Helen Mary Flattery

Helen M. Flattery, age 89 of Colfax, passed away on Thursday, September 25, 2014, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, September 29, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with burial following at Colfax Cemetery. Visitation will take place on Sunday, September 28, 2014, from 4:00 - 7:30 p.m. at the church. The family will greet friends from 5:00 - 7:30 p.m. A rosary will be prayed at 7:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Immaculate Conception Catholic Church or C-M Scholarships. Condolences may be left for the family at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com. The daughter of Stephen and Mary (Haley) Crall, Helen was born on May 30, 1925 near Hiteman, Iowa. She went to school in Georgetown and graduated from Albia High School in 1944. She taught country school for seven years. On July 19, 1951, she was united in marriage to Edward L. Flattery at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Albia. In 1952, they moved to Colfax. While in Colfax, Helen worked for 19 years at the Colfax Mingo Schools, retiring in 1989. She was a member of Immaculate Con...[more]

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tion Catholic Church, served as a Eucharist Minister, the Altar Rosary Society and also served on the Parish Council. Those left to honor her memory include her children; Stephen (Linda) Flattery of Indianola, Donald (Kimberly) Flattery of Glendale, Arizona, Edward (MaryDell) Flattery of Colfax, Larry (Liz) Flattery of Epworth, Iowa, Bernie Flattery of Colfax, Mary (Dave) Smith of Colfax, and Tina (Tim) Holzworth of Colfax; 29 grandchildren; 33 great grandchildren and a son-in-law, Cory Warrick. Preceding her in death were her parents, husband in 2007; a daughter, Elaine Warrick; three brothers, John Francis Crall, James Crall, and Theodore Crall; three sisters, Margaret Crall, Veronica Coughlin, and Elizabeth Biros, and a son-in-law, Brian Hartgers.