Dorothy Thiede

VERONA-Dorothy Irene Thiede, age 91, passed away on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at Four Winds Manor in Verona. She was born on June 7, 1923, in Montrose township, the daughter of Mark and Anna Katherine (Zweifel) Prisk. Dorothy was united in marriage to Arnold E. Thiede on March 23, 1945 in Madison. She was a graduate of Belleville High School and loved animals and nature. Dorothy was an avid and skilled genealogist and imparted her love of music and learning on to her family. She is survived by her daughters, Michaeline Estabrook, Dorinda Paizis and Teresa Thiede; grandchildren, Tracy (Clint) Boal, Alicia Estabrook, Erin Estabrook, Theodore Paizis, Alexander (Sara) Paizis and Markos Paizis and great-grandchildren, Nikos and Eliza Paizis. Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brother, Alvin Geiger, sister, Josephine Wilbern, daughters, Patricia A Thiede and Cheryl K. Thiede. Funeral services will be held at GUNDERSON WEST FUNERAL & CREMATION CARE, 7435 University Ave., Middleton at 11 AM on Thursday, February 5, 2015, with the Reverend David Brynelson presiding. Burial will be in St. Luke’s Cemetery, Middleton. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 10 AM until the time of the services at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Sierra Club, Amnesty International, The Southern Poverty Law Center or the World Wildlife Fund. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com. Gunderson West Funeral & Cremation Care 7435 University Avenue (608)831-6761