"I was very fond of Helen Nida. They moved into the house across the driveway from us. They were both just perfect neighbors and we became good friends. I will never forget her. We moved from there shortly before my husband died in 2005. She wrote on her Christmas card that she had lung cancer and I have been praying for her. I wrote that I would come to see her but I would call first and if she did not feel up to company to please tell me. But then I came down with a bad cold (and still have it) so had still not gotten there. I did not know she was in hospice. I am very sad at this news. I wonder too how J.L is doing as Helen said he was having heart surgery on Jan. 16th. "
In loving memory of
Helen S. Nida
February 8, 1931 - January 22, 2012
Helen S. Nida, age 80 of Newton, died Sunday, January 22, 2012, at Skiff Medical Center - Monarch Wing. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at Coburn Funeral Home, with burial following at McKeever Cemetery. Visitation will take place on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. The family will greet friends from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Memorials may be directed to Hospice of Jasper County or the Church of the Nazarene in Newton. Condolences may be left for the family at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com
The daughter of James Milton and Margaret Julia (Hanks) Burch, Helen was born on February 8, 1931 in Linn Creek, Missouri. On February 24, 1946, she was united in marriage to J L Nida in Missouri. Helen worked at Skiff Medical Center for seventeen years. She enjoyed quilting and flower gardening.
Those left to honor her memory include her husband, J L of Newton; her children, Kathy Osborn and her husband Joe of Excelsior Springs, Missouri, Linda Brenden and her friend David of Newton, Leroy Nida and his wife Lisa of Kalona, and Bobbi Etter and her husband Kip of Kellogg; a daughter in law, Christine Nida of Newton; 12 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, two great great grandchildren and a brother Bill Burch and his wife Martha of Missouri. Preceding her in death were her parents, a son Bradley two granddaughters, and a great great granddaughter and eight brothers and sisters.
Tributes
"I am so sorry to hear of Helen's passing. She was such a nice lady. I recall my sis and I coming to her home when we were teens. She always welcomed us with a smile. She didn't mind us girls coming to hang out with Kathy and Linda."