Ronald James Helms
1932 - 2017 (84 years)-
Name Ronald James Helms Born 12 Dec 1932 Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin 
Gender Male Died 12 Oct 2017 Illinois Person ID I145601 Little Chute Genealogy Last Modified 19 Oct 2017
Father Edwin John Helms, b. 08 Aug 1909, Marion, Waupaca Co, Wisconsin , d. 12 Jan 1989, Town of Grand Chute, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin (Age 79 years) Mother Ruth Mary VanHeuklon, b. 24 Apr 1909, Town of Maine, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin , d. 07 May 1996 (Age 87 years) Married 04 Apr 1929 St Mary Church, Appleton, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Family ID F8924 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Living Children 1. Living 2. Living 3. Living 4. Living Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 Family ID F57811 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Ron Helms, 84, of Roscoe, IL passed away Thursday, October 12, 2017. He was born on December 12, 1932 in Appleton, WI, son of Edwin and Ruth (Van Heuklon) Helms. He was a US Navy veteran, specializing in undersea warfare. He received a B.S. from University of Wisconsin in 1959, and a B.S. from Michigan State University in 1961. He was a landscape contractor in the Chicago NW suburbs for several decades, and owner of R.J. Helms Landscape Company.
He is survived by his wife, Irene (Stachowicz) Helms; children, Marie (Cliff) Gardiner, Kristen (Karl) Lewis, Michael (Laura) Helms, and Kathy Lee; grandchildren, Jonathon Lewis, Andrew Lewis, and Liam Gardiner; sisters, Marilyn Kern, Kate Helms, Shirley Richardson, Leone (Jack) Hahneman, Maggie (Don) Warner, Edwina (Chuck) Schueler, Ruth Anne Stiemke, and Crystal Helms; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded by his parents and sister, Rita (Don) Van Elzen.
Services will be held at 3:00pm on Saturday, October 21, 2017 in St. Mary Church, 312 S. State St., Appleton, WI 54911
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Published in Appleton Post-Crescent on Oct. 19, 2017
- Ron Helms, 84, of Roscoe, IL passed away Thursday, October 12, 2017. He was born on December 12, 1932 in Appleton, WI, son of Edwin and Ruth (Van Heuklon) Helms. He was a US Navy veteran, specializing in undersea warfare. He received a B.S. from University of Wisconsin in 1959, and a B.S. from Michigan State University in 1961. He was a landscape contractor in the Chicago NW suburbs for several decades, and owner of R.J. Helms Landscape Company.