Daniel Kent Thiel, 79, of Garrett, IN died September 4, 2018. Dan was born in Fort Wayne to the late Lewis Thiel and Valera Opliger. He was a North Side graduate, a marine reserve for 8 years and a NIPSCO service man for 34 years. Dan and his wife, Mary lived in a saltbox house in the woods that they built together. He was a quiet man who wrote poetry, told a good story, thought about life and his fellow man. His wit and humor will be missed by his family. Dan is survived by his loving wife, Mary (Kahn); son, Dan, Jr. (Karen); daughter, Denise (Mark) Cleveland; grandchildren, Courtney (Dameon) Rinehold, Whitney Cleveland, Derek Thiel, and Wade (Emily) Thiel; great-grandson, Corbin Rinehold; and his siblings, Jon (Margaret) Thiel, Sara (Dick) Conrow, Dave (Barb) Thiel, and Becky (Gwen) Shedd. Dan was preceded in death by his brother, Rick (Betty) Thiel. A celebration in his honor will be 1:00 pm, Sunday, October 7, 2018 at the American Legion Post 178, 515 W. 5th Ave, Garrett, IN.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to ACRES Land Trust, PO Box 665, Huntertown, IN 46748. To sign online guest book, go to fairhavenfortwayne.com