Dawson County NeArchives Obituaries.....Helvey, Adelaide June 23, 2009
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Lexington Clipper-Herald June 27, 2009
Adelaide Helvey, 92, of Lexington, died Tuesday, June 23, 2009, at Good 
Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.
 
Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, June 27, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. at St. 
Ann’s Catholic Church in Lexington with the Rev. Paul Colling officiating.   
Burial will be in St. Ann’s Catholic Cemetery at Lexington. 

Visitation was held Friday, June 26, 2009, at Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in 
Lexington.

Adelaide is survived by her son, Richard (Carol) Helvey of Lexington; her 
daughter, Marge (Con) Ogden of Littleton, Colo.; five grandchildren, Laura 
(Pete) Mendoza of Denver, Colo.; Dori (Travis) Moomey of Kearney; Jason 
(Sarah) Helvey of Omaha; Carmen (Steven) Pleskac of Omaha; Brett Ogden of 
Littleton, Colo.; 11 great-grandchildren, Taylor, Cameron and Pedro Mendoza of 
Denver; Hallett, Phillip, Jillian and Camille Moomey of Kearney; Marigold 
Helvey of Omaha; Wesley, Lucia and Jaxon Pleskac of Omaha; sister, Sister Mary 
Helena Naviaux of Omaha.  
 
Adelaide was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Wilbur “Webb” Helvey; 
her second husband, Julius Bussard; her son, Albert Rene Helvey; her 
brother ,Phillip Naviaux; her sisters, Louise Brougham and Martha (Mattie) 
Naviaux.

She was born Feb. 23, 1917, at Lexington, to Albert and Martha (Christ) 
Naviaux.  She attended school at Dawson County North 17, and graduated from 
Lexington High School in 1935, and then attended Omaha Business School. 
  
Adelaide met Webb Helvey in Omaha and they were married May 16, 1941, in 
Omaha.  They lived in Omaha, Kansas City and returned to Lexington to take 
over the family farm.  Adelaide was active in St. Ann’s Catholic Church and 
Altar Society, Grant Extension Club, and the school board of North 17.  
  
Playing cards was a favorite past time and she was an expert in needlework, 
leaving many precious treasures.  She worked in the Assessor’s office at the 
courthouse and did bookkeeping for her husband.  They retired in 1969, and 
spent most of their winters in Texas. 
  
Adelaide recently lived at Park Avenue Estates in Lexington where she was a 
very welcoming resident to anyone new moving into the facility.  It seemed to 
be her mission in life to always make sure people around her were comfortable 
and had what they needed.  She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and 
friend.  She set a remarkable example of life and will be missed. 


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