Helmke, Linda Sue (1949-2014)
HELMKE, THOMAS, KERR, HENDERSON, STREETER, LUBINUS
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 4/7/2014 at 19:03:25
Linda Sue Helmke
August 26, 1949 - March 15, 2014Des Moines, Iowa
Linda Helmke, age 64, of Newell, Iowa, formerly of Storm Lake, Iowa, died on Saturday, March 15, 2014, at the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines.
A daughter of Marvin and Iona Helmke, Linda Sue was born on August 26, 1949, in Rolfe, Iowa.
Growing up, Linda attended school in Rolfe graduating in 1967. Next, she attended Iowa Central Community College for two years. She, then, went on to Buena Vista College where she earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in music. During this time, she was also active in a sorority.
While attending Buena Vista College, Linda met and fell in love with Jeffrey Thomas. They had their first date on Halloween. Linda and Jeffrey would be fortunate enough to spend the next forty-four years together, not only as friends, but partners in life.
Linda loved to collect cookie jars, gathering over six hundred throughout her life. She and Jeffrey enjoyed traveling across the United States together on their motorcycle. Linda had a great love for music which she passed on to her nieces. She also loved animals. Of all her activities, however, she most loved spending time with her family and friends. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.
Those left to cherish her memory include her life-long partner, Jeffrey Thomas, of Newell, Iowa; her mother, Iona Helmke, of Emmetsburg, Iowa; her nieces: Kim (Tim) Kerr, of Cylinder, Iowa, and their children, Adam and Arik; and Tracey Henderson, of Emmetsburg, Iowa, and her children: Tyler, Cody, and Clayton; her sister-in-law, Gig (Steve) Streeter, of Lake City, Iowa; and her brother-in-law, John Lubinus, of Pocahontas, Iowa; as well as extended family members and friends.
Linda was preceded in death by her father, Marvin, and her sister, Judy Lubinus.
Memorial Service: 2:30 p.m., March 19, 2014, at the Emmetsburg Care Center in Emmetsburg, Iowa.
Visitation: 5:00-7:00 p.m., March 18, 2014, at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Newell, Iowa.Copyright © 2014, Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Homes
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