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Saturday, June 28, 2014
Helen Holub
Age: 90
City: Anamosa
Funeral Date
10:30 a.m. Monday, 6/30, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Prairieburg
Funeral Home
Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Helen Holub
HELEN HOLUB
Anamosa
Helen Marie Holub, 90, of Anamosa, passed away Friday, June 27, 2014, at Jones Regional Medical
Center in Anamosa. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 30, at St. Joseph Cath-olic Church, Prairieburg. The family will greet friends from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 29, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Marion, with a Scripture service beginning at 4 p.m. Burial: St. Joseph Cemetery, Prairieburg.
Survivors include her children, Pat (Ken) Heskett, Jim Holub, Dave (Marcia) Holub and Sue Holub; grandchildren, Paul Heskett, Tammi (Tom) Bervid, Amy Holub and Angela Holub; and great-grandchildren, Jacob and Heidi Bervid.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Leonard Holub; brothers, Arthur, Richard and Bill; sisters, Lucille and Lorraine; sister-in-law, Gladys Dauber; and brother-in-law, Lawrence Dauber.
Helen was born Sept. 4, 1923, in Worthington, Iowa, the daughter of Raymond and Elizabeth (Siegel) McVay. She attended school in Worthington and later worked for Loras College and the Shirt Factory in Anamosa. On July 21, 1949, Helen and Leonard Holub were united in marriage at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Prairieburg. They farmed for many years and when Leonard passed away in 1999, Helen moved to Anamosa.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to Woodland Park, St. Luke's Hospital, Hiawatha Care Center, Silvercrest, Jones Regional Medical Center and Above and Beyond Hospice for their great care and compassion with Helen.
Please sign the online guest book for Helen at www.murdochfuneral home.com under obituaries.

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