Joseph Tholl Obituary

When I think of Joe sr. my memories are of a wonderful, strong Christian man with a great sense of humor and respect for mankind. God bless him and the Tholl family. I will keep you in my prayers.

Joe, Paul and Kelly and the whole Tholl Family our prayers and thoughts go out to your whole family. Joe Sr. was a very sweet man who was dedicated to his family and the children of wrestling. My deepest condolences go out to the Tholl Family.

dear marianne and family.so sorry for your loss we loved joe he was a great guy. just think of the good times you had with joe love and peace to you all.

dear Marianne and family i'm so sorry for your great loss. he was a great man and glad i got to know him ...

My deepest sympathy to the Tholl family what a great man Mr Tholl was.

I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your wonderful father! He was one of the nicest men I have ever met! His memory will live on in the lives of his sons, daughters and grandchildren. My love and prayers go out to you all.

To the family of Joseph Tholl Sr. who I always called him Joe. We always had things to talk about most of which was wrestling. It was always a pleasure to see him at the matches that I was either coaching or officiating. I know he will be missed and my wife Virginia and I plus my family send our condolences and prays to the family.

I send my condolences to the family of Joseph Tholl. Joe was truly a “Pioneer” in every sense of the word. He coached youth sports all of his life. He was a Pioneer and one of the key members of the group that started and administrated the Illinois Kids Wrestling Federation, where I was honored to work alongside him. Joe was also a Bulldog! If he felt strongly about an issue, he would let you know and keep letting you know until you got the message, and he was almost always right! As anyone who was lucky enough to have been associated with or worked with Joe can tell you, he had the friendship and respect of the athletes, parents, coaches, and officials he dealt with over the years.
I count Joe as one of my lifelong friends. Joe was always surrounded by his family so I got to know Marianne, Joe Jr., Mike, Catherine, Tim, Bruce, Paul, and Bonnie. I will miss Joe, as will the thousands of friends he made.

Joe & Bonnie, I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your Dad. He was a special man to so many. Please know my thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time.

I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your Dad. He was such a special man. Joe and Bonnie, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time.

I and many of the men who were honored with the tutelage from Joe Sr. in our youth, have much sorrow in our hearts on the hearing of Coach's passing. We can all continue to honor his legacy by living with integrity respect and determination. My condolences and love sent to the Tholls. Jeremiah Quinlan

No words can describe the impact that this one man had on so many of us men from the south side of Chicago that were fortunate enough to have been coached by him. The number literally has to be in the ten's of thousands. Being one of those men, I must first express the heartfelt gratitude to Mrs. Tholl and family for sharing him so selflessly for so many years with all of us. I am, and always will be, a better man because of my years being coached by, and subsequent lifelong friendship, with Mr. Tholl. When I get to town tomorrow for the wake & funeral, I am going to go for a run. And when I get to the Bulldog building, I am going to hear those words I have not heard in 45 years…..”5 laps 8-ball”. And for the first time in my life I am going to enjoy every one of them (no cutting it short in front of the backstop or foul poles either). Maybe I'll see one of you other fortunate “8-balls” out there.
With much Love & Respect, Shawn Bergeron (“8-ball” for life)

Tholl Family,

We are sorry to hear of your loss. Joe Sr. was one of those people that will always be in our hearts and minds. He helped shape all of us as kids into young men. We have the fondest memories of him and his sons throughout the years at the Orland Park Pioneers. He will truly be missed.

John, Jeff and Jason Finley

Our thoughts and prayers are with you Paul and Kelly and the entire Tholl Family.

Bonnie - Please accept our condolences to you and your family.

We will keep all the Tholl's in our thoughts & prayers!!! May Joe RIP!

The McClellan Family

My heart goes out to the entire Tholl family. He was such a wonderful man.

So very sorry to hear such sad news. Our thoughts and prayers are with Bonnie and her family at this difficult time.

I am very sad to hear this news. Joe was a great neighbor, coach, mentor and close friend of the family. He will be very missed.

Al and I were so sorry to hear of Joe's passing. He was a wonderful man, a great dad and a caring husband. Please know that the entire Tholl family is in our thoughts and prayers at this sad time. Al and Sandy Burdi

On behalf of the DiBiase our prayers and thoughts are with the Tholl family. May God Bless all of you.

A Great Coach,
A Greater Mentor!

May our heavenly father be with the family and friends. May his fond memories stay close to your hearts, Psalms 65:8.