Helen Hovinga

Helen J. Hovinga, age 89, passed away at Jennie Edmundson Hospital on December 18, 2025.

She was born November 23, 1936, to the late Robert and Wilma Case in Marshalltown, IA. Helen graduated from Iowa School for the Deaf and retired from Pendleton Woolen Mills.

Helen is survived by her children, Zoe Rath (Craig), Curtis Hovinga, and Scott Hovinga (Daniel Wells); siblings, Sandra Hocker and Bob Case (Pam); grandchildren, Kylie Wees (Dan), Karissa Enstrom (Branden), Cole Rath (Sydney), and Chaley Hempel (Ryan); 8 great grandchildren; a host of other family and friends.

It was Helen's wish to be cremated and not have a public service. Her family will celebrate her life on their own.