Elizabeth Thelen

FUNERAL SERVICES : 10:00 A.M. on Monday, December 12, 2011 at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Park Rapids, MN with Father Thomas Friedl officiating.VISITATION : 4-7:00 P.M., with a prayer service at 5:00 P.M., on Sunday, December 11, 2011 at the Jones-Pearson Funeral Home in Park Rapids, MN.INTERMENT : St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Cemetery, Park Rapids, MNSURVIVORS : Her seven sons: Ralph (Marlyn) of Hitterdahl, MN, Melvin of Lidgerwood, ND, Lawrence (Avis) of Audubon, MN, Harold (Betty) of Isanti, MN, David (Glenda) of Bon Aqua, TN, Stephen (Cheryl) of Bemidji, MN and Richard (Josephine) of Clearlake, MN; 27 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. ELIZABETH "BETTY CHRISTLIEB" THELENSeptember 17, 1916 ~ December 5, 2011 Elizabeth C. Jesienouski (Christlieb) Thelen, 95, passed away at the Cottages at Heritage on Monday, December 5, 2011. Born Elizabeth Catherine Jesienouski, September 17, 1916 to John and Elizabeth Jesienouski, and raised on the family farm in Millerville Township, MN. She was united in marriage to Clarence A. Christlieb on October 30, 1934. They farmed in and around the Park Rapids area for a few years. They moved to Fargo, ND in 1942 where Elizabeth worked at Dutch Maid Grill and the Fargo Country Club. Later she was self-employed providing cleaning services in the Fargo and Moorhead communities. Her favorite things to do were gardening and canning, picking blueberries and cranberries and harvesting wild rice. She was very generous with the vegetables that she raised. When she had an abundance of them, she freely gave them away to friends and neighbors. They moved to a farm in Osage, MN in 1961 where Clarence passed away on March 2, 1986. She then met and married Joseph P. Thelen on May 2, 1987 and they resided in Two Inlets Township, MN until Joseph passed away. She then moved to Park Rapids and lived in her house on Minnesota Street until 2009 when she moved into the Heritage Community Center. She was a long time member of St. Peters Catholic Church in Park Rapids. Elizabeth will be lovingly remembered by her seven sons: Ralph (Marlyn) of Hitterdahl, MN, Melvin of Lidgerwood, ND, Lawrence (Avis) of Audubon, MN, Harold (Betty) of Isanti, MN, David (Glenda) of Bon Aqua, TN, Stephen (Cheryl) of Bemidji, MN and Richard (Josephine) of Clearlake, MN; 27 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; as well as many nieces, nephews, stepchildren and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands, Clarence and Joseph; her son, Robert; granddaughter, Catherine; three sisters: Olivia, Alma and Viola. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, December 12, 2011 at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Park Rapids, MN with Father Thomas Friedl officiating. Joy Horejsi will be the pianist. St. Peters Alleluia Choir will lead the music. Casketbearers will be: Christopher Christlieb, Eric Christlieb, Richard Christlieb, Jr., John Christlieb, Mark Christlieb, Shawn Christlieb, Phillip Christlieb and Robert Christlieb. Visitation will be held from 4-8:00 P.M. with a prayer service at 5:00 P.M. on Sunday, December 11, 2011 at Jones-Pearson Funeral Home in Park Rapids, MN. Interment will be made in St. Peters Catholic Cemetery in Park Rapids, MN. **In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Hospice of the Red River Valley - Blue Team, Detroit Lakes.**