Kenneth Thiede Sr. and Mildred (Mueller), of Richland Center and formerly of Muscoda, were united in marriage at Christ Lutheran Church in Highland on June 6, 1956. They have six children: Ken Jr., Patty (Dayton) Libansky, Gerry (Kari), Tim, Deb (Chris) Parduhn, and Dan (Ali). They also have 13 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.