Lydia was born June 25, 1925 in rural Johnson County the daughter of Chris I. and Mary (Miller) Helmuth. She attended East Lincoln rural school. On October 11, 1953 she was united in marriage to Russell Gnagey at the Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church in rural Kalona. Lydia worked in housekeeping at the University of Iowa Hospital for many years. She was a member of the Fairview Mennonite Church and enjoyed word puzzles, quilting, embroidery and playing Skip-Bo.
Survivors include two daughters, Donna (James) Yoder of Kalona, Karen Gnagey of Kalona, one granddaughter, Brandi Ockenfels, one brother, Daniel (Reva) Helmuth, one sister Martha Schrock, four sisters-in-law, Dorothy Helmuth, Gladys Gnagey, Delores (Mahlon) Leichty, and Geraldine (Dale) Widmer.
Preceding Lydia in death were her parents, husband Russell Gnagey on December 8, 2010, daughter Vivian Ockenfels, son-in-law, Eugene Ockenfels, and five brothers, William, Andrew, John, Menno and Eli Helmuth.
From: KalonaNews.com
[Thanks to contributor #50517424 for the parent links.]
Lydia was born June 25, 1925 in rural Johnson County the daughter of Chris I. and Mary (Miller) Helmuth. She attended East Lincoln rural school. On October 11, 1953 she was united in marriage to Russell Gnagey at the Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church in rural Kalona. Lydia worked in housekeeping at the University of Iowa Hospital for many years. She was a member of the Fairview Mennonite Church and enjoyed word puzzles, quilting, embroidery and playing Skip-Bo.
Survivors include two daughters, Donna (James) Yoder of Kalona, Karen Gnagey of Kalona, one granddaughter, Brandi Ockenfels, one brother, Daniel (Reva) Helmuth, one sister Martha Schrock, four sisters-in-law, Dorothy Helmuth, Gladys Gnagey, Delores (Mahlon) Leichty, and Geraldine (Dale) Widmer.
Preceding Lydia in death were her parents, husband Russell Gnagey on December 8, 2010, daughter Vivian Ockenfels, son-in-law, Eugene Ockenfels, and five brothers, William, Andrew, John, Menno and Eli Helmuth.
From: KalonaNews.com
[Thanks to contributor #50517424 for the parent links.]
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