Hello list, I don't know if anyone knew this person, but Duluth was mentioned and I thought I would pass this Obit. along. I found this in the Appleton, Wisconsin Post-Crescent newspaper archieves. They only keep them posted for a month after death. Kim Pollard http://www.wisinfo.com/postcrescent/fortherecord/frame.html Charles T. Theisen, M.D., Ph.D. Appleton Age 53, died unexpectedly Monday, March 26, 2001 in Superior, Wisconsin. He was born June 2, 1947 in Waukesha the son of Bernard and Helen (Bringman) Theisen. As a boy at St. John Catholic Elementary School, he was an altar boy and sang in the St. John Boy's Choir. He graduated from Appleton West High School in 1969, and attended Michigan Institute of Technology in Houghton, Michigan for one year. He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Zoology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1969, his Master's Degree in Anatomy and his Ph.D. degree in Embryology and Teratology from the University of Cincinnati, Ohio in 1974. He was a professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Duluth for 17 years. He was also involved in extensive research of the effect of Thalidamide in fetal development which was a significant breakthrough in prevention of fetal abnormalities. He is survived by his daughters: Melissa (Craig) North and their children: Taylor and Travis, all of Elkhorn, Wisconsin; Heather (Jesus) Gandara and their expected child, Houston, Texas; Amy Theisen, Madison, Wisconsin; his parents: Bernard and Helen Theisen, Appleton; his uncle, Maurice Theisen, Appleton; his aunt, Mildred Fischer, Appleton; several cousins and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his brother, Thomas G. Theisen. Memorial services were 11 a.m. Friday at Wichmann Funeral home with the Rev. Donald Zuleger officiating. Interment will take place at St. John Cemetery in Little Chute. Friends were received at the funeral home on Friday from 10 a.m. until the time of service. WICHMANN FUNERAL HOME 537 North Superior street Appleton 739-1231 www.wichmannfuneralhomes.com