James W. Thiele

James W. "J.T." Thiele, 70, of North Port passed away Friday, February 3, 2012. He was the son of Frederich and Margaret (Brazzel) Thiele, born November 27, 1941 in Janesville City, WI. JT was a sales representative for Kraft Nabisco before retiring. He moved to North Port in 1989 from Elgin, IL. JT enjoyed playing golf, watching the Chicago Cubs, Bears and the Florida Gators. He will be greatly missed by his life partner of 15 years, Judy Scheil; son, Jim (Marlene) Thiele of Schanmburg, IL; sister- in-law, Barbara Thiele of Watauga, TX; sister, Mary Hart of Janesville, WI, Fran Kraft of Jackson, WY, Claire Winter of Omaha, NB, Paula Clements of AZ; and grandchildren, Amanda and Jimmy. A service to celebrate J.T.'s life will be 11:00 am, Saturday, February 11, 2012 at VFW North Port. Memorial donations may be Society of the North Port Performing Arts Center, 6400 W Price Blvd, North Port, FL 34290. To express condolences to the family, please visit sign the online guest book.