THE OBITUARY OF

Wilma Magdelene Thies


Wilma Magdelene Thies

Mrs. Wilma Magdelene Thies, 50, past president of Pottawattamie County American Legion Auxiliary, died Monday morning at her home near Minden of a heart attack. Mrs. Thies was past president of the Minden Auxiliary to the Legion of which she was a charter member, and was active in auxiliary affairs since the post was started. She was a member of the Ladies Aid of the Minden Congregational Church.

Surviving are her husband, Chris; a son, Ned; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Siebels of Minden; Mrs. Minnie Dau of Chadron, Nebraska and Mrs. Anna Bestman of Shelby, and an aunt, Mrs. Mary Haage of Davenport.

Services Thursday, 1 p.m. at Tylers Chapel and at 2 p.m. in the Congregational Church at Minden, the Rev. G.A. Bauman of Minden officiating. Burial will be in Minden Cemetery. The body will lie in state at the Tyler Funeral home in Council Bluffs until the hour of services.

[Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Published October 9, 1945, submitted by Ann]

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