Kouba, Helen Emma

1899 - 1991  (91 years)

• Name	Kouba, Helen Emma
  Birth	29 Oct 1899	Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Occupation	Music Teacher  [3]
  Death	27 Feb 1991	Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA   [2]
  Burial	3 Mar 1991	Cedar Memorial Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA
  Person ID	I12807	The Thoma Family
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Kouba, Frank,   b. 25 Nov 1868, Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic d. 5 Mar 1944, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Melsha, Emma B,   b. 30 Mar 1875, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA d. 19 Oct 1935, Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1897	Iowa, USA   [4]
  Family ID	F18	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family ID

  F703

  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kopecky, Milo Joseph,   b. 18 Jun 1899, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA d. 3 Nov 1968, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	27 Jun 1925	Little Brown Church In The Vale, Nashua, Chickasaw, Iowa, USA   [2]
  Notes	Married in "The Little Brown Church In the Vale".
  Family ID	F4358	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Oct 1899 - Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA Marriage - 27 Jun 1925 - Little Brown Church In The Vale, Nashua, Chickasaw, Iowa, USA Death - 27 Feb 1991 - Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA Burial - 3 Mar 1991 - Cedar Memorial Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Buried at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Her good friend for the last years of her life was Harry Kray. His daughter, Patricia, married Beryl W. Layton who were also a good friends to her. Pat helped Ted, Helen's brother, prepare Helen's house for sale after the funeral. Patricia and Beryl lived at 1530 Linmar DR. NE in Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 at the time of the funeral. Patricia attended Cornell College and graduated probably about 1953. She lived in Bowman Hall which had a dining hall. Emil Kouba Jr also ate at the Bowman dining hall and got acquainted with her because of that. Harry Kray was born in 1899 and grew up in Blairstown, IA, the same as Helen Kouba Kopecky, Helen graduated from Coe College with a degree in music on June 7, 1922. She taught music in Blairstown (1921-22), Belle Plaine and Madrid (Commencement May 22, 1924) Iowa. She later was employed at Kresge's Dollar Store and was a receiving imspector at Collins Radio for 17 years.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1542] USA: Census 1900. https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1325221 [S433] CONTRIBUTORS:. Kouba, Emil Rosburg: Deceased [S433] CONTRIBUTORS:. Kouba, Theodore F: Deceased [S418] USA: IA: Newspaper Scrapbook.