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Ramona Helen McDonald Helms

Birth	:	7 Jun 1917 Tekamah, Burt County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	25 Feb 2012 Onawa, Monona County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Tekamah Cemetery, Tekamah, Burt County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.7868996, -96.2300034
Plot	:	Block 13 Lot 41
Description	:	RAMONA HELEN HELMS 94 years, of Onawa, Iowa, passed away Saturday, February 25, 2012, at Elmwood Care Centre in Onawa. Ramona Helen (McDonald) Helms was born on June 7, 1917, to Melvin and Cleo (Sparks) McDonald at her parents' rural home near Tekamah, Nebraska. She passed away Saturday, February 25, 2012, at Elmwood Care Centre in Onawa, Iowa. Ramona attended Rural School #35 and graduated from Riverside High School. She attended Wayne State Teacher's College and graduated from Dana College in Blair, Nebraska. She taught in rural Nebraska schools for sixteen years and later at Sergeant Bluff, Iowa for fifteen... Read More	RAMONA HELEN HELMS 94 years, of Onawa, Iowa, passed away Saturday, February 25, 2012, at Elmwood Care Centre in Onawa. Ramona Helen (McDonald) Helms was born on June 7, 1917, to Melvin and Cleo (Sparks) McDonald at her parents' rural home near Tekamah, Nebraska. She passed away Saturday, February 25, 2012, at Elmwood Care Centre in Onawa, Iowa. Ramona attended Rural School #35 and graduated from Riverside High School. She attended Wayne State Teacher's College and graduated from Dana College in Blair, Nebraska. She taught in rural Nebraska schools for sixteen years and later at Sergeant Bluff, Iowa for fifteen years. She was a former president of Delta Kappa Gama, and Luton Teacher's Association in Sgt Bluff, and present member of Riverside Baptist Church in rural Tekamah, Nebraska. Ramona was married to Elmo Helms in 1937. They lived on their farm southwest of Decatur except for two years in Seattle, Washington and then in Decatur, Nebraska. They moved to Sergeant Bluff and later to Onawa, Iowa when they retired. They spent the summers at their cabin near Walker, Minnesota and travelled during the winter. Their daughter, Lynna Dell, was born in 1944, while they still lived on the farm in Decatur. Preceding her in death were her husband, Elmo "Buzz"; parents; step-mother, Opal McDonald; brother and wife, Lloyd & Lavene McDonald; brother-in-law and wife, Alby and Lula Helms; brother-in-law, Elbert Musgrave. Survivors are her daughter and husband, Lynna and Bill Reed and grandson, Shawn Reed, all of Oskaloosa, Iowa; sister, Lola Musgrave of Everett, Washington; sister-in-law, Chong McDonald of Federal Way, Washington; nieces and nephews. FUNERAL SERVICE: Thursday, March 1, 2012, 1:00 p.m. Riverside Baptist Church, rural Tekamah. VISITATION: Thursday one hour prior to the service. BURIAL: Tekamah Cemetery MEMORIALS: To the Family for the Alzheimer's Assoc., Riverside Baptist Church and Onawa Baptist Temple.

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Ramona Helen McDonald Helms's memorial is located at: Tekamah Cemetery, Tekamah, Burt County, USA.
When did Ramona Helen McDonald Helms death?
Ramona Helen McDonald Helms death on 25 Feb 2012 in Onawa, Monona County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.7868996
Longitude: -96.2300034

Family Members:

Parent

Cleona Mae Sparks McDonald

(1894 - 1917)

Spouse

Elmo C. “Buzz” Helms

(1914 - 1999)

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