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Moe, Helen Irene (Larson)
Helen Irene (Larson) Moe, 100, died peacefully Sept. 19, 2011, at Atrium Village, Hills. Visitation will be held at Zion Lutheran Church, Iowa City, at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, followed by the funeral service at 2 p.m. Interment will be at Salem Memorial Cemetery, Lake Mills, on Sept. 28 at 11 a.m., followed by fellowship at Salem Lutheran Church.
Helen was born Aug. 26, 1911, near Bricelyn, Minn. She was the seventh of 11 children of Arndt Larson and Gunhild “Julia” Bottelson and was baptized and confirmed at South Blue Earth Church, Faribault County, Minn.
After graduation from normal training, Helen taught school until her marriage to Carl Moe on April 3, 1932, at Lake Mills, Iowa. They were the parents of four children and operated a dairy farm there for 30 years before becoming nursing home co-administrators for 15 years, first in Lake Mills, and then in Mapleton, Iowa.
Helen was a 4-H leader for many years and served on the Winnebago County Girls' 4-H committee. After retiring to Iowa City in 1981, she was an active volunteer for RSVP, the Senior Center, and Zion Lutheran Church.
Helen belonged to numerous Norwegian heritage organizations: Sons of Norway, Totenlag, Telelag, Sognalag, Vesterheim Museum and the Iowa City Norse Club.
. Helen had an adventurous spirit that led her to travel widely - from Japan to Russia, Venezuela to Norway and many states. She rode in a hot-air balloon, did white-water rafting in Alaska, and tent-camped in Canada, all after age 70.
Survivors include sons, Roger (Peggy) Moe of Columbia, Mo., Maynard “Mike” (Carol) Moe of Denver, Colo., and Paul (Sherry) Moe of Norfolk, Neb.; daughter, Ruth (David) Christ of Iowa City; 11 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandsons; brother, Donald Larson; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, six sisters, three brothers, and one grandson.
Memorial donations may be made to the Helen Moe Memorial Fund, Zion Lutheran Church, or Iowa City Hospice.
Arrangements with Lensing Funeral Service, Iowa City.
Published Sept. 25, 2011, in The Gazette
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