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Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Heller, Zelma Fay
Zelma Fay Heller, 71, of Lostine, Ore., formerly of Marengo, died Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at her home. Funeral services: 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo, Iowa. Burial will be in the Koszta Cemetery, rural Marengo. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo. Memorials may be contributed to the American Cancer Society or the Humane Society.
Zelma is survived by her husband, Frank Heller; her children, Dawn Stumbo of Shelley, Idaho, and Tonya Vokral of New Plymouth, Idaho; three grandchildren, Franklyn, Tonya, and Gabrielle Stumbo; her mother, Beulah Flynn Blake of Riegelwood, N.C.; a brother, H.C. Blake, Jr. (Magdalene) of Acme-Delco, N.C.; and a sister, Elizabeth Settlemeyer (Billy) of Riegelwood, N.C.
She was preceded in death by her father, Henry Clay Blake; and a brother, Alan Blake.
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Published July 31, 2012 in The Gazette