Louis Dan Thiel, 73

Louis Dan Thiel, age 73, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 11:05 A.M. on Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, surrounded by his family after a brief illness. Mr. Thiel was a 1962 graduate of Edon Northwest High School where he excelled in academics and football. He attended Bowling Green State University from 1962-64 where he was a member of the Freshman football team. He was a 1970 graduate of the University of Toledo where he received a Bachelors degree in Education with concentrations in mathematics and comprehensive social studies and later received his Masters degree in Guidance from Bowling Green State University. He began his teaching career in 1970 with the Edon Northwest School District where he taught until 2004, retiring with thirty-four years of service to the district. During his teaching career he also coached baseball and cross country and spent thirteen years as the girls softball coach accumulating an outstanding record. Once asked in an interview about his career, he said “School was my bride and my students were and are my family.” Dan was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Blakeslee and was an avid fan of the Cleveland Indians and Browns, and of Notre Dame University.

Louis Dan Thiel was born on June 23, 1944, in Garrett, Indiana, the son of Louis P. and Esther F. (Hug) Thiel. One of twelve children, he is survived by five brothers, David J. Thiel, of Bryan, Ohio, Stephen P. (Linda) Thiel, of Hicksville, Ohio, Jeffrey J. (George) Thiel, of Chula Vista, California, and Randy J. (Bev) Thiel, of Cedar Springs, Michigan; five sisters, Marcia Roth, of Norwalk, Ohio, Sandra (Randy) Henkener, of St. Mary’s, Ohio, Diane (Neal) Henrich, of Bryan, Sharon K. Thiel, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Angela (Bruce) O’Donnell, of Edon; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother; Kenneth P. Thiel; one sister, Doris Cary; a brother-in-law, Charles W. Roth; and one nephew, Jason Thiel.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, May 27, 2018, from 2:00-8:00 P.M. in the Krill Funeral Home, 204 West Indiana Street, Edon, followed by a scripture service. Mass of the Resurrection will be held on Monday, May 28, 2018, at 11:00 A.M. in St. Joseph Catholic Church with Fr. Daniel Borgelt and Fr. Fred Duschl officiating. Private interment will take place at a later date in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery near Blakeslee.

Memorials are requested to Edon High School athletic department girls softball program or to Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice.