Gertrude E. Thies (1916-2003)

THIES

Posted By: Dusters
Date: 2/26/2003 at 08:43:11

The Daily Nonpareil
21 Feb 2003

Gertrude E. Thies

AVOCA - The funeral for Gertrude E. Thies, 87, of Elm Crest Retirement Community in Harlan will be Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Minden United Church of Christ in Minden with the Rev. Denny Peterson officiating.

Mrs. Thies died Feb. 19 at Elm Crest.

She was born in rural Neola. She lived in rural Avoca, Shelby and the Minden area before moving to Elm Crest about two years ago. She was a homemaker and a member of Minden United Church of Christ.

Mrs. Thies was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer Thies, on March 7, 1977. They were married 40 years.

Survivors include two daughters, Joan Brown and husband, Quincy, of Minneapolis and Gayle Prokupek and husband, Robert, of Avoca; one son, Gene, of Minneapolis; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; three sisters, Hilda Iverson of Sioux City, Alda Price and Phyllis Delph, both of Council Bluffs; three brothers, Joseph Biederman and wife, Phyllis, of Logan, Robert Biederman and wife, Jeanette, and Donald Biederman and wife, Beth, all of Sioux City.

Visitation with the family will be Saturday from 7 to 8 p.m. at Pauley Knutson Funeral Home in Avoca. Burial will be in Minden Cemetery.

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