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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Helen Agnes Buresh Upah
Helen Agnes
Buresh Upah
March 31, 1916 – October 22, 2011
Helen Agnes Buresh Upah's Obituary
TAMA-Helen Agnes Buresh Upah, 95, of Tama and formerly of Toledo, passed away, Saturday, October 22, 2011 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 10:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael Mescher as celebrant. Interment will follow at Holy Trinity Cemetery in rural Toledo. Visitation will be held Friday, October 28 from 5 – 7 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with a 7 PM Vigil Service and Rosary.
Helen was born on March 31, 1916, in Chelsea, Iowa, the daughter of Frank and Mary (Behounek) Kubu.
She received her education at St. Joseph's Catholic School in Chelsea.
In 1936, she was united in marriage to William Buresh and they had two children, Robert and Janet. They were married until his passing twenty-five years later. Ten years later she married William Upah and they were married for fifteen years. Helen was a homemaker. She lived in Willow Apartments for many years before moving into Sunny Hill Care Center in 2006.
Helen was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama. She was an active participant in the church and was a member of KD Lodge. She enjoyed cooking, playing cards, word puzzles and spending time with her family.
Preceding her in death were her parents; her two husbands, William Buresh and William Upah; her daughter-in-law, Connie Buresh; her son-in-law, Joe Venneman; two brothers Leander and George Kubu; and three sisters Martha Dunning, Mary Shoemaker and Annie Kubu.
Survivors include two children, Robert (Mary) Buresh of Tama, and Janet Venneman of Luzerne; six grandchildren, Doreen (Rodney) Hampton of Middletown, OH, Michael (Heidi) Buresh of Jacksonville, FL, Sr. Joetta Venneman of Louisville, KY, Jacqueline (Todd) Hagen of Shellsburg, Janice (Balfour) Correll of Atlanta, GA, and Joe (Melisa) Venneman of Blairstown; seven great-grandchildren, Brian and Heather Butt, Willa and Reis Buresh, Wyatt and Noah Hagen, and Brandon Venneman; one sister, Adeline Upah of Chelsea; sisters-in-law, Wilma Kubu of Marion and Violet Dvorak of Clutier; and many nieces and nephews.
A memorial fund has been established.
Helen was born on March 31, 1916, in Chelsea, Iowa, the daughter of Frank and Mary (Behounek) Kubu.
She received her education at St. Joseph's Catholic School in Chelsea.
In 1936, she was united in marriage to William Buresh and they had two children, Robert and Janet. They were married until his passing twenty-five years later. Ten years later she married William Upah and they were married for fifteen years. Helen was a homemaker. She lived in Willow Apartments for many years before moving into Sunny Hill Care Center in 2006.
Helen was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama. She was an active participant in the church and was a member of KD Lodge. She enjoyed cooking, playing cards, word puzzles and spending time with her family.
Preceding her in death were her parents; her two husbands, William Buresh and William Upah; her daughter-in-law, Connie Buresh; her son-in-law, Joe Venneman; two brothers Leander and George Kubu; and three sisters Martha Dunning, Mary Shoemaker and Annie Kubu.
Survivors include two children, Robert (Mary) Buresh of Tama, and Janet Venneman of Luzerne; six grandchildren, Doreen (Rodney) Hampton of Middletown, OH, Michael (Heidi) Buresh of Jacksonville, FL, Sr. Joetta Venneman of Louisville, KY, Jacqueline (Todd) Hagen of Shellsburg, Janice (Balfour) Correll of Atlanta, GA, and Joe (Melisa) Venneman of Blairstown; seven great-grandchildren, Brian and Heather Butt, Willa and Reis Buresh, Wyatt and Noah Hagen, and Brandon Venneman; one sister, Adeline Upah of Chelsea; sisters-in-law, Wilma Kubu of Marion and Violet Dvorak of Clutier; and many nieces and nephews.
A memorial fund has been established.
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