Helen Marie (Sole) Buche (2011)

BUCHE, CROFT, DAVIDOWITZ, KEMPE, SOLE

Posted By: Shirley Keating
Date: 2/11/2011 at 21:41:23

Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, February 9, 2011

HELEN M. BUCHE, EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS

Helen M. Buche, 87, died Feb. 4, 2011, at home in East Moline, Ill.

A memorial service was held today (Wednesday, Feb. 9) at the First Presbyterian Church of East Moline. Commitment will be at a later date.

Helen was born March 18, 1923, to Katie Irene (Croft) and Albert Sole at their farm home southeast of Earlham in a middle of a blizzard. Two teams of horses were used, one pulling and the other resting behind. In 1940, she graduated from Earlham High School. She was an AIB alumnus and worked as a secretary in Des Moines. Helen married James Buche of Madrid, Iowa on Sept. 3, 1944, at Earlham Presbyterian Church before his active duty induction. While in Des Moines, she put James through several years at Drake University.

In 1959, she moved to Waterloo and was active at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, NEICB Radio Club Emergency Squad, Red Cross First Aid Instructor and Heart Association CPR Instructor (one student saved her husband’s life). She was Civil Defense Operations Officer of Blackhawk County. In 1974, Helen moved to East Moline, Ill., and was active in the First Presbyterian Church of East Moline. She enjoyed square dancing and genealogy. Helen and Jim were officers in the Acey Duceys Square Dance Club and the Quad Cities Federation of Square Dance Clubs. Helen and Jim were secretaries of the Iowa State Federation of Square and Round Dance Clubs.

Helen is survived by her husband; a daughter, Ruth Davidowitz of Huntington Station, NY; a grandson, Andrew Davidowitz of Huntington Station, NY; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Nellie Kempe.

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