Obit of Helena Boudreau Brinkel - McClain County OK
 
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The Purcell Register - March 31, 1983

Helena Boudreau Brinkel, 79, a longtime resident of Purcell, died March 25 
in the Purcell Municipal Hospital following a short illness.

Born here on Feb. 21, 1904, she attended Our Lady of Victory Catholic church 
and was the wife of the late Joe Brinkel, a longtime employee of the Santa Fe 
railroad.

She was a member of Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church, the Altar Society 
of the Church and recently received a 2,000 hour pin for her volunteer work 
at the Purcell hospital.

She is survived by a daughter, Veronica Bynum of Purcell; three sisters, 
Pauline Bergsneider of Chickasa; Geneva Moisant and Vera Naeher, both of 
Oklahoma City; two brothers, Philip Boudreau of Oklahoma City; Andrew Boudreau 
of Midwest City; and two grandsons.

Rosary service was Sunday evening at the Yoakum Memory Chapel and Mass services 
were Monday morning at Our Lady of victory Church with Father John G. O'Brien 
officiating.  Burial was in the family plot at Hillside cemetery.

Pall bearers were Phil Schumacher, Greg Schumacher, Johnny Naeher, Terry 
Naeher, David Naeher and Ralph Privett.