Jean Marie Thiel Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Jean Marie Thiel in Detroit, Michigan, who passed away at the age of 83, on December 31, 2025. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Clarence Smithbauer and Veronica Smithbauer (Smith); and her siblings, Donald, Kathleen and Deborah.

She is survived by: her husband Robert Thiel; her children, Timothy Eiden, Thomas Eiden (Kristi), Dan Eiden (Carrie), John Eiden and Anna Fraser; her grandchildren, Katie (Jacob), Chelsie, Jack, Olivia (Nate), Carter (Eva), Chloe, Lauren, Rachel and Audrey; her great grandchild Cooper; her siblings, Joanne Rankin, Earl Smithbauer (Bonnie) and Patrick Smithbauer (Karen); her stepchildren, Robert Thiel (Joyce), Thomas Thiel, James Thiel and Ronald Thiel; and her stepgrandchildren, Michael (Becky), Brian, David, Emma, Jake, Katherine, Joshua and Simon.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Capuchin Soup Kitchen.