Hometown: Maquoketa, Iowa August 03, 1926 - July 10, 2013

Melvin Thein, 86, of Maquoketa, Iowa died Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at home in Maquoketa. Funeral Services will be held on Monday at 10:30 A.M. July 15 , 2013 at Sacred Heart Caholic Church in Maquoketa. Friends may call on Sunday from 4 to 7 at the Lahey Funeral Home in Maquoketa. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Maquoketa, Iowa. Melvin was born August 3, 1926, in Garnavillo, Iowa to Arthur and Irene (Tuecke) Thein. He spent 24 years in Garnavillo, Iowa then moved to Maquoketa where he married Mary Lou Mueller on April 6, 1951. He has lived in Maquoketa since 1950 where he started a career in auto body working at Rasmussen Motor Sales for 35 years. Melvin enjoyed golfing and fishing. Melvin is survived by his wife Mary Lou Thein of Maquoketa, four children; Tom (Loretta) Thein of Monticello, Terry (Mary Jo) Thein of Muscatine, Jane (Mike) Novak of Calamus, and Doug (Sarah) Thein of Ventura, three brothers; Forest Thein , Richard (Faye) Thein, Leonard (Shirley) Thein all of Garnavillo, Iowa, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by are his parents Burial: Sacred Heart Cemetery Maquoketa, Iowa