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HERVEY, Helen D.: died 1983

HERVEY, SCHOWALTER, KREBILL, WILEY, LEUCK, CLARK

Posted By: Volunteer: Sherri
Date: 11/13/2021 at 11:50:52

**Handwritten: V.B. Leader 14 Jul 1983

HELEN D. HERVEY

Helen D. Hervey, daughter of Oto and Abigail Schowalter Krebill, was born August 5, 25, 1917 at Donnellson and departed this life Thursday, July 7, 1983 at Van Buren County Memorial Hospital in Keosauqua at the age of 65.

She graduated from Donnellson High School, attended Iowa Wesleyan College, and taught school. On April 11, 1936, she married Robert Hervey at Keosauqua. They farmed in the Center Chapel community south of Keosauqua. Mr. Hervey died in 1978. Also preceding her in death were a son, Hollis, a brother Homer Krebill and a grandson Rickey Wiley.

Helen was a long-time active member of the Center Chapel United Methodist Church and attended the Keosauqua United Methodist Women and volunteer worker with the Happy Day Express Pre-school at the Keosauqua church. For a number of years she was coordinator of the Keosauqua Neighborhood Center, and until her last illness was employed at Van Buren Good Samaritan Center.

Surviving are a son, Roger of Galena, Illinois; three daughter, Roberta Leuck, North Manchester, Indiana, Marilyn Wiley, Keosauqua, and Sharon Clark, Forest Lake, Minnesota. Also surviving are 14 grandchildren; one great-grandson; and two brothers, Marvin Krebill, Grand Rapids, Michigan and Dwight Krebill, Donnellson.

Funeral services were held Monday, July 11, 1983 at 3 p.m. in the Keosauqua United Methodist Church with Dr. Louise Spears and Rev. Louise Knupp officiating. Interment was in Center Chapel Cemetery. Memorials were established for the American Cancer Society and the Happy Day Express preschool. Pedrick Funeral Home, Keosauqua was in charge of arrangements.

Source: "Scrapbook 1981 - 1985", Pg. 150,
Keosauqua Public Library, Keosauqua, Van Buren Co., IA


 

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