BRITT - Helena M. Zuehl, 95, of Britt died Wednesday (August 4, 2010) at the Westview Care Center in Britt.

Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Monday at the United Methodist Church in Britt with Rev. Robert Dodge officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 P.M., Sunday at the Cataldo Funeral Home in Britt and will continue one hour prior to services at the church.

Memorials may be directed to the Britt United Methodist Church.

Helena Marie Zuehl, the daughter of Chris and Adrena (Johnson) Austin, was born August 14, 1914 at Crystal Lake. She was baptized and confirmed at Upper Flat Evangelical Free Church. Helena attended and graduated from Crystal Lake High School. On June 2, 1932 she was married to LeRoy Zuehl in South Dakota. They farmed southwest of Britt all of their married life. After LeRoy passed away in 1977, she continued to live on the farm until moving to Summit House Retirement Community at Britt in 2005. In September of 2008 she became a resident of Westview Care Center.

She was a past member the Evangelical United Brethren Church at Stilson, where she belonged to Ladies Aid and taught Sunday School until the church closed. She then became a member of the United Methodist Church in Britt and was active in UMW, a sewing group and Bible class.

Helena is survived by her four children, Dennis Zuehl of Britt, Richard (Ruth) Zuehl of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Patty (Roger) Smith of Perry and Karen Geddes of Las Vegas, NV; nine grandchildren; twenty-seven great grandchildren; six great-great grandchildren; and a sister, Laurane Logan of Excelsior Springs, MO.

She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; daughter-in-law, June Zuehl; son-in-law, Dean Geddes; grandsons, Mike Geddes, Steve Geddes, Brad Zuehl and Dan Smith; two sisters, Laura Austin and Alma Kirschbaum; and three brothers, Elmer, Everett and Paul Austin, who went down with his ship in 1942.