Helen Theresa (Fluckey) Kingery 1926-2013

FLUCKEY, KINGERY, FREGIA, MATHES, JUSTICE, HUDSON

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Date: 2/21/2014 at 21:12:27

Helen Kingery, 87, of Creston, passed away on Monday, October 28, 2013, at Crest Haven Care Centre. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 am Wednesday,
October 30, 2013, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Burial will be in St. Edward's Cemetery, Afton. Father Ken Halbur will officiate. Open visitation will be 3-8 pm Tuesday at Powers Funeral Home, Creston, with family receiving friends from 6-8 pm. There will be a Christian Wake Service at 7 pm.
Memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer's Association or Holy Spirit Parish.

Helen Theresa Fluckey was born on February 22, 1926, on a farm south of Thayer, Iowa, the third of six children of Frank and Martha Osfalg Fluckey. She graduated from Arispe High School in 1943, attended Creston Junior College for one year, and then taught at a rural school in Sand Creek Township. On June 22, 1946, she married Darrell Kingery. While raising her children she taught in rural schools in Dodge and Highland Townships. She continued her education at Drake University, where she received a bachelor's degree in 1968. She taught at Cromwell, and at Lincoln and Franklin Schools in Creston until retiring in 1984. An enthusiastic traveler and a diligent researcher of family history, she delighted in finding and corresponding with cousins. After retirement she helped care for her elderly relatives.

Helen is survived by her husband Darrell and three children: Dennis (wife Karlene),Omaha, Nebraska; Jean Ann Fregia (husband Ronnie), Orange, Texas; Scott (wife Cathy), Jefferson, Iowa; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Also surviving are her sister Evelyn Mathes of Afton; brother Robert (wife Marilyn) of Murray; and sister-in-law Catherine Fluckey of Creston. Preceding her in death were her parents, brother Joe, sisters Frances Justice and Marie Hudson, and brothers-in-law John Justice, Ralph Hudson, and George Mathes.

Helen Fluckey Kingery
 

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