July 16, 1929 - September 21, 2016Dreston Dale Thiel, 87, of Medford, Ore. passed away September 21, 2016. He was born July 16, 1929 in Sturgis, S.D. to Arthur and Clara Thiel.Dreston joined the United States Army at age 17, serving in an artillery unit and as an MP in the post WWII occupation forces in Japan. Following his graduation from Iowa State in 1952, he became a store manager for the JJ Newberry Company and remained with them until his retirement in [...]
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