James Martin "Jim" Helke

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The J. M. Dunbar Funeral Home & Crematory - Roebuck

Posted events

November 16, 2025

Nov

Visitation

9:30 a.m.

St. Paul the Apostle Historic Catholic Church

161 N Dean St, Spartanburg, SC 29302

Nov

Service

10:00 a.m.

St. Paul the Apostle Historic Catholic Church

161 N Dean St, Spartanburg, SC 29302

The J. M. Dunbar Funeral Home & Crematory - Roebuck

Posted an obituary

November 16, 2025

James Helke Obituary

James Martin “Jim” Helke, 95, of Spartanburg, SC passed away Thursday, November 13, 2025. He was born in Highland Park, IL on March 1, 1930 to the late Ben and Rose Hart Helke, and was the husband of Genevieve “Jen” Nikolai Helke for 50 years... Read James Helke's Obituary