Helen C. Roth
Helen C. Roth, 94, of Dubuque, died Sunday, March 16, 2025, at the Ennoble Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Dubuque.
Visitation will be held from 10:00 am until 10:45 am on Thursday, March 20, 2025 at Church of the Resurrection.
The Mass of Christian Burial for Helen will be at 11:00 am on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Church of the Resurrection with Father Phil Gibbs as the Celebrant. Burial will be at Resurrection Cemetery in Dubuque.
Helen was born on July 17, 1930, in Pocahontas, IA, the daughter of Thomas and Ida (Goetz) Shimon. On August 23, 1952, she married Richard A. Roth at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Pocahontas, IA. He preceded her in death on September 3, 2020.
Helen graduated from Mercy Nurses Training in 1951. She worked as a Registered Nurse at Mercy Hospital in the mental health department, retiring in 1988 after a 37 year career.
Helen was happiest spending time with family and especially her grandchildren, playing cards, and cheering on the Hawkeyes and the Cubs.
Survivors include her two daughters, Laura Feil of Maquoketa, IA, and Linda (Terry) Kane of Encinitas, CA; four grandchildren, Allison (Ryan) Moore of Crystal Beach, TX, Kristina (Will) Doll of Castle Rock, CO, Rachele (Ryan) Burton of Dubuque, and Nathan (Megan Nadkarni) Kane of Brooklyn, NY; five great-grandchildren; sisters Shirley Shimon and Mary Alig, brother Ken (Vera) Shimon; and many nieces and nephews.
Helen was preceded in death by her husband Dick, her parents; and son-in-law Dennis “Bear” Feil, sisters Rose Doherty, Naida Wolke, Arlene Heckethorne, and brothers Duane Shimon and Clifford Shimon.
Hoffmann Schneider & Kitchen Funeral Home and Crematory is in care of the arrangements.
Condolences can be sent to the family by visiting Helen’s obituary at www.hskfhcares.com.