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, ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Vern Fonk Insurance said it’s purchased Oregon firm ...

Vern Fonk Insurance Services, a family-owned business known for its late-night television ads, has been sold to Confie Seguros for an undisclosed amount. New York-based Confie Seguros said in a ...

Vern Fonk, a local purveyor of auto insurance and creator of some of the region’s goofiest TV commercials, has hit the big time. One of his recent TV spots was shown Wednesday, April 21 on “The ...

Rob Thielke, the television face of the eclectic Vern Fonk Insurance company commercials, is actually the company's marketing director and general manager. The company has just opened an Olympia ...