Helen Marie (Coffman) Thompson (1922-2011)

THOMPSON, COFFMAN, DENEKAS, BERGESON, LEHMAN, ARMBURG

Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 8/5/2012 at 15:01:52

From Adams & Soderstrum Funeral Home obituary, Story County, Iowa:

Helen Marie Thompson

BORN: July 21, 1922
DIED: May 6, 2011
LOCATION: Story City, Iowa

Helen Marie (Coffman) Thompson was born on July 21, 1922, on a farm north of Jewell, the daughter of Larry and Grace (Denekas) Coffman. She attended school in the Jewell and Gilbert area. Helen married Marshall Thompson on June 1, 1940, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church parsonage.

Marshall and Helen farmed in the rural Story City area most of their married life. Helen did housecleaning for others and worked for 34 years as a housekeeper at Bethany Manor. She enjoyed her work very much, she always said, she wasn’t a nurse but felt she was helping people and she was satisfied just being their good friend.

After their retirement, Helen and Marshall enjoyed traveling, but best of all was time spent with family and friends. Helen also enjoyed photo albums and doing scrapbooks. She was a member of St. Petri Lutheran Church, where she served on the altar guild and the care group.

Helen passed away peacefully on May 6, 2011 at Israel Family Hospice House in Ames at 88 years of age.

Helen in survived by two sons, David and his wife Linda Thompson of Charles City, Iowa and Harold and his wife Janice Thompson of Story City; six grandchildren: Michael (Yulyia) Thompson of Anchorage, Alaska, Jeffrey (Christine) Thompson of Morrison, Colorado, Kathleen (Jeffrey) Bergeson of Yankton, South Dakota, Brad (Laura) Thompson of Papillion, Nebraska, Lisa (Brad) Lehmann of Latimer, Iowa and Joel (Trisha) Thompson of Charles City,; 18 great-grandchildren: Rooslan and Alek Thompson, Eiana and Silas Thompson, Evan and Kyle Bergeson, Eli, Renee and Samuel Thompson, Blake, Grant, Maxwell, Lindy, and Boaz Lehmann, and Sophie, Lydia, Isaac and Micah Thompson; and one sister, Erma Armburg of Nevada.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Marshall on January 11, 2005; her grandson, Douglas; and her brother, Leonard Coffman.

Memorials may be made to Israel Family Hospice House, St. Petri Lutheran Church or Timberland Village.

Funeral Service

May 10, 2011
11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
St. Petri Lutheran Church
804 Grand Ave.
Story City, IA 50248

Interment

May 10, 2011
11:45 AM to 12:00 PM
Story City Municipal Cemetery
900 Grand Ave.
Story City, IA 50248

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