Beatty, Mary Elizabeth (Helmuth) Wasko (1925 - 2022)

BEATTY, HELMUTH, WEDDING, WASKO, MUELLER

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/8/2022 at 14:03:56

Name of deceased: Mary Elizabeth Wasko Beatty (nee Helmuth)

Aged: 96 yrs, 8 mo, 12 days

Residence: Salem Lutheran Home, Elk Horn, Shelby County, IA

Born: Oct. 14, 1925; Washington, D.C.

Died: June 26, 2022; Salem Lutheran Home, Elk Horn, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Saturday, July 2, 2022; United Church of Avoca; burial was in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Hancock, IA

Survived by: Son, Chester P. Wasko of Long Beach, CA; stepdaughter, Barbara Mueller of Papillion, NE; 3 step-grandchildren; 5 step-great grandchildren; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Louis and Lottie (nee Wedding) Helmuth; husband, Max Eugene Beatty; 2 sisters; 4 brothers

Education: Graduated from Maryland Park High School, Seat Pleasant, MD

Religious affiliation: Member, United Church of Avoca, Avoca, IA, and had served as a deacon there

Military service: n/a

Marriages: (1) Chester P. Wasko; date and location not provided (2) Max Eugene Beatty; Sep. 13, 1991; Bullhead City, AZ.

Employment: After high school, Mary worked for the Navy Dept. during WWII. Later, she was employed by General Telephone Yellow Pages and retired in 1992 after 19 years.

Hobbies/Interests: Loved to travel, including taking cruises and road trips; volunteered at Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan, IA

Sources: kjan.com; Riekenfuneralhome.com; Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014