Helen Frances Brungardt Van Quaethem, 84 of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away on August 31, 2024 in Overland Park, Kansas.
Helen was born February 24, 1940, in Codell, KS to Joseph and Elizabeth (Wellbrock) Brungardt. She was a 1958 graduate from Hays High School and then attended classes at the Brown Mackie School of Business in Salina, Kansas. Later, she received an Associate in Arts degree from Longview Community College and then a Bachelor of Fine Art from the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Missouri. She was employed at Western Auto for 13 years and later worked for Accountants on Call. She became a Mary Kay Consultant on September 15, 1986 spending 38 years building relationships with her clients, earning several team unit/corporate awards and earning her name on the Silver Wings wall at the Mary Kay Global Headquarters. She was a member of St. Bernadette’s Catholic Church-Kansas City where she volunteered for various jobs over the years and also was a Eucharistic Minister. Helen enjoyed reading, traveling, painting and cooking. Over the years she enjoyed making dinners for large family gatherings and friends. Helen also liked organizing and going out for lunch and dinner with friends and family.
She is survived by her two daughters, Ronda Van Quaethem and husband Douglas Veach, Renee Van Quaethem and husband Michael van der Breggen; and two grandsons, Jake and Luke van der Breggen. She is survived by her sister Doreen Wildeman, brother Dale and his wife Thuong Brungardt, brother-in-law Cornelius “Corny” Enslinger, sister-in-law Irene Smith and many nieces and nephews.
Helen was preceded in death by her grandparents Balthasar and Rosa (Frank) Brungardt, and John and Anna (Brockelman) Wellbrock; her parents Joseph and Elizabeth (Wellbrock) Brungardt; sisters Mary Brungardt, Rose Brungardt, Mae Suppes, Geraldine “Gerri” Enslinger and brother-in-laws Edward “Eddie” Suppes and Francis Wildeman.
Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 AM with a Funeral Mass starting at 10:30 AM Saturday, September 14. 2024, with luncheon to follow. In lieu of flowers, please donate to Veterans Community Project, St Bernadette Catholic Church-Kansas City or your favorite charity in memory of Helen.