Kathy Thiele

Kathy Ann Thiele, 65, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Nov. 3, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital.

She was born Oct. 19, 1937, in Effingham, Ill., daughter of Edward and Nora Vaultonburg. She worked as a registered nurse at Effingham Hospital for 22 years and at the former Shuffett Nursing Home in Sikeston for 10 years.

She previously operated a bait shop and dog kennel in Cape Girardeau. She was the common-law wife of Carl Thiele, who survives.

Also surviving is one brother, Lowell Vaultonburg of Illinois.

A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today at Scriptural Lutheran Cemetery wit the Rev. Henry Gieschen officiating. McCombs Funeral Home of Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.