Langenfeld, Helen (1919 - 2014)

LANGENFELD, WORDEKEMPER, KERWES, ROLING

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 2/27/2014 at 18:50:13

Name of deceased: Helen Mary Langenfeld (nee Wordekemper)

Aged: 94 yrs, 10 mo, 4 days

Residence: Elm Crest Retirement Home, Harlan, IA

Born: April 10, 1919, Willey, IA

Died: February 14, 2014, Elm Crest Retirement Home, Harlan, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, St. Boniface Catholic Church, Westphalia, IA; Rev. John Frost officiated. Burial was at St. Boniface Cemetery in Westphalia, IA.

Survived by: Son, George (spouse, Julie) Langenfeld of Harlan, IA; grandchildren, Trevor, Tori, and Cali; brother, Lawrence Wordekemper of Denison, IA; sister, Alice Roling of Schaller, IA; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Godfried and Mary (nee Kerwes) Wordekemper; husband of 46 years, Leo (deceased Aug. 19, 2001); brothers, Henry, Melvin, and Norbert; sisters, Margaret and Bernice

Education: attended schools in Willey and Vail, IA

Religious affiliation: baptized at St. Peters and Paul Catholic Church in Carroll, IA; as an adult, Helen set up almost every funeral lunch at St. Boniface while a member there between 1955 and 1990. When she became a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church in 1990, she set up funeral lunches for another 24 years, as well as assisting with weddings at both churches.

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Leo Langenfeld; February 9, 1955; Westphalia, IA

Employment: After finishing school, she moved to Chicago and worked as a waitress for a while before moving back to Harlan, IA, and going to work at the Old Coffee Shop. She also helped Ray Domino raise his 4 girls after his wife died. After her marriage, she helped her husband farm until his farm accident in 1986; they moved to town in 1990, and Helen cared for Leo until his death.

Hobbies/Interests: no information provided

Sources: harlanonline.com, pauleyjones.com