Helen (Mothes) Krey
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3D Obituary - March 22, 2020
Helen Krey, of Grand
Junction, passed away March 5,
2020. Helen was the oldest child
of Anton and Rosina (Wyss)
Mothes. She was born in Sylvia,
Kansas and grew up on a farm
with two younger brothers, Irvin
and John.
Helen was a registered nurse,
attending nurse’s training at
Grace Hospital in Hutchinson,
Kansas and in St. Louis,
Missouri. She later was a nursing instructor at St. Luke’s Hospital
in Denver and at Mesa Junior College in Grand Junction.
She married Max Krey in 1951, in Hutchinson, Kansas. They
moved to Grand Junction in 1954.
Helen was kind and compassionate. She was a good listener and
thoughtful of others. She was a member of the First United Methodist
Church where she was active as Sunday School Superintendent, a
member of the United Methodist Women and Book Club, served as
chairman of the Education Committee and Staff/Parish Relations
Committee, and was a Stephen’s Minister. She studied the Bible and
took several Bible classes. Helen loved music and played the piano;
she was a founding member of the Grand Junction Symphony Guild
and Wednesday Music Club. She was a member of PEO Chapter
GF and delivered Meals on Wheels for many years.
Helen is survived by her husband Max; children, Mark of Grand
Junction, and Marina (Bruce) Young of Grand Junction. She is also
survived by granddaughters, Rachel (Phil) Nieto of Denver, and
Sarah Young of Las Vegas, Nevada; one great-grandson, and many
nieces and nephews.
A service of remembrance will be held later.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Colorado Mesa
University Foundation for the Helen Krey Scholarship, or the Grand
Junction Symphony, or First United Methodist Ch
