Heller, Ethel E. (1927 - 2015)

HELLER, STESSMAN, LEUSCHEN, KNIPSTEIN, ORTNER, BOOK

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 10/3/2015 at 15:02:41

Name of deceased: Ethel Eleanor Heller (nee Stessman)

Aged: 87 yrs, 10 mo, 3 days

Residence: Elm Crest Retirement Home, Harlan, IA

Born: Nov. 10, 1927; Panama, IA

Died: Sep. 13, 2015; Elm Crest Retirement Home, Harlan, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Friday, Sep. 18, 2015; St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, Portsmouth, IA

Survived by: Husband of 66 years, Alvin Heller of Portsmouth, IA; children, Patricia (spouse, Ralph) Knipstein of Apple Valley, CA, Karen (spouse, Thomas) Ortner of Yuba City, CA, Ronald (spouse, Dana) Heller of Alpharetta, GA, and John Heller and Lana of Harlan, IA; 4 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; sister, Bernice (spouse, Mel) Book of Earling, IA; brother, William Stessman of Charlotte, NC; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Alfred and Beatrice (nee Leuschen) Stessman; sister, Margaret Walsh; brother, Alvin Stessman

Education: Attneded and graduated from St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Panama, IA; she continued with her college education Mt. St. Scholastica in Atchison, KS

Religious affiliation: baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Panama, IA; active member ay St. Mary’s Catholic Church and served as church lector and on the Liturgy Committee

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Alvin Heller; Nov. 3, 1948; Panama, IA

Employment: Ethel taught grade school at St. Mary’s Catholic School in Portsmouth, IA; she was the bookkeeper for Heller Gas and Oil, and then worked at the Portsmouth Branch of the Shelby County (IA) State Bank for more than 20 years

Hobbies/Interests: A talented seamstress, she enjoyed crocheting, quilting, and being in her quilting club. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary.

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; pauleyjones.com