GENEVIEVE "GEN" THIELE, GLEN SPEY, NEW YORK

Genevieve "Gen" Thiele, 81, of Glen Spey, NY, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2009 at the Morristown General Hospital, Morristown, NJ.She was born in Brooklyn, NY on April 24, 1928, the daughter of the late William and Helen Tiedeman Schneider.Gen was a retired Town Clerk for the Town of Lumberland and also worked as a bus driver transporting students from the Eldred Central School to St. Mary's School in Port Jervis. She married Howard Thiele who survives at home and on October 15, 2008 celebrated 59 years of marriage.She is also survived by two daughters, Helen Sherman and her husband, Leigh of Glen Spey and Maryann "Pudge" Cullin and her husband, Mark of Port Jervis; two sons, Kenneth Thiele and his wife, Joyce of Matamoras, PA and Robert Thiele and his companion, Sue Vanderwiele of Eldred; 11 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brother, William Schneider and her sister, Dorothy Fagley.Gen was a member of the Town of Lumberland Republican Committee; member of the Lumberland Seniors, and former member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Lumberland Fire Dept.A family statement reads: "Gen was admired by many for being well organized, her "busy hands", exquisite needle work, sewing and her creativity."Honoring Gen's wishes, there will not be a public visitation. A celebration of her life will be held at a Memorial Service on Thursday evening, May 7, at 6 p.m. at the Pond Eddy United Methodist Church, Pond Eddy, NY. Rev. Nancy Vonderhorst will officiate. Interment will be private.Memorial donations may be made to the Lumberland Fire Dept., Glen Spey, NY 12737 or the Pond Eddy United Methodist Church, Pond Eddy, NY 12770.Arrangements by Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, 154 E. Main St., Port Jervis, NY. For information, directions, or to send a condolence note to the family, visit knight-auchmoody.com.