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Helen Beatrice Schmitt Timp

Birth	:	17 Aug 1931 Spillville, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	27 Apr 2021 Spillville, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Saint Wenceslaus Cemetery, Spillville, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.2055000, -91.9538000
Description	:	Helen Beatrice (Schmitt) Timp, 89, died of cancer at her home in Spillville, Iowa, on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Services will be held at a later date. The youngest of the seven children of Jacob and Mary (Soukup) Schmitt, Helen was born on August 17, 1931, on the family farm a mile and a half northeast of Spillville. Helen's favorite childhood memories were of playing near the spring and in the woods on the farm. Helen attended St. Wenceslaus Catholic School in Spillville through eighth grade, then two years of public high school in Spillville and graduated... Read More	Helen Beatrice (Schmitt) Timp, 89, died of cancer at her home in Spillville, Iowa, on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Services will be held at a later date. The youngest of the seven children of Jacob and Mary (Soukup) Schmitt, Helen was born on August 17, 1931, on the family farm a mile and a half northeast of Spillville. Helen's favorite childhood memories were of playing near the spring and in the woods on the farm. Helen attended St. Wenceslaus Catholic School in Spillville through eighth grade, then two years of public high school in Spillville and graduated from the public high school in Calmar in 1949. Following graduation, she worked as a bookkeeper at Balik Implement in Spillville until the birth of her first child. Helen married Alvin Timp of rural Calmar on Saturday, November 28, 1953, in a double wedding with Helen's sister Doris who married Einar Thompson. Helen and Alvin had known each other in high school and began dating after Alvin returned from military service. Most of their dates were movies or dances at the Inwood Ballroom in Spillville. Their wedding reception was at the A.B.C.S. Hall (Association of Bohemian Catholic Societies) in Spillville, the last wedding party held at that location. They lived in Spillville for a year, and then moved to a farm they rented southwest of town, later buying a farm of their own in the same area. On the farm, Helen worked hard at housekeeping, extensive gardening, cooking and sewing. In her family's estimation, she made the world's best kolaches and other Czech pastries. Starting shortly before and for 23 years after Alvin's sudden death in 1984, Helen worked as a nursing assistant at the Eastern Star nursing home in Decorah. Though it was hard work, she was dedicated to the profession and found satisfaction in helping residents in rehabilitation or in their last days. Simultaneously, she worked as a substitute rural mail carrier for several years, all the while tending a garden and keeping up with farm chores. Ever the care giver, she took care of several of her siblings at the end of their lives. At the age of 63, she left the farm and moved to Spillville, where she lived until her death. From her home, she had a breathtaking view across the street of the historic St. Wenceslaus church, where she and her ancestors received all their sacraments and are buried in the church cemetery. Helen was active in the parish, most recently as a sacristan. Helen loved the outdoors and spent many happy hours working in her yard. She also loved canoeing the Upper Iowa River. She was proud of and interested in both her Czech and German ancestry. She was a member of the Czech Heritage Partnership based in Protivin. And she worked to maintain the cemetery at St. Clement Catholic Church, known as the German Church, outside Spillville. Her great-grandfather Jacob Schmitt who had lent his upper-story apartment in what is now the Bily Clocks museum to Antonin Dvorak in 1893 is buried there. Helen was preceded in death by her parents and siblings Florence Moudry, Edward Schmitt, Edmund Schmitt, Mary Stine, Robert Schmitt and Doris Thompson, and granddaughter Jessica Timp. Surviving are her children Mary Jean Timp (Michael Farley) of Des Moines, and their children Rachel Farley (Peter Clark) and their children Lucy and Oliver Clark of Austin, Texas, and Colin Farley of Des Moines; Sally Timp of Stevensville, Montana, and her children Cameron Kuhle of Anchorage, Alaska, and Rosalyn (Eugene) Kim of Holladay, Utah; Bill (Michelle) Timp and their children Ruby and William Timp of rural Fort Atkinson; and Jacque (Gregg) Cohen and their children Max and Ann Cohen of Frisco, Texas. Schluter - Balik Funeral Home

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Helen Beatrice Schmitt Timp's memorial is located at: Saint Wenceslaus Cemetery, Spillville, Winneshiek County, USA.
When did Helen Beatrice Schmitt Timp death?
Helen Beatrice Schmitt Timp death on 27 Apr 2021 in Spillville, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 43.2055000
Longitude: -91.9538000

Family Members:

Parent

Jacob Schmitt

(1887 - 1964)

Mary Josephine Soukup Schmitt

(1891 - 1965)

Spouse

Alvin Anthony Timp

(1930 - 1984)

Siblings

Edward Schmitt

(1916 - 1964)

Edmund Edward Schmitt

(1918 - 1985)

Doris Celia Schmitt Thompson

(1927 - 2020)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Saint Wenceslaus Cemetery
Spillville, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2055000, -91.9538000

2. Haug Cemetery
Spillville, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2089005, -91.9657974

3. Saint Clements Cemetery
Spillville, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1877000, -91.9635000

4. Garfield Family Cemetery
Conover, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2266900, -91.8846700

5. Saint James German Lutheran Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1478000, -91.9408000

6. Saint Peters Cemetery
Fort Atkinson, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1474991, -91.9405975

7. Madison Settlement Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2607994, -91.9233017

8. Lincoln Cemetery
Ridgeway, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2627983, -91.9819031

9. Calmar Community Cemetery
Calmar, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1786003, -91.8728027

10. Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery
Fort Atkinson, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1425018, -91.9238968

11. Oak Hill Cemetery
Fort Atkinson, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1397018, -91.9353027

12. Bohemian National Cemetery
Spillville, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2168999, -92.0477982

13. Saint Aloysius Catholic Church Cemetery
Calmar, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1772003, -91.8636017

14. Calmar Lutheran Church Cemetery
Calmar, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1833000, -91.8588000

15. McIntosh Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2696991, -91.8833008

16. United Lutheran Cemetery
Ridgeway, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2916985, -92.0216980

17. Young Cemetery
Washington Township, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1102982, -91.9131012

18. Union Prairie Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2585983, -91.8368988

19. Springfield Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2221985, -91.8171997

20. Holy Trinity Church Cemetery
Protivin, Howard County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2188911, -92.0916672

21. Aasa Haugen Home Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2698330, -91.8421110

22. Saint Marys Cemetery
Festina, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1205000, -91.8658000

23. Evangelical United Bretheran Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2843000, -92.0523000

24. Saint Johns German Lutheran Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2849694, -92.0521090