Helen Marilyn Kuba, 80, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 in Sanford, Florida.

Helen was born March 13, 1937 to Robert and Ruth (Goodrich) Fox. She graduated from McKinley High School in 1955 and started working at Northwestern Bell part-time in 1954 and continued after graduation. On June 14, 1958 Helen married her high school sweetheart, Edward Kuba Jr. They moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin for Ed's schooling, and returned to Cedar Rapids for the birth of their first child. Helen became a member of Saint Ludmila Catholic Church before their marriage and quickly joined Saint Joan's Circle. She became a Red Cross Water Safety Instructor and taught for 25 years.

In 1976, they moved to Alexandria, Minnesota and Helen started working as a bookkeeper at the Alexandria Newspaper. In 1990, she became the office manager of the Echo Press and Lakeland Shopper until her retirement in 2000.

While in Alexandria, she was on the United Way board, was a member of the Leftover Ladies, and was actively involved with Saint Mary's Catholic Church. Helen helped get Elder Network started in Alexandria.

Helen and Ed started the next chapter of their life together by purchasing a Winnebago R.V. and traveled the country full-time. They managed to visit all 50 states! Together, they volunteered at Camp Berachah in the state of Washington for four summers. Helen loved working with the hippotherapy horses, particularly the horse Blitzen. In May of 2015, their traveling abruptly stopped when their RV was hit by a tornado while they were inside in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. After the recovery from the tornado, they spent winters in Osteen, Florida and summers in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Helen is survived by her husband of nearly 60 years, Edward; her daughters, Susan (Randy) Kuba-Tresnak and Mary (Michael) Trojan; grandchildren, Tara (fiancé Richard) Kuba, Seth (Nicole) Kuba, Tayler (fiancé Wes) Kuba, April (Todd) Sallee, Abby Tresnak, Ashley (James) Tresnak, Brittany (Lindsey) Kuba, Kelsey Kuba-Tresnak, Toni (Nate) Sherrets and Trey Carlson; 10 great-grandchildren; her sister, Shirley Hadad and brother, Terry (Becky) Fox and several nieces and nephews.

Helen was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Ruth, son, Michael, grandson, Aaron and sister, Lois.

The Funeral Mass will be at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, March 15 ^th at Saint Ludmila Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, officiated by Father Kenneth Glaser. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 P.M. Wednesday at Papich-Kuba Janeba Chapel West, 1604 "J" Street S.W. where a vigil service will be held at 7:00 P.M.

Memorial contributions may be given to the Sisters of Notre Dame, Omaha, Nebraska and Saint Ludmila Catholic Church.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.papich-kubafs.com .