Helen R. Roth, 91, of Avon

Helen died Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at the Springfield Assisted Living Center in Springfield, SD. Funeral services are 10:30 AM, Monday, April 11, 2016 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Avon. Burial is in Zion Lutheran Cemetery, rural Avon. Visitation will be an hour prior to services at the church on Monday.

Helena R. Roth was born November 23, 1924 at Freeman, SD to Christ and Pauline (Wiedmeier) Heckenlaible. She died Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at the Springfield Assisted Living Center in Springfield, SD.

Helen was baptized on February 2, 1925 and confirmed on May 28, 1939 at the Reformed Church in Menno. She attended Knodel Country School northeast of Menno.

Helen married Arwin Roth on February 24, 1953. They moved to a farm northeast of Avon where she lived until her husband died in February of 1989. Helen then moved to an apartment in Avon, where she kept busy doing numerous things. She was always active until 1991, when she had a serious accident and had another accident in 1993. She kept busy embroidering and quilting, which she enjoyed doing very much. Helen also loved to play bingo. She moved into the Springfield Assisted Living Center on New Years of 2011.
Helen was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Avon.

Thankful for having shared her life are Dennis and Carol Streyle of Scotland and their children Becky, Denny, Scott and Heidi; brother Raymond Heckenlaible of Menno; sisters-in-law, Marge Heckenlaible of Yankton and Marcella (Leo) Petrik of Mitchell; and a host of relatives and friends.

Helen was preceded in death by her husband Arwin; parents; brothers: Leon, Lester, LeRoy and half-brother Alfred; half sister Hulda Mehlhaff; sisters-in-law: Carol Roth, Priscilla Heckenlaible, Viola Woehl and Gladys Brunken; and two brothers-in-law: Edwin and Richard Roth.