Dec. 11, 2008 Posted: 12-17-2008 Oceana Herald Journal
Bies, Elsie M. 81, of Pentwater, died Thursday Dec. 11, 2008. She was born in Chicago July 18, 1927 to Karl and Elizabeth (Ballentine) Ringwald. Mrs. Bies was a 1945 Pentwater High School graduate. She married Nicholas Bies June 26, 1948 in Chicago. He preceded her in death in 1994. She had been employed as a sales person for Illinois Bell Telephone and Goldblatts and later worked at Balfours Grocery and the Harbor Inn, both in Pentwater. Mrs. Bies was a member of the Centenary United Methodist Church, where she had taught Sunday school. Her interests included needle work of all kinds, and working with children. She was a Girl Scout leader. She is survived by her children, Deborah (Eddie) Hapon of Marne, Cheryl (Louis) Dennert of Hart and Nicholas Bies of Mears; 12 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Elizabeth Krause, in 1998; granddaughter, Sarah Hapon; three brothers, Carl, Clarence and William Ringwald; two sisters, Elizabeth Roberts and Florence Holmquist. Interment in the Pentwater Township Cemetery.
Bies, Elsie M. 81, of Pentwater, died Thursday Dec. 11, 2008. She was born in Chicago July 18, 1927 to Karl and Elizabeth (Ballentine) Ringwald. Mrs. Bies was a 1945 Pentwater High School graduate. She married Nicholas Bies June 26, 1948 in Chicago. He preceded her in death in 1994. She had been employed as a sales person for Illinois Bell Telephone and Goldblatts and later worked at Balfours Grocery and the Harbor Inn, both in Pentwater. Mrs. Bies was a member of the Centenary United Methodist Church, where she had taught Sunday school. Her interests included needle work of all kinds, and working with children. She was a Girl Scout leader. She is survived by her children, Deborah (Eddie) Hapon of Marne, Cheryl (Louis) Dennert of Hart and Nicholas Bies of Mears; 12 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Elizabeth Krause, in 1998; granddaughter, Sarah Hapon; three brothers, Carl, Clarence and William Ringwald; two sisters, Elizabeth Roberts and Florence Holmquist. Interment in the Pentwater Township Cemetery.
Dec. 11, 2008 Posted: 12-17-2008 Oceana Herald Journal
Bies, Elsie M. 81, of Pentwater, died Thursday Dec. 11, 2008. She was born in Chicago July 18, 1927 to Karl and Elizabeth (Ballentine) Ringwald. Mrs. Bies was a 1945 Pentwater High School graduate. She married Nicholas Bies June 26, 1948 in Chicago. He preceded her in death in 1994. She had been employed as a sales person for Illinois Bell Telephone and Goldblatts and later worked at Balfours Grocery and the Harbor Inn, both in Pentwater. Mrs. Bies was a member of the Centenary United Methodist Church, where she had taught Sunday school. Her interests included needle work of all kinds, and working with children. She was a Girl Scout leader. She is survived by her children, Deborah (Eddie) Hapon of Marne, Cheryl (Louis) Dennert of Hart and Nicholas Bies of Mears; 12 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Elizabeth Krause, in 1998; granddaughter, Sarah Hapon; three brothers, Carl, Clarence and William Ringwald; two sisters, Elizabeth Roberts and Florence Holmquist. Interment in the Pentwater Township Cemetery.
Bies, Elsie M. 81, of Pentwater, died Thursday Dec. 11, 2008. She was born in Chicago July 18, 1927 to Karl and Elizabeth (Ballentine) Ringwald. Mrs. Bies was a 1945 Pentwater High School graduate. She married Nicholas Bies June 26, 1948 in Chicago. He preceded her in death in 1994. She had been employed as a sales person for Illinois Bell Telephone and Goldblatts and later worked at Balfours Grocery and the Harbor Inn, both in Pentwater. Mrs. Bies was a member of the Centenary United Methodist Church, where she had taught Sunday school. Her interests included needle work of all kinds, and working with children. She was a Girl Scout leader. She is survived by her children, Deborah (Eddie) Hapon of Marne, Cheryl (Louis) Dennert of Hart and Nicholas Bies of Mears; 12 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Elizabeth Krause, in 1998; granddaughter, Sarah Hapon; three brothers, Carl, Clarence and William Ringwald; two sisters, Elizabeth Roberts and Florence Holmquist. Interment in the Pentwater Township Cemetery.
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