Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Thelen, Helene Maria (Burch) June 27, 1987 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com April 6, 2014, 4:11 pm Ionia Sentinel-Standard - Mon. June 29, 1987 LAKE ODESSA- Helen Maria Thelen, 51, of 539 Eagle Point, Lake Odessa, died June 27 at Pennock Hospital, Hastings. Born Oct. 5, 1935, in Lyons, she was the daughter of Henry and Helena Smith Burch, A graduate of Portland High School, she was an executive secretary of the Michigan Department of Social Services for 27 years. A member of St. Edward’s Church, Lake Odessa, she was also a member of the church’s Altar Society Circle. Surviving are her husband James; three daughters, Susan and Rosemary Thelen and Evelyn Griffiths, all of Portland, three grandchildren; three brothers, Clifford, Wayne and Hank, all of Carson City; and a sister, Charlotte Black of Portland. A son, Mark, preceded her in death. Funeral mass will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. rom St. Edward’s Church, Lake Odessa, the Rev. James Bozung officiating. Burial will be in Lakeside Cemetery. Rosary will be said Monday at 8 p.m. at Koops Funeral Chapel, Lake Odessa. The family will be at the chapel Monday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Additional Comments: Lakeside Cemetery - #4-E142 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/t/thelen24441nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb