HELFTER, James 1942-2014

HELFTER, COONRADT, PIKE

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 10/28/2014 at 18:18:04

James "Jim" Helfter

(Died October 26, 2014)

James “Jim” Helfter, age 72, of Sherrard, Illinois, died Sunday, October 26, 2014, at Trinity Hospital in Rock Island, Illinois.

Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, November 1, 2014, at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage, Iowa, with Pastoral Minister Annette Uker officiating. Burial will be in St. Peter’s Cemetery in New Haven, Iowa. Visitation will be from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home.

Jim was born June 6, 1942, in Osage, Iowa, the son of John and Merna (Coonradt) Helfter. He graduated from St. Mary’s Academy in New Haven in 1960. On December 30, 1988, he married Gwen Eileen Pike in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Jim worked at Martin Marietta in Colorado. He was currently CEO of Helfter Enterprises, Inc. in Osco, Illinois, in the field of customized organic feed animal supplements.

He was a member of the American Endurance Riders Association and the Upper Midwest Endurance and Competitive Riders Association. He enjoyed the mountains, riding horses, driving tractors, and rodeo barrels and poles. He was a field trial judge for dog shows.

Jim is survived by his wife, Gwen Helfter of Sherrard, Illinois; Kendra Kim Helfter, and Kurt James Helfter of Denver, Colorado, children of Jim Helfter and Judy (Popp) Hartig; step-children, Corrie Meling of Raleigh, North Carolina, Holly (John) Zobeck of Adel, Iowa, Brad Meling of Des Moines, Iowa, Mike (Lisa) Meling of Marshalltown, Iowa, and Steph Heerkes of La Porte City, Iowa; grandchildren, Georgia and Lily Helfter; step-grandchildren, Beau and Ryan Meling, Taylor, Savannah, Callie, Grace and Faith Zobeck, Levi and Raelyn Meling and Jonie Brewer, Marisa and Jordan Meling, Bailey and Noah Heerkes; step-great-grandchildren, Arianna, Brooklyn, Jaden and Audriegh; sister, Vonnie Fox of Eau Claire, Wisconsin; and brother, John “Gene” Helfter of Marshalltown, Iowa.

He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Delores Gilmore and Ann Clark.

Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home 641-732-3706

Source: Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home website

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