Individual Details

Marriage

[The Monticello (Iowa) Express, August 5, 1948]
Helen Owens Wed To Raymond Peters

The marriage of Cora Helen Owens and Raymond Peters was performed Sunday at 2 p.n. at the Little Brown Chursh at Nashua. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Sarah Owens of Wamego, Kan. Mr. Peters' parents are Mr. and Mrs. Henry Peters of Monticello.
Attending the couple wre Mrs. Ralph Christensen, Anamosa, cousin of the bridegroom, and William Owens of Wamego, Kan., brother of the bride.
The bride chose a gray street length dress with navy blue accessories and a corsage of red roses. Mrs. Christensen wore an aqua dress with black accessories. Her corsage was of sweet peas.
A wedding dinner was given at the Peters home for the bridal party and immediate families.
After a wedding trip, Mr. and Mrs. Peters will make their home in Monticello.

Death

Peters, Helen (In Memoriam)
Helen Peters, 91, died Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013, from heath complications at the Monticello Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013, at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Monticello, with interment in the Oakwood Cemetery, Monticello. The Rev. Darryl Larson will officiate at the services. Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25, 2013,  at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello. Thoughts, memories and condolences may be left at . In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established.
Surviving are two children, Susan (Ron) Rumsey, Horace, N.D., and Donald (Janell) Peters, Monticello; three grandchildren, Sarah, Anna. and Paul; two great-grandchildren, Telsha and Jastin; and a brother, William Owens, Wamego, Kan. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Raymond; a granddaughter, Rebecca; and two brothers, George and Charlie.
Cora Helen Peters was born Nov. 17, 1922, in Wamego, Kan. She was the daughter of Alva and Sarah Domeny Owens. She graduated from the Wamego High School. Helen then worked at the Wamego Telephone Company as an operator and the bookkeeper. It was at a USO dance that she met her future husband, Raymond Peters, who was an Iowa soldier stationed at Fort Riley, Kan. The couple married on Aug. 1, 1948, at the Little Brown Church at Nashua, Iowa. They made their home in Monticello. Helen worked as a clerk in the Western Auto Store for a brief time. For 22 years, the majority of her working career, Helen was secretary to the principal of the Monticello Schools. She retired in 1982.
Helen was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church and the Ruth Circle. In her retirement she spent her time working at the church, sewing quilts and spending time with family and friends.
Published Nov. 25, 2013, in The Gazette


BIOGRAPHY

Helen Peters, age 91, died Saturday November 23, 2013, from heath complications, at the Monticello Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. 

Funeral services will be held 11:00 Tuesday morning, November 26, 2013 at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Monticello with interment in the Oakwood Cemetery, Monticello. Rev. Darryl Larson will officiate at the services. Friends may call from 3 until 7 Monday at the Goettsch Funeral Home,, Monticello. Thoughts, Memories and Condolences may be left at goettschonline.com. In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established

Surviving are 2 children, Susan (Ron) Rumsey, Horace, North Dakota, and Donald (Janell) Peters, Monticello, 3 grandchildren, Sarah, Anna and Paul and 2 great-grandchildren, Telsha and Jastin and a brother William Owens, Wamego, KS. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Raymond, a granddaughter, Rebecca, and 2 brothers, George and Charlie. 

Cora Helen Peters was born November 17, 1922 at Wamego, Kansas. She was the daughter of Alva and Sarah Domeny, Owens. She graduated from the Wamego High School. Helen then worked at the Wamego Telephone Company as a operator and the bookkeeper. She met a Iowa soldier station a Fort Riley Kansas named Raymond Peters at a USO dance. The couple married on August 1, 1948 at the Little Brown Church at Nashua, Iowa. The couple made their home in Monticello. She worked as a clerk in the Western Auto Store for a brief time. The majority of her working career, Helen was the secretary to the principal of the Monticello Community Schools for 22 years. She retired in 1982. 

Helen was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church and the Ruth Circle and the Sewing Circle. She had also been a Sunday school teacher.