Helen Dalamaggas, 86, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa died Sunday, December 23, 2018, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, Iowa. Visitation: 4 – 7 p.m. Thursday, December 27, 2018, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids with Trisagion Service to begin at 7 p.m. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 28, 2018, at St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, Cedar Rapids. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Helen was born on October 7, 1932, in Cedar Rapids, the daughter of Chris and Antonia Dalamaggas. She graduated from Franklin High School and also from Coe College with a B.A. degree in Business Education.
After beginning her career at Collins Radio, she decided she wanted to teach and began her 25 year teaching career at Elvira, Iowa, Center Point, Iowa, Skokie, Illinois, and Cedar Rapids Jefferson and Roosevelt schools.
Helen is survived by nephews, Peter T. Dalamaggas and Chris Dalamaggas; sisters-in-law, Godson, and many other relatives in the United States and Greece.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Chris and Antonia Dalamaggas; and her brothers, Pete and Theodore Dalamaggas.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church at 501 A Avenue NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401 or Coe College.
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