Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....McKellips, Helen Anna 2006
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The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Helen Anna (Binder) McKellips passed away Sunday, September 17, 2006. She was 
born July 27, 1915 in Chicago, Ill., the daughter of Michael Carl and Martha 
(Drzwiecki) Binder. Helen lived in Glenn, Michigan with her family from the 
age of seven years until she met and married Russell McKellips in 1934. 

Helen and Russell lived in Belding, Michigan and she worked at the Jolly Kids 
Garment Mfg. Co. before they settled into their home in Ionia in 1939. Russell 
preceded her in death. Helen had served the community as a den mother for cub 
scouts and a Brownie and Girl Scout leader. Helen achieved the honor of being 
a 50 year member of the Women of the Moose in 2002. She held the office of 
Recorder for 13 years (1959-1972). She was a very active member, planning the 
meals put on for the public and earning many recognition's from the club 
including: Academy of Friendship (1964), Star Recorder (1972), College of 
Regent (1975), and receiving the Red Stole in Mesa, AZ (1982). She enjoyed her 
years of working on many projects for the Women of the Moose. In 2003, Helen 
moved to the Agape House foster home on East Main Street. The family wants to 
thank the many caregivers at the Agape House for providing a caring and loving 
environment for Helen in her final years.

Helen is survived by brother Leonard (Mabel) Binder of Ionia, her sister 
Florence Buller of Wisconsin, her son Norman (Donna) McKellips of Ionia, her 
daughter Carolyn (Ira “Gene”) Miller of Arizona, her grandsons, Tim and Tom 
McKellips of Ionia, Mike (Sara) Miller of Arizona, her granddaughters Jodi 
Ballard and Erica Miller of Arizona, and her 5 great grandchildren; Timothy, 
Devin, Joani, Brian, and Nicole.

Funeral services for Helen will be conducted by the First Baptist Church at 11 
a.m. on Friday, September 22, 2006 at the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, 220 
Rich St., Ionia. The family will receive friends on Thursday, September 21 
from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Sunset 
Memorial Gardens.


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