Helen Stolz

Helen Doloris (Assmann) Stolz was born May 7, 1928, to Joseph and Doloris (Egan) Assmann in rural Earling, Iowa. Helen graduated from St. Joseph Catholic High School in Dunlap in 1946. She took college courses from Iowa State Teachers' College, Drake University and Iowa Western Community College. Helen married Louis Stolz on June 3, 1947, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Dunlap, Iowa. The couple farmed in the Earling and Defiance areas for 15 years. Helen also taught school in Shelby County Country Schools, St. Joseph School in Earling and also sold Avon products. In 1962, Helen started helping Louis at Stolz DX Service and was also a bookkeeper at Egan Grain and Feed in Dunlap, World Wide Meats and Dialoc Corp in Denison, Leaders Equipment Company, Heller's Town and Country and the Gold Slipper in Dunlap. Helen and Louis celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1997.

Helen was a member of St. Patrick's Altar Society and Catholic Daughters, the Parish Council, Finance Council, and Harrison County Catholic Council. She was a director and treasurer of the Library Board, treasurer of the Golf Club, Care Center Auxiliary and the Variance Board. Helen enjoyed her family, friends, neighbors, and her church. She also enjoyed golfing, bowling, cards and traveling.

Helen died Sunday, March 18, 2007, at the Dunlap Nursing and Rehab Center in Dunlap, Iowa attaining the age of 78 years, 10 months, and 11 days.

Helen was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Art and Bob Assmann; sister, Genevieve Schwery; brother-in-law, Al Tremel; and sister-in-law Mary Jane Assmann. She is survived by her husband of nearly 60 years, Louis Stolz of Dunlap, Iowa; brother Bernard Assmann and his wife Rene of Dunlap, Iowa; sister Kathleen and her husband Mel Langenfeld of Imperial, Nebraska; sister-in-law, June Assmann of Storm Lake, Iowa; brother-in-law, Greg Schwery and his wife Linda of Houston, Texas; and many other relatives and friends.

Mass of Christian Burial
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Dunlap, Iowa
Wednesday, March 21, 2007, at 2:00 pm

Concelebrant
Rev. Paul Strittmatter, SJ & Msgr. Gerald Stessman

Organist Marilyn Grote
Vocalists Jerry Baldwin & Delores Klein

Selections "Precious Lord Take My Hand"
"Ave Maria" "A Blessing"

Pall Bearers
Rick Melby Doc Melby John Davie
Paul Weber Richard Gross Nick Behrendt
Jerry Tremel

Final Resting Place
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Dunlap, Iowa

Fouts Funeral Home in Dunlap was in charge of arrangements.