STRAIT, Helen Margaret: 1912-2000
STRAIT, BARKER, ROUSH, FRIES
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Date: 5/29/2014 at 09:47:43
The Fairfield Ledger
Wednesday, October 11, 2000Helen Margaret Strait
Helen Margaret Strait, 88, of Zellwood, Fla., died Friday, Sept. 22, 2000, in her home in Zellwood.
A memorial service and burial were held Oct. 7 in Orlando, Fla. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.
Mrs. Strait was born April 23, 1912, in Douds to Leonard and Hazel Barker Roush. She married Merne "Mike" Strait June 1, 1930, in Keosauqua. He died March 9, 1993.
The Straits were longtime Keosauqua residents, where they operated Goodie Garden Café. They also resided in Packwood, where they owned the Farmer's Savings Bank and at Walton Lake in Fairfield. They moved to Florida in 1990.
Survivors include one daughter, Darlene Fries and her husband Ray; one brother, Marvin Roush of Douds; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; and four brothers, Leslie, Roscoe, Hubert and Allen Roush.
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