- Date Of Birth: August 27, 1924
- Date Of Death: March 27, 2019
- State: Iowa
Helga Urias, 94, of Newton, died on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at Glen Oaks Alzheimer’s Special Care Center in Urbandale where she had lived for the last six years.
Helga, the daughter of Julius and Anna (Krug) Frank, was born on August 27, 1924 in Germany. She grew up and graduated from high school in Germany. On August 23, 1947, after a year of hard work getting the proper permissions, Helga was united in marriage with Emigdio “Mickey” Urias, a United States soldier stationed in Germany. Helga then began her voyage by boat to America. After reuniting, Helga and Mickey lived briefly in Fort Lee, Virginia. When Mickey was called to be stationed in Korea in 1951, Helga moved to Newton, Iowa to live with his family. After his return in 1952, they decided to build a house and make Newton their permanent home. Helga was a busy homemaker, raising the couple’s two daughters and planning summer vacations filled with many great memories.
Helga is survived by her two daughters, Alinda (Harry) Hakanson of Tucson, Arizona and Nancy (Jon) Turner of Des Moines; grandchildren, Tanya (Dan) Miller of Iowa City and Sophia Turner of Des Moines; her three great-grandchildren, Anthony and Andrew Miller and Aniah Mitchell; brother-in-law, Joe (Lucy) Urias; sisters-in-law, Mary Jean Urias and Helgard Frank; and her many nieces and nephews including niece, Waltraud Wild of Germany. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Mickey in 1995; and eight siblings.
