Henschel, Helen Winifred (Kramer) (1936 - 2020)

HENSCHEL, KRAMER, CLIFFORD, LUCHT

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/6/2020 at 20:13:56

Name of deceased: Helen Winifred Henschel (nee Kramer)

Aged: 84 yrs, 5 mo, 17 days

Residence: Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Born: Jan. 2, 1936; Kitchener, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada (with twin brother, Herman)

Died: June 19, 2020; Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Private services; inurnment at Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Children, Jonathan, Peter, James and Elizabeth; numerous grandchildren; sister, Louis Clifford of Port Colborne, Canada; sisters-in-law, Judy Kramer of Lake View, IA, Jane Kramer of Southampton, Canada and Connie Kramer of Waterloo, IA; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Reverend Clarence A. and Frieda (nee Lucht) Kramer

Education: In 1948, Helen's parents moved the family to Hillpoint, WI while the 3 youngest children were still at home and graduated from high school there in 1953. She continued her education and graduated with her Bachelor of Science degree from the Central Institute for the Deaf, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, Class of 1957

Religious affiliation: Baptized by her father on Feb. 9, 1936, at First St. Paul parsonage, Wellesley, Ontario, Canada; member, Peace Lutheran, Harlan, IA; she also played the organ there and at other churches in the Harlan area over the past 40-some years.

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Kenneth William Henschel; 1953; location not provided. They divorced in 1978.

Employment: When Kenneth joined U.S. Air Force as a chaplain, Helen spent her career teaching hearing-impaired and other children at various military bases throughout the U. S. and West Germany. After divorcing, she took a teaching position with the Iowa area special education Education Agency Instructional Service (AEA 13) in Harlan, IA, where she remained.

Hobbies/Interests: no information provided

Sources: findagrave.com; pauleyjones.com