Helen Pearl Reed (Charipar)
June 13, 1914 — November 28, 2009
Helen Pearl Reed, 95, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, November 28, 2009, at Heritage Nursing & Rehab Center, Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 2, 2009, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by Father Christopher Podhajsky and Rev. Msgr Karl Glovik. The family will greet friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, December 1, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids.Burial: St. John’s Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include her children, Gregory (Mary Kay) Reed of Cedar Rapids, Donna Reed of Marion, Philip (Tammy) Reed of Cedar Rapids and Therese (Chris) Carstensen of Walnut, California; eight grandchildren, Scott (Stacy), Stephen (Natalie), Stacey (Scott) Asby, Blake (Jodee), Alison, Corey, Chase and Amanda; four great-grandchildren, Aidan, Addysen, Alayna and Annie; brother, Bud Charipar of Texas; sister-in-law, Mary (Frank) Roberts of Iowa City; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Richard; three brothers, Leo, Charles and Henry; and three sisters, Alice, Ann and Fran.
Helen was born June 13, 1914, the daughter of Matthew and Anna (Langer) Charipar, in Makoti, North Dakota. On July 2, 1944, she was united in marriage to Richard Reed. He died May 11, 1996. Helen worked in the Cedar Rapids area for 30 years and volunteered at Mercy Hospital for 24 years.
She was a 50 year member of St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church and God’s housekeepers for 40 years. Helen presently was a member of St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church. She belonged to St. Regina’s Circle, Altar & Rosary Society for 25 years, and to the Legion of Mary for 30 + years. For 16 years, Helen started and maintained the prayer line and organized pilgrimages to several religious events in Iowa and Minnesota, including a trip to see the Pope in Des Moines. She brought the traveling Pilgrim Virgin Statue to Cedar Rapids and prayed rosaries in her home and other homes for 35 years. For 31 years, Helen visited local nursing homes to pray the rosary and served 24 years to the Night Adoration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Survivors include her children, Gregory (Mary Kay) Reed of Cedar Rapids, Donna Reed of Marion, Philip (Tammy) Reed of Cedar Rapids and Therese (Chris) Carstensen of Walnut, California; eight grandchildren, Scott (Stacy), Stephen (Natalie), Stacey (Scott) Asby, Blake (Jodee), Alison, Corey, Chase and Amanda; four great-grandchildren, Aidan, Addysen, Alayna and Annie; brother, Bud Charipar of Texas; sister-in-law, Mary (Frank) Roberts of Iowa City; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Richard; three brothers, Leo, Charles and Henry; and three sisters, Alice, Ann and Fran.
Helen was born June 13, 1914, the daughter of Matthew and Anna (Langer) Charipar, in Makoti, North Dakota. On July 2, 1944, she was united in marriage to Richard Reed. He died May 11, 1996. Helen worked in the Cedar Rapids area for 30 years and volunteered at Mercy Hospital for 24 years.
She was a 50 year member of St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church and God’s housekeepers for 40 years. Helen presently was a member of St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church. She belonged to St. Regina’s Circle, Altar & Rosary Society for 25 years, and to the Legion of Mary for 30 + years. For 16 years, Helen started and maintained the prayer line and organized pilgrimages to several religious events in Iowa and Minnesota, including a trip to see the Pope in Des Moines. She brought the traveling Pilgrim Virgin Statue to Cedar Rapids and prayed rosaries in her home and other homes for 35 years. For 31 years, Helen visited local nursing homes to pray the rosary and served 24 years to the Night Adoration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
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