Barbara M. Helmer

1935 - 2020  (84 years)

• Name	Barbara M. Helmer
  Born	5 Dec 1935	South Dakota, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	18 Jan 2020	South Dakota, USA
  Buried	Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bath Township, Brown County, South Dakota, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I457972	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	7 May 2020

  
  

  Family	Myron James Guthmiller,   b. 3 Jun 1928, Leola, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 6 Dec 2003, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 75 years)
  Married	11 Dec 1955
  Children	1. Guthmiller   2. Guthmiller
  Last Modified	7 May 2020
  Family ID	F114119	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S927] Obituary. BARBARA'S OBITUARY Barbara M. Guthmiller, 85, Sioux Falls and formerly Aberdeen, died Saturday, January 18, 2020, at Bethany Meadows, Brandon SD. Barbara Guthmiller was born Dec. 5, 1935, in Andover SD. She grew up and received her education in Andover. She married Myron Guthmiller, December 11, 1955, in Aberdeen. Barbara worked as an accountant in Aberdeen before moving to Sioux Falls. She continued her work as an accountant with a goal of working for the VA Hospital located several blocks from her home. She was able to fulfill that dream and retired from the VA Hospital in 2000. In retirement she was a devoted wife to Myron and assumed the role of full-time caregiver after his diagnosis with Alzheimer?s disease. She was equally devoted as Grandmother to her granddaughters Megan and Nicole, volunteering to watch over them anytime she could. Grateful for having shared her life are her two sons, James (Patricia) Guthmiller of Sioux Falls and Jay Guthmiller of Modesto CA; two granddaughters, Megan Guthmiller and Nicole Guthmiller; one sister, Joyce Skiles of Chattanooga TN; and two brothers, Dick Helmer, Sioux Falls, and Donald Helmer, Cibolo, TX. In addition to Myron, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Beatrice and Dorothy; three brothers, Orville, Norman, and Leon. Funeral Services will be 11:00am Thursday, January 23, 2020, at Zion Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with Reverend Greg Lehr, Officiating. The family will be present to greet friends from 5-7 Wednesday evening at Miller Southside Chapel, 7400 S. Minnesota Avenue, at 81st and Minnesota directly across from Landscape Garden Center. The Interment will take place 1:00pm Friday at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Aberdeen, South Dakota.