Helen M. (Sibrel) AXTELL

AXTELL, SIBREL, WOMACK, TORESDAHL, MOSS, OLTOFF, DUMINICUS, RAPP, GUISENGER, CRAWFORD

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 8/7/2012 at 16:40:53

February 14, 1922 -- July 7, 2012

Helen M. (Sibrel) Axtell, the daughter of Daniel A. and Winifred (Womack) Sibrel, was born February 14, 1922, in Emmetsburg, Iowa. She was raised and educated in the area of her birth. Helen married Roy Axtell on April 17, 1986, in Clayton, New Mexico. He preceded her in death in 2008. Helen made her home in Eagle Grove and worked for Wilson & Co. and Dodger Industries in Eagle Grove, and the Gulf Bay Co. in Clarion. Helen raised AKC Dogs and enjoyed gardening, sewing, and crafts. She attended the Winds of Fire Church in Fort Dodge. Helen passed away on Saturday, July 7, 2012, at her home, at the age of 90 years. She was also preceded in death by her parents; daughters; Sharon K. Toresdahl and Carolyn F. Moss; two brothers, Russell and Clarence Sibrel; and two sisters, Geneva Oltoff and Delores Duminicus. Survivors include her daughters, Marilyn Rapp and husband, Dennis, and Lisa Padilla and husband, Joe, all of Eagle Grove; step-son, Denny Axtell and wife, Linda, of Francisco, Ind.; step-daughters, Alice Guisenger and husband, Joe, of Waukee, and Marge Crawford and husband, Ron, of Lawrence, Kan.; grandchildren: Sharon, Debra, Denise, Duann, Dennis, Victor, Cody, Selena, Angela, and Dawn; step-grandchildren: Tony, Chad, Bertha, DJ, Roxanne, Glenda, Danielle, Peggy, and Paula; 26 great-grandchildren; numerous step great-grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends. She will be greatly missed. Funeral services were held Friday, July 13, at 1 p.m. at Foust Funeral Home in Goldfield. Burial was in the Holmes Lutheran Cemetery near Holmes. Memorials may be left to the discretion of the family. Foust Funeral Home of Eagle Grove was in charge of arrangements.

Eagle Grove Eagle - Iowa
July 19, 2012