Background
Thiele, Irma Edna was born on September 26, 1918 in Buffalo. Daughter of Charles Adolph and Elizabeth Gertrude (Rauschnick) Gritzke.
Thiele, Irma Edna was born on September 26, 1918 in Buffalo. Daughter of Charles Adolph and Elizabeth Gertrude (Rauschnick) Gritzke.
Bachelor of Science in Education, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1964; Master of Arts in Supervision, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1968; postgraduate, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1977, 82-83, 87.
Secretary to office manager, AM&A's Department Store, Buffalo, 1935-1939;
secretary, treasurer, Burgasser and Sheppard Packard Car Agency, Tona, New York, 1950-1957;
tax preparer, Internal Revenue Service, North Tonawanda, New York, 1958-1959;
teacher, Niagara Falls (New York) Board Education, 1964-1988;
teacher exercise continuing education program, Senior Citizen Center North Tonawanda Board Education, 1988-1990. Secretary, treasurer Burgasser and Sheppard Texaco Garage, North Tonawanda, 1948-1955. Head teacher mathematics and language arts summer school, writer summer science curriculum Niagara Falls Board Education, 1977, head teacher science, 1985.
Board member North Tonawanda Youth Board, 1982-1986, North Tonawanda Committee for Continuing Education Fair, 1989. Co-facilitator Effective Parenting Information for Children, 1990. Member planning board Senior Expo: Wellness for Life Conference Western New York, National Fuel and McLaughlin Center, 1992.
Numerous offices Parent-Teachers Association, North Tonawanda, 1945-1958. Leader Girl Scouts United States of America, North Tonawanda, 1947-1952. Local campaign chairman Eisenhower for President, North Tonawanda, 1956.
Chairman March of Dimes, North Tonawanda, Niagara Falls, 1956-1957. Member Lutheran Women's Missionary League, President Reagan and Bush Task Forces, DeGraff Hospital Auxiliary, McLaughlin Center. Sunday school teacher Lutheran Church, superintendent vacation Bible school.
Teacher calanetics continuing education, North Tonawanda. Member Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, National Education Association, Effective Parenting Information for Children, International Platform Association, Business and Professional Women, Early Childhood Association, State University of New York-Buffalo Alumni Association, Kappa Delta Phi.
Married George Adolph Burgasser, September 8, 1938 (deceased May 1973). Children: Joanne Burgasser Gatz, Patricia Burgasser Doebler, Raymond Thomas, George Charles. Married Eugene W. C. Thiele, June 29, 1976 (deceased April 1982).
Stepchildren: Claudia LoJacano, Janet Leslein, Marion Bay.