Helen Dvorak Stoner

Helen Dvorak Stoner, age 93, of Marengo, formerly of Amana, passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at Compass Memorial Healthcare, in Marengo. Per Helen’s wishes, private graveside services will be held at Mt. Zion Cemetery, Mt. Vernon. Memorials may be contributed to the family. Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo is assisting the family with arrangements.

Helen is survived by her daughter Carol Smith, of Marengo; four grandchildren, Justin Smith, of Victor, Aaron (Abbie) Smith, of Prior Lake, MN, Mark Stoner, of Victor and Amy Ann (Shane) Kriegel, of Guernsey; seven great-grandchildren, Sullivan and Jaxon Smith, of Victor, Wyatt and Griffin Smith, of Minnesota and Kyler, Lincoln and Ayla Kriegel, of Guernsey; and a brother Richard (Phyllis) Dvorak, of Cedar Rapids. She was preceded in death by her parents E.V.R. and Agnes Dvorak and a daughter Susan.

Helen was born May 3, 1928 in Mt. Vernon, the daughter of E.V.R and Agnes (Novak) Dvorak. She graduated from Mt. Vernon High School with the class of 1946. Following high school, she attended Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls. She married Darrell W. Stoner on June 1, 1949. Helen taught elementary education in Ely, Springville and Mt. Vernon. She later became a bank teller at Farmers State Bank in Alburnett and Marion and Wells Fargo Bank in Mesa, Arizona.