Funeral Services for Helen Curtis, aged 89, formerly of Chariton, will be held Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 11 a.m. at the Union Park United Methodist Church in Des Moines. Family will receive friends beginning at 10 a.m. before services Saturday. Graveside Services will follow in the Chariton Cemetery at 2:30 p.m. Memorial may be made to the Union Park United Methodist Church. Condolences may be left for the family at pierschbacherfuneralhome.com.