I956 Helene was a widow, living with her sister Julie in Stuttgart. Her husband was older and had died during WWII. She was a cashier or bookkeeper for a confectionery concern. [1]
[1] Family Document, Letter from Ethelred Schafer to her uncle Edwin Schafer, dated December 12, 1956, describing her 1956 visit with the Rau family in Stuttgart, Goppingen, Nellmersbach, and Schorndorf.