Alvada T. Helvick

FOREST CITY - Alvada Helvick, 95, of Forest City, recently of Lake Mills Care Center, died Thursday, December 13, 2012 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM, Monday, December 17, 2012 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City with Pastor Rod Hopp officiating.

Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery in Forest City.

There will be no visitation, per her wishes.

Alvada T. Helvick was born July 3, 1917 at the farm home of her parents, Luella and Henry Fosse. Alvada attended a one room schoolhouse through the eighth grade. She graduated from Forest City High School in 1934 and Waldorf College in 1936.

Alvada was united in marriage on August 26, 1936 to Garmon Helvick at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. They farmed in the Forest City area for many years. In 1957 they moved to Bakersfield, CA, where Alvada worked in a library. After moving back to Iowa, Alvada worked for Winnebago Industries in the Mail Department. She has been a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church for many years.

Her greatest love and enjoyment was getting together with her family, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Another great enjoyment of Alvada's was her love of music. She was a very accomplished piano player.

Those left to cherish her memory are her children, Sharon (Fred) Renshaw of Green Valley, AZ, and Laurel Hillis of Bakersfield, CA. Eleven grandchildren, Sheila (Tom) Harmon, James (Barbara) Renshaw, Jill (Kevin) Sheimo, Kristi (David) Hankins, John (Kim) Adkisson, Heidi (Ed) Hoefs, Rick (Marti) Helvick, Brandy Boyd, Kim Cottinack, Michael Helvick, and Shawn Helvick. 27 great-grandchildren, and 5 great-great-grandchildren.

She was in preceded in death by her husband, Garmon; and her sons, Franklin Helvick and Michael Helvick.