Helen Mahnke Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Helen Mahnke (Altoona, Iowa), who passed away on December 15, 2019, at the age of 84, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Helen Mahnke to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, John Andrews and Ruth Andrews; her parents-in-law, Lloyd and Lola Mahnke; her son-in-law Richard Powell; her siblings-in-law, Beverly Soden, Gary Mahnke and Russ Soden; and her nephew Roger Lundberg.
She is survived by: her friend Prairie Meadows; her husband Roger Mahnke of Altoona, Iowa; her children, Susan Powell of Wichita, Cheryl Cardin of Ankeny, Iowa and Steve Mahnke of Altoona, Iowa; her grandchildren, Steven K. Mahnke of Waukee, Iowa, Nathan Cardin (Melissa) of Farmington, Minnesota and Erica Pearson (Calvin) of Wichita, Kansas; her sister Joyce Lundberg of Newell, Iowa; her siblings-in-law, Judy Franzen (Bob) of Ankeny, Kathy Mahnke of Weslaco, Texas, Danny Mahnke (Teresa) of Kansas City and Greg Mahnke (Jan) of Sioux City, Iowa; her niece Judy; her nephew Ron Woolridge of Newell, Iowa; and her friends, Don, Darlene Townsend, Larry, Joyce Lourens, Bob and Alice Nielsen. She is also survived by many other nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Southeast Polk Dollars for Scholars at P.O. Box 203, Altoona, Iowa 50009.
