Individual Details
Helen Violet SIMPSON
(19 Sep 1924 - 7 Oct 2010)
Events
| Birth | 19 Sep 1921 | Montezuma, Poweshiek Co., IA |  | ||
| Birth | 19 Sep 1924 | Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA | | ||
| Marriage | 19 Jun 1965 | Grace United Methodist Church, Brooklyn, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA - Robert Lavern WILLETT | | ||
| Marriage | 19 Jun 1965 | Poweshiek Co., IA - Robert Lavern WILLETT | | ||
| Alt name | 19 Jun 1965 | Helen Violet WILLETT | | ||
| Death | 7 Oct 2010 | Grinnell Regional Hospital, Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA |  | | |
| Burial | 12 Oct 2010 | Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery, Brooklyn, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA | | | |
| Reference No | 2416 |
Families
| Spouse | Robert Lavern WILLETT (1926 - ) |
Notes
Death
Birth: Sep. 19, 1924Montezuma
Poweshiek County
Iowa, USA Death: Oct. 7, 2010
Grinnell
Poweshiek County
Iowa, USA
Helen V. Willett, age 86 of Brooklyn, IA, died Thursday, October 7, 2010 at the Grinnell Regional Hospital, Grinnell, IA. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at Grace United Methodist Church, Brooklyn with Rev. John Dodds officiating. Burial will be in the Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 P.M. Monday, October 11, 2010 at Kloster Funeral Home, Brooklyn. Memorials may be contributed to the East Poweshiek County Ambulance.
Helen is survived by her husband of 45 years Robert Willett; a son Mack Purdum and wife Mary of Montezuma and a granddaughter Michelle Bartachek. Helen was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband Skip Purdum in 1963, a son Duane Purdum in 2001, and four brothers Claire, Chester, Lloyd and Bob Simpson.
Helen Violet Simpson was born September 19, 1924 in rural Montezuma, Iowa, the daughter of George and Alice Morrow Simpson. She graduated from Montezuma High School with the class of 1942. Helen married Robert Willett on June 19, 1965 at Grace United Methodist Church in Brooklyn. She was employed over the years at the Ben Franklin Store, the Jack Warfel Men's Store and also worked at Crosson Drug Store retiring after 20 years. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, the BBB Club, and a former member of Eastern Star. Helen enjoyed crocheting, reading and playing cards. She especially enjoyed the beautiful flowers in her flower garden.
Family links:
Spouse:
Carroll Cliff Purdum (1921 - 1963)*
Children:
Duane Bruce Purdum (1954 - 2001)*
* Reverse Relationships:" boBDY="This relationship was not directly added to this memorial. Rather, it is calculated based on information added to the related person's memorial. For example: if Joe Public is linked to Jane Public as a spouse, a reciprocal link will automatically be added to Jane Public's memorial.
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Burial:
Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery
Brooklyn
Poweshiek County
Iowa, USA
Plot: Row C, Lot 3 Space 4
Maintained by: The Locater
Originally Created by: Harold Nevenhoven
Record added: Oct 10, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 59881701
Burial
Birth: Sep. 19, 1924Montezuma
Poweshiek County
Iowa, USA Death: Oct. 7, 2010
Grinnell
Poweshiek County
Iowa, USA
Helen V. Willett, age 86 of Brooklyn, IA, died Thursday, October 7, 2010 at the Grinnell Regional Hospital, Grinnell, IA. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at Grace United Methodist Church, Brooklyn with Rev. John Dodds officiating. Burial will be in the Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 P.M. Monday, October 11, 2010 at Kloster Funeral Home, Brooklyn. Memorials may be contributed to the East Poweshiek County Ambulance.
Helen is survived by her husband of 45 years Robert Willett; a son Mack Purdum and wife Mary of Montezuma and a granddaughter Michelle Bartachek. Helen was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband Skip Purdum in 1963, a son Duane Purdum in 2001, and four brothers Claire, Chester, Lloyd and Bob Simpson.
Helen Violet Simpson was born September 19, 1924 in rural Montezuma, Iowa, the daughter of George and Alice Morrow Simpson. She graduated from Montezuma High School with the class of 1942. Helen married Robert Willett on June 19, 1965 at Grace United Methodist Church in Brooklyn. She was employed over the years at the Ben Franklin Store, the Jack Warfel Men's Store and also worked at Crosson Drug Store retiring after 20 years. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, the BBB Club, and a former member of Eastern Star. Helen enjoyed crocheting, reading and playing cards. She especially enjoyed the beautiful flowers in her flower garden.
