Eula B. Thies, 102, of Waukon died Friday, February 17, 2017 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services were held Tuesday, February 21 at First Presbyterian Church in Waukon with Pastor Grant VanderVelden officiating. Burial was at Phelps Cemetery, Decorah.
Eula Bessie Nagel Thies was born December 28, 1914 in rural Luana, the daughter of William and Nellie (Fish) Roffman. She attended country schools and December 6, 1930, Eula married Ralph Nagel. The couple lived on Ralph’s parents’ farm near Luana.
Eula was a hard-working woman, never one to sit around. Besides helping care for Ralph’s 12 siblings and raising her two children, Eula milked cows, fed pigs, cooked and helped with all other aspects of farm life. She and Ralph then rented a farm in the rural Postville/Waukon area before settling on a farm near Decorah.