In Loving Memory
Helen Lenz
August 4, 1936 - August 26, 2021

SERVICE
Saturday, September 11, 2021
2:00 P.M.
Martin-Mattice Funeral Home
Emmetsburg, Iowa

CLERGY
Rev. John Koopman
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Emmetsburg, Iowa

INTERMENT
Evergreen Cemetery
Emmetsburg, Iowa

Helen Ada Lenz, daughter of Charles and Ada (Koehler) Flem was born August 4, 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.   She received her education in Pennsylvania graduating from Murrell Dobbins Career and Technical Education High School.

On April 27, 1957 Helen was united in marriage to Lawrence O'Neal Lenz at the Church of St. Simeon in Philadelphia.  To this union two sons were born, Kenneth Eldon and Christopher Matthew.

Helen was an avid reader and enjoyed reading murder mysteries, especially by Agatha Christie.  She had a beautiful voice and could often be heard singing Que Sera, Sera, Stormy Weather or 500 Miles.  She enjoyed playing board games and was very fond of her two dogs, Einstein and Baxter.

Helen passed away Sunday, August 26, 2021 at Spring Arbor in Thomasville, North Carolina at the age of 85.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Ada Flem; her husband, Lawrence on November 19, 1993; and

a brother, Charles Flem, Jr.

She is survived by her sons, Kenneth Lenz of Greensboro, North Carolina and Christopher Lenz of Monrovia, California as well as other relatives and friends.

Arrangements by Martin-Mattice Funeral Home