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Margie Heles
Margie Heles
Pleasant Hill
Margie Loretta Heles, 73, of Pleasant Hill, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023 at MercyOne Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa. A visitation will be held Wednesday, Dec. 6th, 2023 at 6 PM with a rosary at 7 PM at Iles Grandview Park Chapel. A funeral service will be held Thursday, Dec. 7th, 2023 at 10:30 AM at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Burial to follow at Iowa Veteran's Cemetery.
Margie was born on May 12, 1950, in Manchester, Iowa, the daughter of Arthur and Loretta (Short) McEnany. Margie was raised and educated in the Ryan area. She graduated from West Delaware High School in 1968. She attended Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
She then made her home in the Des Moines area. She was united in marriage to John Heles on Feb. 12, 1972 at Monti, Iowa.
Margie worked for the IRS, retired from there, and began working with John at his business until they sold their business and enjoyed full retirement in 2009.
Margie loved to quilt, read, and travel with John, A.J., and Loretta.
Survivors include her husband John of Pleasant Hill, sisters Marilyn (Charlie) Moore of Cedar Rapids, Barbara (Dan) Feldmann of Cedar Rapids, Maxine McEnany of Clive, sister-in-law Ginny McEnany of Topeka, Kan., brother-in-law Jon Christensen of Lakeland, Fla., sister-in-law Mary Lind of Des Moines, brother-in-law Pete Heles of Richardson, Texas, as well as many nieces and nephews.
Margie was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers Arthur McEnany, Tom McEnany, Bill McEnany, and her sister Kathryn Christensen, a sister-in-law Lorraine Heles, and a brother-in-law Jim Lind.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to St. Joseph’s Parish Des Moines.
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