Helen Tompkins
Helen Rose Tompkins, 88 of rural Iowa City, IA, died Monday, Jan. 11, 2010, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.
Helen Rose Tompkins, 88 of rural Iowa City, IA, died Monday, Jan. 11, 2010, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.
Funeral services were held Jan. 14 at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service. Burial took place at the Morse Cemetery.
She was born August 7, 1921, in rural Johnson County, IA to Albert and Alice (Wheeler) Kabela. She married Richard E. Tompkins June 25, 1955 in Springfield, IL, returning to Iowa where they raised their family.
She worked at Whetstone Drug Store for 18 years, at the Solon Care Center for a number of years and helped with the Solon Congregate Meals program for some time. She was a former member of the Solon United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women’s Group, currently a member of Our Lord’s Church in Solon and a proud member of TOPPS for more than 30 years.
Helen loved spending time with her family and friends, playing cards, bowling in leagues for years, going up to the family cabin at Blackduck Lake.
She is survived by her sons, Ron (Mary) Johnson of Dubuque, Roy Tompkins of Marion, Ted (Rosi) Tompkins, Richard “Richie” (Connie) Tompkins all of Solon; daughter, Jeanne Hamilton of West Branch; daughter-in-law, Penny Tompkins of Solon; 11 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; sister, Ethel Rozinek of West Branch; sister-in-law, April Tompkins of Iowa City and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, John Tompkins;grandson, two brothers, and her sisters.
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