Helen Barta, 82

Helen "Pat" Barta, age 76 yrs., Elkhorn, NE, Preceded in death by her husband, Leroy; brothers, Bill and John Blatter.

Survived by son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Jane, Eugene, OR; daughters and sons-in-law, Terri and Calvin Bull, Kathy and Paul Martin, all of Elkhorn; 11 grandchildren; brother and sister-in-law, Ted and Billie Blatter, Las Vegas; sisters and brothers-in- law, Polly Lallman, Fontanelle, NE, Anne and Byron Bruner, Long Beach, CA, Allie and John Dick, Fremont, NE, Dorothy and Dale Albus, Blair, NE; many special nieces and nephews.

VISITATION Wed. Noon-8 p.m. with family receiving friends 6-8 pm at the Funeral Home.

FUNERAL Thurs. 11 am, Bethany Lutheran Church. Interment Blair Cemetery.

Memorials to the Church or Lions Club Park Project

The Enterprise 20 August 2004

Blair native Helen R. “Pat” Barta, 76, of Elkhorn, died Aug. 15, 2004, at Immanuel Medical Center in Omaha.

Funeral services were Aug. 19, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Elkhorn. Interment was in the Blair Cemetery.

Helen Ruth Barta was born June 14, 1928, in Blair to J. William and Anna May (Monke) Blatter. She grew up in Blair and graduated from Blair High School in 1946.

While working for the Soil Conservation Service in Blair, she met Roy Barta. They married Nov. 8, 1950, in Storm Lake, Iowa. The couple lived in Blair until 1953, and then moved to Dakota City. In 1963 they moved to Elkhorn.

Mrs. Barta attended Bethany Lutheran Church, where she volunteered, and participated in Bible study and prayer. She was involved in community organizations such as Grange, Women’s Club, and Eagles and was a great supporter to her husband’s involvement in the community. She enjoyed being a homemaker, including cooking and sewing. Her family was her passion and her career.

Special family memories include trips throughout the U.S. and spending time with her grandchildren. She enjoyed family gatherings at area restaurants, such as the Bohemian Cafe and Circle B Bar. Her family remembers her as a woman of few words, but a lot of grace, with a smile that would light up a room. She loved her family and friends and was “a true living angel.”

She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Jane Barta of Eugene, Ore.; daughters and sons-in-law, Terri and Calvin Bull and Kathy and Paul Martin, all of Elkhorn; 11 grandchildren; brother and sister-in-law, Ted and Billie Blatter Of Las Vegas, Nev., sisters and brothers-in-law, Polly Lallman of Fontanelle, Annie and Byron Bruner of Long Beach, Calif., Allie and John Dick of Fremont, and Dorothy and Dale Albus of Blair; sister-in-law, Jeanette Blatter of Denver, Colo., and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy; and brothers, John and Bill.

Reichmuth Funeral Home in Elkhorn was in charge of arrangements.

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~

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