Funeral services for Margaret Thies, 92, will be at the Minden United Church of Christ, with the Rev. Claude W. Smith, Jr. officiating. Burial will be in the Minden Cemetery. Mrs. Thies died at an Oakland nursing home following a long illness.

She was born in Germany, came to this country when she was 15, farmed with her husband, Herman, from 1916 to 1944 in the Minden area before moving to Council Bluffs. The couple moved to Oakland Manor in Oakland three years ago. She was a member of the Minden United Church of Christ and a 50 year member of its Ladies Aid.