Gretchen Beckhelm Obituary

Name: Graveside service
Start: 2025-06-24T15:00:00
End: 2025-06-24T15:00:00
Location: Mount Vernon Memorial Cemetery

The world bids farewell to Gretchen Beckhelm in Mount Vernon, Iowa, departing on June 15, 2025 at the age of 87. Gretchen leaves behind memories cherished by the community. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

As Gretchen departs from this earthly realm, her essence lingers — a whisper on the wind, a ripple on the water — a testament to the enduring power of love to transcend the boundaries of life and death. Though Gretchen may no longer walk beside us, her spirit lives on in the memories and the legacy Gretchen leaves behind.

Memorial contributions may be made to the United Methodist Church of Mount Vernon.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services

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June 24

Graveside service

Mount Vernon Memorial Cemetery
520 1st St E, Mt Vernon, IA 52314

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