Visitation:
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
11 :OOam - 1 :OOpm
Reyers North Valley Chapel
2815 Fuller Ave. NE
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49505
616-363-7755
Memorial Service:
Tuesday, February 01 , 2011
Reyers North Valley Chapel
2815 Fuller Ave. NE
Grand Rapids , Michigan 49505
616-363-7755
Max Edward Thiede "Standing Elk", 90, of Grand
Rapids, MI , died Wednesday evening, January 26th ,
2011 at the Mid-Michigan Medical Centre in Midland, MI.
He was born, January 13th, 1921 in Grand Rapids, MI
and was the son of the late Joseph Edward & Edna
Fransis (Luke) Thiede. He was a descendant of Swan
Creek Band of Chippewa Indians. Max was an Elder of
the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe. He proudly served
and defended his country for four years as a Tech
Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps during
WWII. He had served as a reserve deputy with the Kent
County Sheriffs Department for ten years. He retired
from the transportation industry after seventy years as a
semi-driver & broker. Max was a very generous man,
who loved hunting and the great outdoors, and also
enjoyed playing golf. He was a member of the American
Legion Post #47 in Comstock Park.
Max is survived by
his loving wife of fifty-four years Betty Jane (Glowacki) Thiede; three sons, Michael "Mike" (Shirley)
Thiede, William "Bill" (Linda) Parish, and Mark Edward (Stephanie) Thiede; nine grandchildren , and ten
plus great-grandchildren; a cousin, Gloria (Robert) King; and special family friends, Gene (Diane)
England and Phil (Amy) Gerke.
A Memorial Service will be held Tuesday, February 1st, 2011 at 1 :00 p.m.
at the Reyers North Valley Chapel. Burial will be in Fairplains Cemetery. Military Honors will be
conducted by the Kent County Honor Guard. Visitation will be from
11 :00 a.m. until 1 :00 p.m. prior to the
service on Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial Contributions can be made to the Salvation Army with
envelopes provided at the funeral home.