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This page was created for anyone who would like to share photos, thoughts and life experiences with Helen Eileen Thompson de Brose. Thank you! She will be missed yet whole heartedly remembered.

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Helen Eileen Thompson de Brose

Helen Eileen Thompson de Brose passed away on Friday, July 21, 2023. She was born in Leland, Iowa, on September 9, 1930. She graduated from the University of Minnesota and was then hired as Secretary of Foreign Affairs at the U.S. Embassy, from where she was transferred to Montevideo and then to Costa Rica. There she met Wolfgang Paul Brose in 1957, from Bremen, Germany, whom she married. Later, both …

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Family memorial service on August 12th, 2023. Private family gathering will take place.

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What were Helen's favorite artists or styles of art?
Her grandchildrens
Her grandchildrens
Her grandchildrens
What were Helen's favorite vacation spots?
Lake Atitlan, Vero Beach, Europe, Lakota Iowa, the world
Lake Atitlan, Vero Beach, Europe, Lakota Iowa, the world
Lake Atitlan, Vero Beach, Europe, Lakota Iowa, the world
What were Helen's favorite books?
Too many to mention
Too many to mention
Too many to mention
What were Helen's favorite ways to spend free time?
Reading, Playing guitar, water aerobics, diving...
Reading, Playing guitar, water aerobics, diving...
Reading, Playing guitar, water aerobics, diving...

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Born

September 9th, 1930
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Passed away

July 21st, 2023
Algona, IA

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