Helen Nolta

Helen Eckhart Nolta, 92 of State Center, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, July 13, 2014 at State Center Nursing and Rehab Center, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 18th, at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in State Center with Reverend Joan Swander officiating. Visitation will be held from 5-7:00 p.m. on Thursday at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home West Marshall Chapel, 104 West Main Street, State Center. Memorials may be directed to St. Paul Lutheran Church in State Center. For condolences or question please visit www.mitchellfh.com. Mitchell Family Funeral Home West Marshall Chapel is caring for Helen and her family. Phone 641-483-2900. Helen Marie Eckhart was born on November 11, 1921, in Marshall County, Iowa; she was the daughter of William and Lucretia (Riemenschneider) Eckhart. She grew up in State Center and attended school in the State Center Community School District graduating with the Class of 1938. After graduation Helen was united in marriage to Merle Nolta, they lived in various places in Iowa and Illinois. In 1957, they moved to Fort Dodge, Iowa where she lived until she moved to State Center, Iowa in 1999, to live with her daughter and son-in-law, Derald and Connie Merrill. Helen worked for the Webster County ASCS Office for the Department of Agriculture for 28 years as a Program Assistant until she retired in 1983. Helen was a member of NARFE (National Association of Retired Employees), St Paul Lutheran Church Baptized and Confirmed member) and the Iowa Historical Society. Left to cherish her memory are her children: Richard (Berniece) Nolta of Ft. Dodge, Connie (Derald) Merrill of State Center, seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren as well as her sister Jannette Eggers of State Center, brother Bill (Darlene) Eckhart of State Center and many nieces and nephews. In death, Helen rejoins her parents, one granddaughter, two sisters and three brothers.