ht school for 5 years in West Branch School and 25 years in the Bennett School. During her life Helen enjoyed gardening, oil painting, canning, various card games, traveling, family and singing old songs as well as being a school teacher. She loved her church where she taught Sunday school, Vacation Bible School and Confirmation Classes. Helen is survived by her two children, daughter, Wendy (Larry) McDevitt of Maquoketa, Iowa and son, Kevin (Patricia) Lendt of Atalissa, Iowa; sisters, Betty Dollar of Muscatine, Iowa and Shari Phillips of Conesville, Iowa; 2 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband (Raymond) and 3 brothers (Leo, Bill and Al).