Helen Case

Helen Case, 84, of Kent, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020 at the Clarkson Tower at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. A private family memorial graveside Celebration of Life service will be at Graceland Cemetery at a later date. Pastor Tim Maxa will officiate. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery in Creston. Social distancing will be observed. Family requests masks be worn.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be directed to the family. Online condolences can be given at www.powersfh.com.

Helen Irene Case, daughter of Harold James Bennett and Daisy Bernice (Miller) Bennett, was born Jan. 17, 1936, in Union County. She graduated from Arispe High School in 1954.

In May 1954, Helen was united in marriage to James Leroy Case in Arispe. They lived in several different places and Helen worked at several different positions before they moved to Muscatine in 1964. Helen worked at Thatcher Plastics for eight years. Helen was later divorced.

In 1974, Helen returned to the Creston area and attended Southwestern Community College. She then began working for Crestland-Coop and worked there for the following 21 years.

Survivors include her companion, Wayne Gridley of Lenox; daughter Sandra (Author ”Junior”) Mickeal of Creston; son Timothy (Tammy) Case of Afton, 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren.

Helen was preceded in death by her parents, her son Dennis Case, two daughters, Rosemary Case-Schultz and Jennifer Case-Mason, her brother, Robert Bennett and her two sisters, Ramona Shrader and Katherine Werner.