Margaret Helmold, age 95 of Clarence, passed away on Tuesday March 28, 2017 at the Clarence Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held on Friday March 31, 2017 at 1:00 P.M at St. John's United Church of Christ in Clarence with Pastor Tommi Boeder officiating. Burial will follow at St. John's Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 11:00 A.M until service time at the church. Margaret was born the daughter of Lee and Martha (McKenzie) Anderson on September 7, 1921 on the family farm in rural Tipton. She married Herman Helmold on August 8, 1940 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. He died November 27, 2010. Mrs. Helmold was a farmer's wife most of her life until they moved to Clarence in 1978. At the age of 52 she started working at the nursing home at various positions until her retirement at the age of 75. The last six years she spent at the Clarence Senior Living complex and enjoyed the music programs and playing cards with her friends. But most of all she spent most of her days putting jigsaw puzzles together with her sidekick Millie Mingst. Margaret is survived by her 2 daughters, Janice Bock of Sebring, FL and Beverly Skladzien of Maquoketa; son, Allen (Deb) Helmold of Lowden; 9 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; 6 great great grandchildren; and a great friend, Millie Mingst. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; 2 sisters; a brother; son-in-laws Neil Bock and Robert Skladzien; and great granddaughter, Alex Brown.