Carol Dee Thielen

Carol Dee (McCormick) Thielen, 88, passed away on Wednesday, July 17, 2019, at the Deery Suites at Western Home Communities of Cedar Falls.  She was born May 1, 1931, in Latimer, Iowa, daughter of Manly James and Hazel Fae (Azeltine) McCormick.  Carol was married to LaVerne Thielen on May 21, 1950 in Latimer.  She worked as a Bookkeeper at the Cooperative of Hudson in their Cedar Falls branch.

Carol was preceded in death by her parents; her granddaughter, Ashley Thielen; and a sister, Marilyn Miller.  She is survived by LaVerne, her husband of 69 years; her sons, Steven (Linda) Thielen of Carmel, IN and Craig (Blair) Thielen of Cedar Falls, IA; daughter, Janae (Randy) Strabala of Nashua, IA; 6 grandchildren: Stephanie (Chris) Eckerle, Katie (Conor) Kelly, Lindsey (Paul) Hasenjager, Quinn (Rebecca) Strabala, Keegan (Joe) Strabala-Bright and Colin Strabala; 10 great-grandchildren:  Emma, Charlotte, Clare, Rory, Finn, Jack, Henry, Owen, Maeve and Einri; brother, Robert (Lavonne) McCormick of Hampton, IA; 3 sisters: Cora Lee Thielen of Hampton, Ellen Kay (George) Dirks of Hampton, IA and Linda Fae (Tracy) Hayward of Robins, IA.

Services will be 10:30 am on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church of Cedar Falls with burial at the Hampton Cemetery in Hampton, Iowa.  Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 pm on Monday at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home in Cedar Falls.  Memorials may be directed to Our Redeemer Lutheran Church for the Sunday School Program or Altar Guild. Online condolences may be left at www.DahlFuneralHome.com .

Carol loved children and taught Sunday School and Preschool at Our Redeemer Lutheran in addition to serving on the Altar Guild.  She was big-hearted and always had time to listen to her children and great-grandchildren.  Carol believed in the value of having the family share a meal together and will be remembered for her ham balls, swiss steak and delicious mashed potatoes and gravy.  She enjoyed flower gardening and followed all of the Iowa College teams but especially the UNI Panthers.