The Hartley Sentinel-The Everly/Royal News - Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties

Graveside services for Helen D. Mielke were held Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, at Harrison Township Cemetery in rural May City. Pastor Christopher Nitzel officiated. Warner Funeral Home in Spencer assisted with the arrangements.

Helen Dorothy Mielke, the daughter of Albert and Alice (Grotefeld) Koechert, was born April 17, 1920 in rural Everly. Her childhood years were spent in Everly where she received her education, graduating from Everly Consolidated High School in 1938. She continued her education by attending the Methodist School of Nursing, graduating in 1941 and receiving her Registered Nur...