Helen Lucille Bowers (Estling)
November 8, 1919 — June 27, 2010
Helen L. Bowers, 90, of Toddville, died Sunday, June 27, 2010, at Mercy Halmar, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Services: 10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 1, 2010, at Zion Lutheran Church, Hiawatha, Iowa, by Rev. Dan Krueger. The family will greet friends from 4 – 7 p.m., Wednesday, June 30, 2010, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, and 1 hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday. Burial: Dunkard Cemetery, Toddville, Iowa.
Survivors include 3 children, Ron (Sherill) Bowers of Toddville, Diana “Tudi” Smith of Katy, Texas, and Roxanne Smith of Toddville; 7 grandchildren, Heather, Ronda, Brandon, Nicole, Brett, Riley and Racquel; and 6 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; several siblings; and a grandson-in-law, Mike Bagge.
Helen was born November 8, 1919, the daughter of Peter Victor and Lannaea (Anderson) Estling, in Coggon, Iowa. She married Eldee “Dee” Bowers on April 12, 1942, in St. Louis, Missouri. He died February 4, 2009. Helen was an active member of Zion Lutheran Church in Hiawatha, volunteering in many areas, including Sunday School. She was also an avid baseball fan, and a wonderful mother and grandmother who truly enjoyed family activities and gatherings.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in Helen’s memory.
Survivors include 3 children, Ron (Sherill) Bowers of Toddville, Diana “Tudi” Smith of Katy, Texas, and Roxanne Smith of Toddville; 7 grandchildren, Heather, Ronda, Brandon, Nicole, Brett, Riley and Racquel; and 6 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; several siblings; and a grandson-in-law, Mike Bagge.
Helen was born November 8, 1919, the daughter of Peter Victor and Lannaea (Anderson) Estling, in Coggon, Iowa. She married Eldee “Dee” Bowers on April 12, 1942, in St. Louis, Missouri. He died February 4, 2009. Helen was an active member of Zion Lutheran Church in Hiawatha, volunteering in many areas, including Sunday School. She was also an avid baseball fan, and a wonderful mother and grandmother who truly enjoyed family activities and gatherings.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in Helen’s memory.
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