Helen Maxine Kabala

Helen Maxine Kabala, age 81, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, formerly of Davenport, Iowa, died on Monday, June 22, 2009, at the Risen Son Christian Villiage in Council Bluffs.

Helen was born on July 23, 1927, in Frederick, Ill., the daughter of Clarence and Ruth (Neece) Henrick. On April 14, 1951, she married Charles Kabala in Buffalo, Iowa. He preceded her in death in 2004. She worked as a waitress at Jumer's for 25 years. Her interests include reading and sewing.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded by her parents; brothers, Ray and Ken; and a sister, Mary.

Survivors include a daughter, Susan (Steve) Meidlinger, of Council Bluffs; sons, Charles (Sandy) Kabala, of Lost Nation, Iowa, Michael (Diane) Kabala, of Sioux City, Iowa; Joel (Susan) Kabala, of Eden Prairie, Minn.; sisters, Elizabeth Alwine, of LaPorte, Texas, Patricia Hunt, of Tyler, Texas, and Dorothy Nelson, of Huntsville, Texas; brother, Robert Henrick, of Davenport; 13 grandchildren; and 4 great grandchildren.

Family will greet friends on Sunday, June 28, 2009, at Cunnick-Collins Mortuary from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 29, 2009, at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Davenport. Burial will follow at the Rock Island National Cemetery in Rock Island, Ill. Memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer's Association.

This obituary was originally published in The Daily Nonpareil.