Sheila Rae Thoele

Sheila Rae Thoele, age 44, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, February 18, 2012, at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. She was born on August 8, 1967, in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of George Lawrence and Carolyn "Carol" (Moore) Thoele. Sheila grew up in the Turner area before moving DeSoto where she graduated from DeSoto High School in 1986. Following school she lived in Osawatomie, Richmond, and Garnett, Kansas before moving to Fayetteville, and Springdale, Arkansas, where she lived for 10 years before moving to St. Louis, Missouri. In 2006 she moved to Kincaid, Kansas and then to Garnett in 2008. Sheila was a member of T.O.P.S. in Kincaid, Kansas and she attended First Baptist Church in Garnett. She worked several years as a CNA and later worked as cashier at Wal-Mart, until her health would no longer permit. Sheila enjoyed music, arts and crafts, but her greatest joy was her sons and grandchildren. She will be remembered as someone who always put others ahead of herself. She was preceded in death by a sister, Lisa Ann. Sheila is survived by her companion, Roberta Orr of Garnett; two sons, Brett Thoele, and William Linaker of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; her parents, George and Carol Thoele of Springdale, Arkansas; four brothers, Michael Bly and wife Cindy of Kansas City, Kansas, Matthew Tibbetts and wife Val of Dodge City, Kansas, Kevin Tibbetts Clinton, Oklahoma, David Thoele of Springdale, Arkansas; three sisters, Kathy Bly, of Kansas City, Kansas, Laura Joy and Bryan of Kansas City, Kansas, Anita Curry and husband Shawn of Springdale, Arkansas; three grandchildren, Darrin, Issac and Dakota Thoele.