Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Helms, Richard M. January 30, 2021
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Ionia Sentinel-Std.- Sat. Feb. 6, 2021

Richard M. Helms, age 63, of Ionia, passed away Saturday, January 30, 2021 at 
Spectrum Health-Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. The son of Clare Marion 
Helms & Elizabeth Ann (Norton) Lane, he was born on January 10, 1958 in 
Petoskey.

Following his graduation from high school, Rick enlisted in the United States 
Air Force and attained the rank of Technical Sergeant serving as a law 
enforcement supervisor with the Security Police. After retiring from the Air 
Force, he had a second career with the Amway Corporation, retiring after 20 
years of service. Rick enjoyed reading, playing scrabble, softball, and spending 
time with his family and his dogs, Coco and Happy.

He was preceded in death by his father, Clare M. Helms. Surviving are his 
mother, Betty Lane of Cedar Springs; his children, Mellisa & Nathan Cook of 
Dayton, Ohio, Theresa & Dan Berkenpas of Dorr, and Elizabeth Helms of Kalamazoo; 
his grandchildren, Sage, Amaya, Judah, Landon, Kennedy, and Parker; brothers and 
sisters, Ron & Annabelle Helms of Las Vegas, Nevada, Vicki & Chuck Goss of 
Greenville, Mike & Lisa Helms of Greenville, and Karen Corey of Lowell; and 
several nieces and nephews.

Visitation is from 12-1 p.m. on Saturday, February 6, 2021 at the First 
Christian Church of Ionia, 130 E. Washington Street, Ionia, where funeral 
services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pastor John Prominski of Restore 
Church of Ionia will officiate, with military honors rendered by the United 
States Air Force.

Instead of flowers, Rick would have appreciated contributions in his memory to 
the Air Force Aid Society. Envelopes will be available at the church or you may 
donate online at: www.afas.org.

To send a message of sympathy to the family, sign Rick's online guest book, or 
to share a favorite memory, please visit: www.MichiganCremation.com.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Christiansen's Michigan Cremation & 
Funeral Care, Greenville, (616) 754-5638, exclusive providers of Veterans 
Funeral Care.

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