Helen Miller

Helen L. Miller, 85, of Ames, and formerly of Ogden, passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2013, at Green Hills Health Care Center in Ames.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, November 18, 2013, at Carson – Stapp Funeral Home in Ogden. Pastor Mark Heilman will officiate. Visitation will be Sunday, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at Glenwood Cemetery in Ogden. For online obituaries & condolences please visit: www.carsonstappfuneralhome.com

Helen Louise Lass was born on August 1, 1928, in Ogden, Iowa, the daughter of John and Luella (Seeman) Lass. She was a graduate of the Ogden High School and went on to attend A.I.B. Business College. Helen worked at City State Bank in Ogden for 45 years, starting out as a bookkeeper for the bank president and retiring as the president of the bank.

On December 24, 1979, Helen was united in marriage to Albert Miller at Zion Lutheran Church in Ogden. The couple built a home in Ogden where they lived before moving to Green Hills in June of 2000.

Helen belonged to Memorial Lutheran Church in Ames, and was a former member of Zion Lutheran Church in Ogden. She was also active with the Leonard A. Good Trust, Ogden Community Business Women, Ogden Community Development, and the Iowa Banking Association. Helen enjoyed reading, jigsaw puzzles, and playing cards.

Survivors include three sisters, Lola Halsvand of Des Moines, Iowa, Pauline (Dale) Balmer of Ames, Iowa, and Caroline Hill of Omaha, Nebraska; one brother, Virgil (Glenda) Lass of Sun City, Arizona; two step children, Dan (Deb) Miller of Hermosa, South Dakota, and Mary Jane Mack of Osage, Iowa; three step grandchildren, Ian (Amy) Miller, Heath (Kelley) Miller and Patrick (Jenny) Cook; and five step great grandchildren.

Helen was preceded in death by her parents, and her husband, Albert Miller on November 27, 2005.

Memorials may be left to either: Memorial Lutheran Church, 2228 Lincoln Way, Ames, Iowa or to the Ogden Community Scholarship Foundation at Vision Bank, 217 West Mulberry St., Ogden, Iowa 50212.