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Helen Louise Overeen Damstrom

Birth	:	25 Nov 1915 Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, USA
Death	:	26 Jan 2017
Burial	:	Evergreen Cemetery, Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.0940018, -94.6791992
Description	:	Born in her maternal grandmother's farmhouse in Decatur County, Illinois on Thanksgiving Day November 25th 1915. Helen was the first of seven children of the farming family of John J. and Grace (Stafford) Overeen. At age four Helen's family moved to Iowa living on farms near Nemaha and Early then Greenville where Helen had a busy school and social life graduating in the class of 1933. Helen attended Buena Vista College at Storm Lake, Iowa, and Iowa State Teachers College at Cedar Falls, Iowa receiving a teaching certificate. She lived in Spencer teaching in the nearby country schools Sioux NO. 7 and... Read More	Born in her maternal grandmother's farmhouse in Decatur County, Illinois on Thanksgiving Day November 25th 1915. Helen was the first of seven children of the farming family of John J. and Grace (Stafford) Overeen. At age four Helen's family moved to Iowa living on farms near Nemaha and Early then Greenville where Helen had a busy school and social life graduating in the class of 1933. Helen attended Buena Vista College at Storm Lake, Iowa, and Iowa State Teachers College at Cedar Falls, Iowa receiving a teaching certificate. She lived in Spencer teaching in the nearby country schools Sioux NO. 7 and the new Royal schoolhouse in the late 1930's and early 1940's during which time she began dating Herb Damstrom from Emmetsburg, Iowa. In the spring of 1942 Helen rode the train to Norfolk, Virginia where Herb was stationed with the US Coastguard. They were married on May 28th in Conway, North Carolina. Back in Spencer Helen gave birth to two sons, Herb Jr 1944 and David 1946. When Herb mustered out of the Navy the family moved to Ft Des Moines, Iowa for a few years before moving to Des Moines' Southside in 1951 where Helen and Herb resided until moving to Spencer in 1990. Helen began teaching for Des Moines Public Schools in the early 1950's giving birth to daughter Janis In 1957. She later taught kindergarten for Norwalk/Lakewood Public Schools until retiring in 1982. During this time she received her B.S.Ed. from Drake University in 1973. She substitute taught and tutored for a few years in Spencer in the early 1990's. Helen loved teaching, and was active in the various churches the she attended. She liked playing the piano, and did a lot of sewing making clothes for her family. Helen had a great appreciation for nature and enjoyed the outdoors from city and state parks to trips to the Rocky Mountains. Helen was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and siblings, Gene, Drexel, Romola (Grethen), Bill, and John. She leaves behind a sister Barbara (Dotson); children Herb Jr (Maria), Dave, Janis (Mark) Heifner; seven grandchildren, Angelique, Dave II (Tami), Chris (Christina), Debi (Terry) Kofron; Brian (Alison) Heifner, Jason Heifner, Mike (Nicole) Heifner; great grandchildren, Caylee Kofron, Sam Kofron, Will Kofron, CJ Damstrom, Clare Bennett.

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Helen Louise Overeen Damstrom's memorial is located at: Evergreen Cemetery, Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, USA.
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Latitude: 43.0940018
Longitude: -94.6791992

Family Members:

Parent

John Jacob Overeen

(1891 - 1971)

Grace Stafford Overeen

(1897 - 1979)

Spouse

Herbert Howard Damstrom

(1917 - 2001)

Siblings

Romola Maurine Overeen Grethen

(1919 - 2008)

William Wayne “"Bill"” Overeen

(1923 - 2009)

John Merlin Overeen

(1926 - 1996)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Evergreen Cemetery
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0940018, -94.6791992

2. Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.0913200, -94.6790000

3. Vernon Township Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.1840000, -94.6185000

4. Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.1866740, -94.7872050

5. Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.1265000, -94.5017000

6. Riverside Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.0200000, -94.5220000

7. Saint Mary's Cemetery
Rush Lake Township, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9560000, -94.6980000

8. Highland Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.1497002, -94.8578033

9. Silver Lake Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.0386009, -94.8597031

10. Calvary Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.0386009, -94.8613968

11. North Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.1696281, -94.5077438

12. Rush Lake Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9497185, -94.7383270

13. Valley View Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2428000, -94.7212000

14. Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.1980000, -94.8375000

15. Calvary Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.1314011, -94.8869019

16. Crown Hill Cemetery
Ruthven, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1328011, -94.8878021

17. Lincoln Cemetery
West Bend, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9596842, -94.5602466

18. Ellington Cemetery
Ellington Township, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9377000, -94.6240400

19. Saint Luke's Lutheran Cemetery
Fairfield Township, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1545000, -94.4723000

20. Saint Jacobs Cemetery
Graettinger, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2546997, -94.7705994

21. Graettinger City Cemetery
Graettinger, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2550011, -94.7722015

22. Saint Michaels Catholic Cemetery
Whittemore, Kossuth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0827000, -94.4322500

23. Riverside Cemetery
West Bend, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9512000, -94.5120000

24. Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
Whittemore, Kossuth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0530014, -94.4135971