Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Chehansky, Helen V. (Pankiw) 1999
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 28 Dec 1999

Helen V. Chehansky, 80, of Ionia, passed away Friday, Dec. 24, 1999, at Home of
Hope in Grand Rapids.  She was born April 10, 1919, in Rochester, N.Y., the
daughter of Michael and Anna Pankiw.  She married Joseph Chehansky on Feb. 14,
1943, and they moved to Ionia in 1948.

Helen was a member of the SS. Peter and Paul Parish of Ionia and a charter
member of the Rosary Society Mother of Perpetual Help Circle.  She was a member
of the Ionia Literary Club, the Yellow Rose Guild, the Ionia County Historical
Society, the Daughters of Isabella and the former Ionia Antlerettes.

Surviving are one daughter, Julie (William) Van Klooster of Green Bay, Wisc.,
and one son, Stephen (Robyn) Chehansky of Wakefield; two grandchildren, Kelley
and Eric Chehansky; three step-grandchildren, Heather Tijan, Brian and Brent Van
Klooster; three sisters, Zinia (Joseph) Andrews of Rochester, N.Y., Stacey
(George) Hanley of Rochester Hills and Ann (Richard) Arfman of Rochester, N.Y.;
one brother-in-law, Peter (Anna) of Warren; one-sister-in-law, Julie (Walter)
Dwarnick of Coplay, Penn.; many nieces and nephews.

Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph, in 1970; one daughter, Mary,
in 1958; her parents; two brothers, William and Joseph Pankiw; one sister, Marie
Kobisa; very special sister-in-law, Helen Buksa; and other family members. 

Helen was an avid bridge player and enjoyed teaching bridge in her retirement. 
She also enjoyed her volunteer work at the Ionia County Commission on Aging,
where she served on the board and in other capacities.  Helen believed in
community service and enjoyed the many friendships she made through her service
work.

The Funeral Mass will be offered 11 a.m. Wednesday from SS. Peter and Paul in
Ionia with Father Melvin Fox as presider.  The organist will be Mary Cusack. 
Interment will follow in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.  Visiting hours will be 4 p.m. to
8 p.m. tonight with Rosary Service at 7 p.m. tonight at the Cook Funeral Home in
Ionia.  Memorial contributions may be made to SS. Peter and Paul Church Memorial
Fund in care of Cook Funeral Home.


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