Richard L. Helm, 64, of Van Meter, died Dec. 30, 2006, at the Kavanagh House in West Des Moines.
Burial of the cremated remains will be held at a later date in the new Iowa Veterans Cemetery near Van Meter.
Richard was born Dec. 3, 1942, in Des Moines, the son of William Arthur and Lila Sylvia (Neve) Helm. He graduated from Tech High in 1961 and briefly attended Iowa State University prior to joining the United States Marines. He served three tours in Vietnam and retired at the rank of Master Sergeant after 21 years. He was married to Geneva Maxson Hawthorne in the Winterset City Park on June 5, 1985. He was a member of Madison County Central Committee for the Republican Party. Richard was a heart transplant recipient in 1994.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Charles Helm.
He is survived by his wife; four sons, Richard Helm Jr. of Des Moines, Larry Helm of Montclair, Calif., Steve Helm of Centerville and Randy Helm of Des Moines; three step-sons, Louis Hawthorne of Memphis, Tenn., Timothy Hawthorne of Des Moines and Troy Hawthorne of San Diego, Calif.; two sisters, Sally Bache and Sylvia Moffett, both of Las Vegas, Nev.; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Burial of the cremated remains will be held at a later date in the new Iowa Veterans Cemetery near Van Meter.
Richard was born Dec. 3, 1942, in Des Moines, the son of William Arthur and Lila Sylvia (Neve) Helm. He graduated from Tech High in 1961 and briefly attended Iowa State University prior to joining the United States Marines. He served three tours in Vietnam and retired at the rank of Master Sergeant after 21 years. He was married to Geneva Maxson Hawthorne in the Winterset City Park on June 5, 1985. He was a member of Madison County Central Committee for the Republican Party. Richard was a heart transplant recipient in 1994.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Charles Helm.
He is survived by his wife; four sons, Richard Helm Jr. of Des Moines, Larry Helm of Montclair, Calif., Steve Helm of Centerville and Randy Helm of Des Moines; three step-sons, Louis Hawthorne of Memphis, Tenn., Timothy Hawthorne of Des Moines and Troy Hawthorne of San Diego, Calif.; two sisters, Sally Bache and Sylvia Moffett, both of Las Vegas, Nev.; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Richard L. Helm, 64, of Van Meter, died Dec. 30, 2006, at the Kavanagh House in West Des Moines.
Burial of the cremated remains will be held at a later date in the new Iowa Veterans Cemetery near Van Meter.
Richard was born Dec. 3, 1942, in Des Moines, the son of William Arthur and Lila Sylvia (Neve) Helm. He graduated from Tech High in 1961 and briefly attended Iowa State University prior to joining the United States Marines. He served three tours in Vietnam and retired at the rank of Master Sergeant after 21 years. He was married to Geneva Maxson Hawthorne in the Winterset City Park on June 5, 1985. He was a member of Madison County Central Committee for the Republican Party. Richard was a heart transplant recipient in 1994.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Charles Helm.
He is survived by his wife; four sons, Richard Helm Jr. of Des Moines, Larry Helm of Montclair, Calif., Steve Helm of Centerville and Randy Helm of Des Moines; three step-sons, Louis Hawthorne of Memphis, Tenn., Timothy Hawthorne of Des Moines and Troy Hawthorne of San Diego, Calif.; two sisters, Sally Bache and Sylvia Moffett, both of Las Vegas, Nev.; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Burial of the cremated remains will be held at a later date in the new Iowa Veterans Cemetery near Van Meter.
Richard was born Dec. 3, 1942, in Des Moines, the son of William Arthur and Lila Sylvia (Neve) Helm. He graduated from Tech High in 1961 and briefly attended Iowa State University prior to joining the United States Marines. He served three tours in Vietnam and retired at the rank of Master Sergeant after 21 years. He was married to Geneva Maxson Hawthorne in the Winterset City Park on June 5, 1985. He was a member of Madison County Central Committee for the Republican Party. Richard was a heart transplant recipient in 1994.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Charles Helm.
He is survived by his wife; four sons, Richard Helm Jr. of Des Moines, Larry Helm of Montclair, Calif., Steve Helm of Centerville and Randy Helm of Des Moines; three step-sons, Louis Hawthorne of Memphis, Tenn., Timothy Hawthorne of Des Moines and Troy Hawthorne of San Diego, Calif.; two sisters, Sally Bache and Sylvia Moffett, both of Las Vegas, Nev.; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
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