OBITUARY: Helen Sophia (Siebels) Huebsch, 1917-2005, Mitchell County, Iowa

[Posted Nov. 9, 2005 - www.mcpress.com]
                                





                              Helen S. Huebsch

OSAGE--Funeral services for Helen S. Huebsch, age 88, of Osage, Iowa, were
held Saturday, Nov. 5, 2005, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Osage, with
Rev. John Moser officiating. Helen died Thursday, Nov. 3, 2005, at the
Faith Lutheran Home in Osage.

Helen Sophia Siebels was born August 23, 1917, in Perham, Minn., to Edward
and Kunigunda (Dietlein) Siebels. She was the third oldest of eight siblings.
In 1939, Helen married Edwin Francis Huebsch in Perham. They were parents
to five children: William, Carol, Lois, Joseph, and Diane. The family moved
from Perham to Osage in 1960 where Edwin continued to pursue his turkey
service business. Helen was active in Sacred Heart Church, St. Rose Circle,
Our Lady of Good Counsel Study Club and Alpha Writers. She and Ed were
founders and leaders for many years of the Gorman Sunshine 4-H club in
Perham.

She was preceded in death by her daughter Lois Root and son-in law Darrell
Root, her parents, two brothers and two sisters.

Helen is survived by her husband, Edwin Huebsch, of Osage; her children,
William Sr. (Colly) Huebsch of Osage, Carol (Ron) Gruber of Rochester,
Minn., Joseph (Sandra) Huebsch of Osage, Diane (Jon) Sparrow of Osage;
two sisters, Agnes Schwanz of Perham, Minn., Pauline (William) Morganroth
of St. Cloud, Minn.; one brother Eugene (Anne) Siebels of Virginia Beach,
Va.; 25 grandchildren, 52 great grandchildren and five great-great-
grandchildren.

Arrangements were made by Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage, 641-732-3706.


 
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