EILERT E. ''IKE'' HELMKE, 73, of rural Woodburn died today at home. The Woodburn native retired in 1994 from farming after 50 years, was a veteran of World War II and a member of Holy Scripture Lutheran Church.
Surviving are his wife, Zetta; a daughter, Debbi Long of Doylestown, Pa.; a sister, Eleanor Werling of New Haven and Elaine Roemke of Woodburn; and brothers, Hubert and Roland ''Punk,'' both of Woodburn, and Dick of Fort Wayne.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the church, with burial in Christ Lutheran Cemetery, Woodburn. Calling is 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday in E. Harper & Son Funeral Home, New Haven, and 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the church.
Preferred memorials are gifts to the church fellowship hall. News-Sentinel, The (Fort Wayne, IN) - February 2, 1996
Surviving are his wife, Zetta; a daughter, Debbi Long of Doylestown, Pa.; a sister, Eleanor Werling of New Haven and Elaine Roemke of Woodburn; and brothers, Hubert and Roland ''Punk,'' both of Woodburn, and Dick of Fort Wayne.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the church, with burial in Christ Lutheran Cemetery, Woodburn. Calling is 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday in E. Harper & Son Funeral Home, New Haven, and 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the church.
Preferred memorials are gifts to the church fellowship hall. News-Sentinel, The (Fort Wayne, IN) - February 2, 1996
EILERT E. ''IKE'' HELMKE, 73, of rural Woodburn died today at home. The Woodburn native retired in 1994 from farming after 50 years, was a veteran of World War II and a member of Holy Scripture Lutheran Church.
Surviving are his wife, Zetta; a daughter, Debbi Long of Doylestown, Pa.; a sister, Eleanor Werling of New Haven and Elaine Roemke of Woodburn; and brothers, Hubert and Roland ''Punk,'' both of Woodburn, and Dick of Fort Wayne.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the church, with burial in Christ Lutheran Cemetery, Woodburn. Calling is 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday in E. Harper & Son Funeral Home, New Haven, and 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the church.
Preferred memorials are gifts to the church fellowship hall. News-Sentinel, The (Fort Wayne, IN) - February 2, 1996
Surviving are his wife, Zetta; a daughter, Debbi Long of Doylestown, Pa.; a sister, Eleanor Werling of New Haven and Elaine Roemke of Woodburn; and brothers, Hubert and Roland ''Punk,'' both of Woodburn, and Dick of Fort Wayne.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the church, with burial in Christ Lutheran Cemetery, Woodburn. Calling is 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday in E. Harper & Son Funeral Home, New Haven, and 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the church.
Preferred memorials are gifts to the church fellowship hall. News-Sentinel, The (Fort Wayne, IN) - February 2, 1996
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