Aug. 19--The legendary TV pitchman for Vern Fonk Insurance died Sunday. Robert Thielke created and played in the outrageous late-night Vern Fonk commercials for the last 20 years, spoofing "Star Wars, ...

The instantly recognizable television pitchman for Vern Fonk Insurance — who also served as the company’s president — died Sunday after a long battle with cancer. Rob Thielke, who lived in Snohomish, ...

SEATTLE, July 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In total, Vern Fonk is adding 6 more locations. A leading provider of auto, home and business insurance with offices located in Oregon and Western Washington, ...

There’s a good chance you never knew his name, but you’ve probably seen and heard him. Rob Thielke, 50, is better known as the face of Vern Fonk insurance. He died Sunday after a battle with cancer.

Rob Thielke, president of Vern Fonk Insurance and the face behind the company's wild TV commercials, died Sunday at the age of 50. His family said he had been battling cancer. Thielke climbed his way ...

Rob Thielke was the face of Vern Fonk Insurance in dozens of eclectic commercials since 1995. Thielke died Sunday after a battle with colon cancer. Steve Bloom Staff file, 2010 The legendary TV ...

I pulled another ambush, paying a surprise visit to Vern Fonk Insurance Agency in Everett to see what folks keep at their desks. No, I didn’t honk on the way in. The agency has new buzz words, ...

Many people thought it was Vern Fonk they were seeing in the outrageous commercial for Vern Fonk insurance. But actually it was a man named Rob Thielke. Thielke rose from officer manager to becoming ...

A west side insurance agency will open a 1,500-square-foot office in Yakima and plans to move in by Oct. 1. Vern Fonk Insurance signed a lease for space at Taylor Plaza, a strip mall at 126 S. First ...

SEATTLE - A Northwest icon has passed away after a long battle with cancer. His name was Rob Thielke, but to the millions of viewers who have watched late-night Seattle TV over the years he was the ...

Rob Thielke was the face of Vern Fonk Insurance in dozens of eclectic commercials since 1995. Thielke died Sunday after a battle with colon cancer. Steve Bloom Staff file, 2010 The legendary TV ...