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- Helen Margaret Kessler Paul.
She was born April 21, 1905 in Odebolt, Sac, Iowa.
She died August 6, 1993 in Storm Lake, Buena Vista, Iowa.
Funeral Services for Helen M. Paul of Storm Lake were held at 11:00 Tuesday morning, August 10, 1993, at the United Methodist Church in Storm take with the Rev. Clifton Ellerbeck of Storm Lake and the Rev. Harold Schirm of Odebolt officiating.
Mrs. Paul died at Methodist Manor in Storm Lake Friday evening, August 6.
Graveside services were held at 2:00 p.m. in the Odebolt Cemetery. Farber and Otteman Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Helen Margaret Paul, the second daughter of John and Flora Mandernach Kessler, was born April 21, 1905, at Odebolt, Sac County, Iowa. She lived in Odebolt from 1905 to 1912, when the family moved to Ida Grove. In 1918 they moved back to Odebolt.
Helen graduated from Odebolt High School in 1922 and was valedictorian of her class. She attended Iowa Stale Teacher's College in Cedar Falls, graduating in 1925 with a primary teacher's degree. She taught primary grades in Ida Grove and Ft. Dodge.
She was married to Verne A. Paul of Odebolt on June 14. 1933, at Spencer, Iowa. They made their home in Odebolt. Verne died June 3, 1986. In October of that year, Helen moved to an apartment in Storm Lake and lived there until entering Methodist Manor in Storm Lake in April 1993.
While in Odebolt, she was clinical secretary for Dr. R.R. Landry from 1950 to 1962. She was a salesperson in Watt's Drug Store in Odebolt for 10 years from 1935 to 1945.
She was primary Sunday School superintendent in the Odebolt Methodist Church for 15 years. She was a member of the United Methodist Women and held various offices; a member of Ruth Circle; a member of the Building Committee; Rouse Unit 313 American Legion Auxiliary for 59 years; Ingleside Club for 59 years; Isis Club for 50 years; and Colonial Manor Auxiliary.
After moving to Storm Lake, she became an associate member of the Methodist Church, the UMW, and a circle. She also belonged to Methodist Manor Guild; Buena Vista Hospital Auxiliary; Methodist Over-50 Singles Club; Questors Truvor Club Chapter 185; Senior Citizens Club: aerobics class: and a card club.
She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; and sisters Irene and Leone Kessler.
Survivors include her brothers-in-aw and sisters-in-law Grace Paul, Milton and lola Paul, and Marvin and Thelma Sonksen; 14 nieces and nephews; 60 great-nieces and nephews; great-great nieces and nephews and one great-great-great-niece; and several cousins.
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