Family links:
Spouse:
Carroll Cliff Purdum (1921 - 1963)*
Children:
Duane Bruce Purdum (1954 - 2001)*
* Reverse Relationships:" boBDY="This relationship was not directly added to this memorial. Rather, it is calculated based on information added to the related person's memorial. For example: if Joe Public is linked to Jane Public as a spouse, a reciprocal link will automatically be added to Jane Public's memorial.
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Burial:
Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery
Brooklyn
Poweshiek County
Iowa, USA
Plot: Row C, Lot 3 Space 4
Maintained by: The Locater
Originally Created by: Harold Nevenhoven
Record added: Oct 10, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 59881701
Endnotes
1. GEDCOM file submitted by Patricia Breniman Rowell, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa. Imported on 26 May 2017..
2. Patricia Breniman Rowell, Gedcom file on CD, Received 24 Jan 2013, 1191 480th Ave., Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa. "Breniman GEDCOM File." Compiled by Patricia Breniman Rowell [(leon429@zumatel.net) 1191 480th Ave] Montezuma, Iowa. Supplied by Rowell, 24 Jan 2013. Copy held by [Denise Steward McLain, 3501 Cedar Springs Drive SW] Concord, NC..
3. Cemetery Photos and Data: , by williamknight57; ; findagrave.com, . Online www.findagrave.com; John Alden Headstone; Printout dated 29 May 2017, "Findagrave.com," online database (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 Jan 2013), entry for Helen Violet Simpson Purdum Willett, Compiled by Harold Nevenhoven, 2010, #59881701..
4. Patricia Breniman Rowell, Gedcom file on CD, Received 24 Jan 2013, 1191 480th Ave., Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa. "Breniman GEDCOM File." Compiled by Patricia Breniman Rowell [(leon429@zumatel.net) 1191 480th Ave] Montezuma, Iowa. Supplied by Rowell, 24 Jan 2013. Copy held by [Denise Steward McLain, 3501 Cedar Springs Drive SW] Concord, NC..
5. Cemetery Photos and Data: , by williamknight57; ; findagrave.com, . Online www.findagrave.com; John Alden Headstone; Printout dated 29 May 2017, "Findagrave.com," online database (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 Jan 2013), entry for Helen Violet Simpson Purdum Willett, Compiled by Harold Nevenhoven, 2010, #59881701..
6. Marriage Record, Poweshiek Co., Iowa, Recorders' Office, Book S, page 212, No. 11685.
7. Newspaper Article, Brooklyn (Iowa) Chronicle, date unknow.
8. GEDCOM file submitted by Patricia Breniman Rowell, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa. Imported on 26 May 2017..
9. Patricia Breniman Rowell, Gedcom file on CD, Received 24 Jan 2013, 1191 480th Ave., Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa. "Breniman GEDCOM File." Compiled by Patricia Breniman Rowell [(leon429@zumatel.net) 1191 480th Ave] Montezuma, Iowa. Supplied by Rowell, 24 Jan 2013. Copy held by [Denise Steward McLain, 3501 Cedar Springs Drive SW] Concord, NC..
10. Patricia Breniman Rowell, Gedcom file on CD, Received 24 Jan 2013, 1191 480th Ave., Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa. "Breniman GEDCOM File." Compiled by Patricia Breniman Rowell [(leon429@zumatel.net) 1191 480th Ave] Montezuma, Iowa. Supplied by Rowell, 24 Jan 2013. Copy held by [Denise Steward McLain, 3501 Cedar Springs Drive SW] Concord, NC..
11. Cemetery Photos and Data: , by williamknight57; ; findagrave.com, . Online www.findagrave.com; John Alden Headstone; Printout dated 29 May 2017, "Findagrave.com," online database (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 Jan 2013), entry for Helen Violet Simpson Purdum Willett, Compiled by Harold Nevenhoven, 2010, #59881701..
12. Cemetery Photos and Data: , by williamknight57; ; findagrave.com, . Online www.findagrave.com; John Alden Headstone; Printout dated 29 May 2017, "Findagrave.com," online database (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 Jan 2013), entry for Helen Violet Simpson Purdum Willett, Compiled by Harold Nevenhoven, 2010, #59881701..