The Mankato Free Press - Death Notices for April 07, 2001

			    Geraldine Thul

MADELIA - Geraldine F. Thul, 53, died Thursday, April 5,
2001. Services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in
Madelia. Visitation is 5 to 8 p.m.  Monday at Pilgrim Funeral Home in
Madelia, with a 5 p.m. prayer service. Visitation continues 9 to 10:15
a.m. Monday at the funeral home.

      New Ulm Journal Online Obituaries Saturday, April 7, 2001

Geraldine Thul, 53, of Nicollet, died Thursday, April 5, 2001, at
Immanuel-St.  Joseph's Hospital in Mankato.

    Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 10, at St. Mary's
Catholic Church in Madelia, with burial in Calvary Cemetery in
Madelia.

    Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Monday at the Pilgrim Funeral Home in
Madelia, with a prayer service at 5 p.m., and Tuesday at the funeral
home 9-10:15 a.m.

    She is survived by daughters Sheila and Shelly Thul, New Ulm, and
Roxanne Thul, Nicollet; son Scott and wife Lisa Thul, Morton; mother
Lillian Windschitl, Comfrey; brothers Casper Tiedeken and wife Linda,
New Ulm, Clem and wife Susie Windschitl, Sleepy Eye, Myron and wife
Joan Windschitl, Comfrey, and Bernie and wife Bernie Windschitl,
Houston, and sister Cheryl and husband John Kacelmeier, Hutchinson.

    She was preceded in death by her father and sisters, Sandra and
Stacey.

    She was born April 9, 1947, in Madelia, to Casper and Lillian
(Eisenbacher) Tiedeken. She grew up in rural Comfrey and graduated
from Comfrey High School. She married Ralph Thul but in October
1967. They later divorced. She worked at the Orchid Inn in Sleepy Eye
for many years, later at Jackpot Junction as a cashier and most
recently at B and G Farms in rural Nicollet.

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			      Ralph Thul

Ralph John Thul, 62, Sleepy Eye, died on Monday, April 12, 2004, at
Sleepy Eye Municipal Hospital in Sleepy Eye. Funeral services were
held at St. Mary's Catholic Church on Friday, April 16 with interment
in the church cemetery. Arrangements were with Sturm Funeral Home,
Sleepy Eye. E-mail condolences may be sent to the family via
www.sturmfh.com.

Ralph John Thul was born July 25, 1941, in Richmond, the son of Al and
Lorraine (Thoms) Thul. Ralph grew up on a farm by Eden Valley and
Richmond and moved to Sleepy Eye where he attended St. Mary's
School. On Oct. 14, 1968, Ralph married Geraldine Tiedeken in
Comfrey. Ralph had several jobs in the area including working at
Moorman Feeds, Woodrich Construction, Sanitary Dairy, Orchid Inn and
Del Monte. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and Alcoholic
Anonymus for 11 years. He enjoyed gardening, riding his bike, walking
Tippy and Max, watching the Twins and Vikings, spending time at the L&
L and Schultz cafes and keeping in close contact with friends and
relatives.

He is survived by his daughter, Sheila M. Thul of New Ulm; son, Scott
and wife Lisa Thul of Morton; six grandchildren; mother, Lorraine Thul
of Sleepy Eye; mother-in-law, Lillian Windschitl of Comfrey;
sister-in-law, Jo Ellen Thul of Huntsville; sisters, Joan and husband
Jerome Schimschock of Sleepy Eye, Phyllis and husband Gary Heinrich of
Woodbury, Judy and husband Curtis Olson of Ham Lake, and Diane and
husband Chuck Case of Sleepy Eye; brother-in-law, Casper and wife
Linda Tiedeken of New Ulm; sister-in-law, Cheryl and husband John
Kachelmeier of Silver Lake; several nephews, nieces, great-nephews and
great-nieces. He was preceded in death by his father, Al Thul;
daughter, Sandra; brother, Donald and niece, Terri (Thul) Hill.

Sleepy Eye Herald-Dispatch 
April 2004 obituaries Posted-Wednesday, May 5, 2004