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Charles E. Helms, Jr., 20 Mar 1944 - 01 Mar 2020

HELMS, CARLSON, DURANSKI

Posted By: Sarah Witte (email)
Date: 3/26/2020 at 13:02:04

Charles E. Helms, Jr. 75, of Huxley died March 1, 2020 at Taylor House in Des Moines. A Celebration of Life will be Sunday, April 26 from 12 to 3 PM at the Ballard Country Club in Huxley.

Chuck was born on March 20, 1944 in Des Moines, Iowa to Charles E. Sr. and Elsie M. (Carlson) Helms. He married Patricia Duranski on May 28, 1965. They lived in Kearney, Nebraska until moving to Ames in 1976 and then to Huxley in 1978. Chuck worked as a district manager for Baldwin Filters for many years.

Chuck was a volunteer fireman in Kearney and also officiated football in Nebraska. He was a member of the Huxley Library Board and the Elks Club. Never being one to sit around, he volunteered at the Drake Relays for many years helping with the discus and shot put, was on the chain crew at Ballard football games and surprisingly was able to announce at high school softball games without incident. Chuck loved going to his children’s high school sporting events and sitting at mid court and letting the officials know when they missed a call.

He is survived by his wife, Pat of Huxley; a son Chad Helms and his wife Tanya and her daughter Kilah and two grandchildren of Monroe, IA; a daughter, Brandi Helms of Ankeny; a grandson, Dylan and a brother, Don (Susan) Helms of Sun City, AZ.

Chuck was preceded in death by his parents.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Taylor House, American Cancer Society or Alzheimer’s Association.

Published in The Hometown Current on March 25, 2020


 

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