McKnabb, Helen I. (1911 - 2015)

MCKNABB, ECKEL, HOLMSTROM, CHRISTOFFERSEN, SMITH, WALTERS, PIKE

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 9/11/2015 at 14:25:51

Name of deceased: Helen Ione McKnabb (nee Eckel)

Aged: 104 yrs, 6 mo, 16 days

Residence: Granger Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Granger, IA

Born: Feb. 2, 1911; on a farm west of Shelby, IA

Died: Aug. 18, 2015; Granger Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Granger, IA

Funeral services: Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015, at the United Methodist Church in Shelby, IA; private inurnment at Shelby Cemetery, Shelby, IA

Survived by: Son, Lee (spouse, Audrey) McKnabb of Shelby, IA; daughter, Mona (spouse, Hal) Holmstrom of Minburn, IA; son-in-law, Glen (spouse, Margret) Christoffersen of Pleasanton, CA; 10 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren, 2 step-great-grandchildren; 21 great-great-grandchildren; brother, Dwight (spouse, Margie) Eckel of Tampa, FL; nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Richard and Mary Elma (nee Smith) Eckel; husband of 58 years, Clarence (deceased June 12, 1989); siblings, Clyde, Thornton, and Stanley Eckel, and Florence Walters and Edna Pike; daughter, Bonnie Christoffersen; infant grandson, Steven McKnabb

Education: attended school in Shelby,IA; graduated with the Class of 1929

Religious affiliation: lifelong member of the United Methodist Church in Shelby, IA

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Clarence Edward McKnabb; March 18, 1931; at her parents’ home near Shelby, IA

Employment: homemaker

Hobbies/Interests: enjoyed vegetable and flower gardening; bird-watching, and reporting on bird migrations to Cornell University in NY; active in many civic and community organizations over the years

Sources: harlanonline.com; burmeisterjohannsen.com