San Joaquin County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Preeo, Helen Marea November 30 2004
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The Record  December 5, 2004
Greeley, CO
Helen Marea Preeo 

Nov. 15, 1914 - Nov. 30, 2004



Helen Marea Preeo, 90, of Greeley, CO and formerly of Stockton, passed away on 
Tuesday, November 30, 2004 in Greeley. She was born November 15, 1914, to 
Robert and Lydia (Taylor) Ritzinger in Bogard, MO. She attended schools in that 
area and graduated from high school in 1931. As a young person she came to 
Colorado and worked on a ranch as a cook for the ranch hands. She always talked 
favorably of that time and considered it a good experience. She moved to 
California during the time of World War II and met and married Lawrence Preeo. 
They married on August 14, 1946 and made their home in Stockton. Helen chose to 
work in healthcare where she became a Psychiatric Technician at the old 
Stockton State Hospital and retired from there after 32 years. She was a life 
member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority; liked to travel and did so following her 
retirement, and was an expert in keeping photo albums updated. When her health 
began to fail, Helen moved to Greeley, CO to be near her stepdaughter and 
family. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Lawrence and a 
brother and sister. 
She is survived by her brother, Francis (Mary) Ritzinger of Carrollton, MO; 
stepdaughter, Edna (Renee) Simmering of Greeley, CO; 9 grandchildren, Steven 
McCoy, Douglas McCoy, Cathy Flot of Greeley, CO, Jim, Larry, Sandy, Deborah, 
Ruby Whited and Ronald Dukes all of Clarinda, IA, and numerous great 
grandchildren. Aunt of Sharon, Robert and Ralph Ritzinger all of Carrollton, MO 
and Robert, Gerald and Fred Preeo all of Stockton, CA.
Private family graveside services will be held on Monday, December 6, 2004 in 
the Cherokee Memorial Park. Max Carroll at Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home in 
charge of arrangements. 
Memorial contributions to Hospice & Palliative Care of Northern Colorado, 2726 
W. 11th St. Rd., Greeley, CO 80634 are preferred. 
 




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