Helen Bond

A Celebration of life for Helen Joan (Jo) Bond, 88, Lenexa, KS, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 25th, 2023, at Westminster Presbyterian church in Waterloo, IA. Inurnment will take place at the Memorial Garden, First Presbyterian Church in Lawrence, KS. Jo passed away Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at Westchester Village of Lenexa, KS.

Jo was born on December 19, 1934, in Carthage, MO. She was the daughter of Norman and Helen (Stewart) Anderson who preceded her in death. Her husband, Jack L. Bond, also preceded her in death.

Jo graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with a major in Elementary Education and a minor in Art. She was a 2nd and 3rd grade teacher in Waterloo, IA. She taught at Irving Elementary school and transferred to teach at Kittrell Elementary school from which she retired.

Survivors include her daughter, Patricia (William) Bond-Burnham, siblings, Marti (Paul) Bargman, Duane (Fran) Anderson, and Bruce (Jan) Anderson, grandchildren, Holly (Mike) Griffin, Tiffany (LeRoy) Henderson, Joshua (Jennifer) Noteboom, nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, along with multiple nieces, nephews, and cousins. She loved and cherished her family as they loved and cherished her.

The family suggests memorials in Jo's name to Ascend Hospice in Kansas City, Wounded Warriors, and/or St. Jude Childrens' Research Hospital, and may be sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary, 120 W. 13th Street, Lawrence, KS 66044.

For more information or to post a condolence go to warrenmcelwain.com.