Helmke obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Helmke, Constance O.        5 Jul 2006    Jul 2006    Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge):  7/5/2006

HELMKE, CONSTANCE O. "CONNIE" 
A resident of Baker, she died at 3:30 a.m. Monday, July 3, 2006, at Hospice
of Baton Rouge Inpatient Unit. She was 65 and a native of St. Louis.
Visiting at Baker Funeral Home, 6401 Groom Road, Baker, on Wednesday, July
5, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visiting resumes at the funeral home chapel on
Thursday from 8 a.m. until religious service at 10 a.m., conducted by the
Rev. David Murray. Entombment in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. She
is survived by her husband, James C. "Jimmy" Helmke of Baker; two daughters
and sons-in-law, Lynelle and James Meadows of Zachary and Tracy and Mark
Kallies Sr. of Walker; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Jeff Helmke of Baker
and Jason and Cindy Helmke of Zachary; three sisters, Clair Parrish of
Zachary, Shelia Wheat of Mississippi and Betty Lambert of St. Amant; two
brothers, Van Osborne of Hammond and Mike Osborne of Holden; seven
grandchildren, Joshua and Lindsey Meadows, Jessica, Jake and Jared Helmke,
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mark Kallies Jr. and Catlin Kallies; and a
great-grandson, Alexander Ethan Kallies. She was preceded in death by her
parents, Connie Lee Osborne and Nell Parrish; and maternal grandparents,
Ernest and Clara Cockerham. Pallbearers will be James and Joshua Meadows,
Mark Kallies Sr., Staff Sgt. Mark Kallies Jr. and Van and Mike Osborne.
Honorary pallbearers are Donald Helmke and Thomas Dunn. She was a dedicated
volunteer with Little League Baseball, having served on the district staff
for 12 years as assistant district administrator for Louisiana District 2.
She was also an active member of Baker Little League for 28 years, having
served as coach, manager, board member and four tenures as president. She
was an active member of the Baker Civic Club, having served as secretary
from 1999 to 2005. Employed by the state of Louisiana, she worked at
Southern University Law Library. The family would like to thank the
doctors, nurses and staff of Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center and Hospice of
Baton Rouge. Special thanks also to our family and friends for their
support in our time of need. 

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