Mrs. Elsie M. Bies, age 81 of Pentwater, died Thursday December 11, 2008. She was born in Chicago on July 18, 1927 to Karl and Elizabeth (Ballentine) Ringwald. Mrs. Bies was a 1945 graduate of Pentwater High School and on June 26, 1948, in Chicago, she married Nicholas Bies, who 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, working with children and 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 7 great grandchildren. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Elizabeth Krause in 1998, granddaughter, Sarah Hapon, 3 brothers, Carl, Clarence and William Ringwald, 2 sisters, Elizabeth Roberts and Florence Holmquist. The Funeral Service for Mrs. Bies will be Monday, December 15, 2008 at 11:00 A.M. from the Centenary United Methodist Church with Pastor Harris Hoekwater officiating. Interment in the Pentwater Township Cemetery. Visitation Sunday 2-4 and 6-8 P.M. at the Tate-King Funeral Home and also Monday one hour prior to the service at church. Memorials may be given to the Centenary United Methodist Church.