officiating. Burial will follow at St. John Lutheran Cemetery. The family will receive visitors 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18, at the funeral home. Mrs. Thiele was born July 5, 1920, the daughter of Albert Julius and Julia Ann (Weiss) Mueller. She attended Prairie Chapel School and Crawford High School. On January 22, 1944, she was united in marriage to Rudolph M. Thiele in Coryell City. He preceded her in death Dec. 5, 1998. Viola was a homemaker and worked as a seamstress for the Aamco Company and Wolf Manufacturing in Waco for over twenty years, until her retirement. She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Coryell City, where she was active in the Ladies Circle. She was also a charter member of the Christ Lutheran Church in Waco, where she served on the Altar Guild and the Women's Guild. Viola loved spending time with her family. She also enjoyed gardening, canning, sewing, net-darning for her family and friends, and tending to her cattle. Her parents and a brother, Ervin Mueller, also preceded her in death. Survivors include two sons, Alton Thiele and wife, Twila of Temple and Dalbert Thiele and wife, Luann of Aquilla; a daughter, Brenda Huse and husband, Ronald of West; six grandchildren, Lisa Scoble and husband, Bill III, Kristi Thiele, Denise Hachtel and husband, Jason, Elizabeth Huse and fiancŽ, Adam Crews, Brent Huse and wife, Michelle, and Lindsey Thiele; six great-grandchildren, William IV and Alyssa Scoble, Kylie Hachtel, Addison, Reagan and Baylee Huse; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. John Lutheran Church, St. John Lutheran Cemetery Association or West Rest Haven Activity Fund. Memorial guestbook found at aderholdfuneralhome.com July 5, 1920 - December 15, 2009