WARD, Helen M. 1914-1996

WARD

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 11/14/2010 at 20:46:50

Helen M. Ward

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ROCKFORD, IOWA - Helen M. Ward, 82, of Rockford, died Saturday, May 4, 1996, at the home of her daughter in Swea City.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Name Catholic Church, Rockford, with the Rev. Roger Katz officiating.

Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery in New Hampton.

Friends may call after 4 p.m. today at the Schumburg Funeral Home, Rockford, with a parish prayer service at 7 p.m.

Helen was married to Clinton A. Ward on September 14, 1932, in St. Charles, Minnesota. She lived in Rockford for 50 years, was a member of Holy Name Catholic Church and the Altar and Rosary Society.

Helen is survived by three daughters, Myrna (Mrs. Eino) Hirv of Seaford, Va.; Hazel Kollman of Gurnee, Illinois, and Connie Perry of Swea City; nine grandchildren, Pam Dzick of Clear Lake; Kristie Hilliard of Gloucester, Va.; Kelly McCoy of Sevierville, Tennessee; Craig Kollman of Eden Prairie, Minn.; Kelly Kollman of Arlington, Va.; Eric Ward of Columbus, Ohio; Kristen Ward of Ithaca, N.Y.; Tim Perry of Iowa City; and Nathan Perry of Swea City; five great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Walter Bateman of Cresco and Leonard Bateman of West Des Moines.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Clinton; her parents, Elmer E. Bateman and Ellen E. (McGee) Bateman; two sons, Gary and Tim; a sister, Hazel Klass; two brothers, Kenneth and Raymond Bateman; and two grandsons, Kevin and David Ward.

[Mason City Globe Gazette -- 05/07/1996]
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Social Sec. Death index:

WARD, HELEN M.
b: 30 Mar 1914
d: 04 May 1996
age: 82
ssn issued: Iowa 482-11-3867