Fairbank: Helen Leil Gallup age 99 passed away on Monday December 29, 2014 at Mercy Living Plus in Oelwein, IA. She was born January 23, 1915 in Waterloo, IA the daughter of Lee and Ethel (Lent) Place. Helen married Leroy (Roy) Gallup June 24, 1939 in Lancaster, MO. Helen and Roy raised their family on a small farm south of Fairbank. Helen dedicated her life to educating elementary age children she started in a one room country school near Klinger from there she taught in Hazleton and Fairbank eventually she retired from Wapsie Valley Community Schools in Fairbank.
Survived by: a daughter Glenda (Jim) Kaufman of Fairbank, a son Robert (Patricia) Gallup of Palm Harbor, FL, eight grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren and 9 great-great grandchildren
Preceded by: her parents, her husband, one son James Gallup, two sisters; Vernita Kay and Lorraine Artimovich and a granddaughter; Renee Gallup
Celebration of Life: 10:30 am Friday, January 23, 2015 at United Methodist Church in Fairbank.
Visitation: 9:00-10:30 am Friday, January 23 at the Church
Inurnment: Fairbank Cemetery
Memorials: to be designated to the family
Condolences for Helen L. Gallup
Mrs. Gallup was my 6th grade teacher and my forever favorite teacher. She was fair but tough; kind but firm. I try to emulate those qualities today in my teaching career. She gave us all a good start to junior high and high school. Teachers like her are hard to come by. I will always appreciate everything she did for me.
Aloha to Helen’s Family!
I was saddened to hear of Helen’s passing. I taught art at the Fairbanks School twice each week from the fall of ’61 to the spring of ’63. Helen was a lovely and welcoming person. I was also son Jim’s Best Man in the summer of ’67
Michael F. O’Brien