Helen Irene (Whittman) Held (1922 - 2011)

Born 25 Feb 1922 in Eaton, Weld, Colorado, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Elmer Green — married 2 Feb 1941 (to before 1965) in Weld, Colorado, United States

Wife of William Held Jr. — married 1 Jan 1965 in Weld, Colorado, United States

Died 9 Feb 2011 at age 88 in Greeley, Weld, Colorado, United States

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Biography

Helen (Whittman) Held was a Volga German.

Helen (Whittman) Held has German Roots.

Helen Irene Whittman was born on 25 Feb 1922 in Eaton, Colorado to Volga Germans George Wittmann and Katherine Schultheis.

She married Elmer Green in 1941 and they had two sons. Helen remarried in 1965 to William Held, Jr.

Helen Held passed away at age 89 in 2011 in Greeley, Colorado.

Obituary

Helen Irene Held was born February 25, 1922, to Johnn George and Kathryn Elizabeth (Schuldies) Whittman, in Eaton, Colorado. She attended school in Weld County and grew up in a farming environment. While she lived in various small towns on the plains of Colorado, her true interest and love was to be on a farm tending to plants and animals and enjoying the bounty they returned for her efforts.

She was married to Elmer Green on February 2, 1941, and traveled around the country with her husband when he was in the military service. Their marriage ended in the early 1960's and she moved to Greeley with her two sons. In Greeley, she met and fell in love with William Held Jr. They were married January 1, 1965.

During their years together, Helen and Bill traveled, camped, out fished most other people and always enjoyed each other's company. They were active in the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia and attended many conventions in various cities in the United States and Canada. They traveled to tulip festivals, the state of Hawaii and enjoyed visiting with their relatives.

Helen retired from the University of Northern Colorado where she was in charge of food preparation in one of the dormitory dining halls. She always had a passion for cooking and enjoyed trying new recipes or creating her own. She and her sisters created some of the best holiday meals anyone can remember. They may have argued the entire time they were working but the food was on the table at noon, and you had better not be late.

Helen is survived by her husband, William, Jr.; their oldest son, Edwin and his wife Linda Green, two grand-daughters Amanda Marie and Elizabeth Irene Green; relatives, Alvina Whittman, Bob and Donna Deter, Betty Held, Donna Held, Pearl Held, Robert Parris, Bertha Traber, Helen Winter, Catherine and Carl Heimbuck, Evelyn Green and Lillian Allen.

Helen was preceded in death by their son, Howard Green; her sister, Kathryn Krumm Lauridson and her husbands Phillip Krumm and Fred Lauridson; her sister, Marie Stencel and her husband John Stencel, Jr.; her sister Lillian Schwartz Brinkman and her husbands David Schwartz and Adam Brinkman; her sister, Mollie Manweiler and her husband Harold Manweiler, Sr.; her brother, (Johnn) George Whittman, Jr. and his wife Ruth Whittman, and her brother Conrad Whitman; as well as other family members Robert Winter, Sr.; Henry Green, Jr., William Green, Clifford Allen, Rueben Held, Robert Held, Sr., Harold Held, Ronald Traber, Dorothy Parris and Jake and Lydia Stoll.

Sources

• "United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99JH-KK9Y?cc=2367299&wc=H2PP-ZNL%3A1547756701 : 15 January 2019), 100415095 > image 6393 of 8606; American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, Lincoln, Nebraska.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #65522071

• "United States Public Records, 1970-2009", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K5JX-FC7 : 27 November 2019), Helen Irene Held, 1998-2004.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VS42-Y6N : 20 May 2014), Helen I Held, 09 Feb 2011; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).