Helen Anna (Gerdes) Stubbs Obituary (1927

Helen A. (Gerdes) Stubbs, 88, a resident of the Forest Grove community passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2015 at the Marquis Care home in Forest Grove Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at Mt Olive Lutheran Cemetery in Gaston. Helen was born on January 4, 1927 in on the family farm in Dilley, OR. She was the oldest of three children born to Martin and Lena (Dethlefs) Gerdes. She was raised on the family farm in Dilley and attended school at Seghers School (one room school house) and graduated from Forest Grove High School with the Class of 1945. She met Ron Creel while working as a waitress at the Tip Top in Forest Grove. they were married in 1962 and they made their home in Gales Creek. Ron passed away on November 17, 1994. Helen continued to live in Gales Creek. She met Howard Stubbs while she was volunteering at Tuality Community Hospital. They were married in 2005 and they made their home at the Homestead in Forest Grove. Howard died in December 2012 and a few months later Helen moved to the Marquis Adult Home where she has lived since. Helen was a homemaker she also worked some jobs to help make ends meet. She enjoyed volunteering for the VFW, the Red Cross her church at Mt Olive Lutheran and at the National Humane Society. She enjoyed traveling and camping with her husband Ron to the beach, through the mid west and into Montana. She was also fond of cooking and baking. She was an avid gardener and she liked to keep things neat and tidy. Helen really enjoyed being a hostess and having family and friends over for dinners and luncheons. She is preceded in death by her two husbands, a niece; Sandra Strassel and a nephew; Curt Gerdes She is survived by her son, Joseph Creel, a grandson and a granddaughter, two brothers and their spouses; Luther and Janie Gerdes of Gales Creek, Monroe and Doris Gerdes of Gaston, five nephews and one niece. The family suggest donations in Helen's name to Serenity Helping Hands; 11481 SW Hall Blvd, Tigard, OR 97223