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Helen Rolling Obituary
December 25, 1929 - May 14, 2025
Helen Rolling, 95, of Kingsley, passed away on Wednesday, May 14, 2025.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 22, 2025 at St. Michael Catholic Church in Kingsley, Iowa with Father Michael J. Erpelding officiating and Deacon Jamie Sitzmann assisting. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Neptune Cemetery, rural Hinton, Iowa. Visitation with family present will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday. There will be a rosary at 4:30 p.m., and vigil prayer service at 7 p.m., all at the Kingsley Funeral Home & Monument in Kingsley, Iowa. Expressions of sympathy may be directed to www.kingsleyfh.com. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Kingsley Volunteer Ambulance.
Helen was born on December 25, 1929, the daughter of Julius and Anna (Nilles) Sherlock. She was raised on a farm south of Oyens, Iowa. She graduated valedictorian from St. Mary's High School in Remsen in 1947.
On January 30, 1951, she married Mark John Rolling at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Oyens, Iowa. The couple farmed in rural Le Mars for 52 years. After her family was raised she started working at Bomgaars and Family Pharmacy in Le Mars.
Helen was a member of St. Joseph Neptune Catholic Church of rural Hinton, and later St. Michael Catholic Church of Kingsley. She was a member of the alter society, and a guild member. She spent much time volunteering with anyone that needed help from hospice to homebound people.
In 2002, Mark and Helen retired from the farm and moved to Kingsley. Helen enjoyed spending time with children and grandchildren as well as playing cards and dominoes. She loved her monthly "sisters day." Helen was kind and generous and will be missed greatly.
Left to cherish her memory children, Gary (Ginger) Rolling of LeMars, Nancy (Bob) Aragon of Sturgis, S.D., Rick Rolling of Kingsley, Iowa, Ron (special friend Beth) Rolling of Le Mars, Iowa, Neal (Cristy) Rolling of Kingsley, Iowa; grandsons, Craig Rolling, Brad (Shaina) Rolling, K.C. (Chelsea) DeVos, Nyles and Noah Rolling; great-grandchildren, Luke, Leo, Lauren, Logan, Levi, Trinity, Presley, Hadleigh; her siblings, Loretta "Tiny" Hoss, Julie McElhany, Cyril (Phyllis) Sherlock, Esther (Tom) Shrader and Norine (Keith) Harvey; and sisters-in-law, Zelda Sherlock, Claudette Sherlock, and Judy (Pat) Kenaley.
Helen was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Mark in 2013; infant son, Thomas; her siblings and their spouses, Rosie and Paul Kurth, Doris and Kenny Rolfes, Mary (Bob) Fulton, Alfred Sherlock, Jerry and Judy Sherlock, Pat and Jan Sherlock, Ray Sherlock and LeRoy Sherlock; and In-laws, Lloyd Rolling and Jerry (Eileen) Rolling, Richard Hoss, Jim McElhany.
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