DAVID JOSEPH HELLE, 16g (Lloyd 15, George A. 14, Frederick 13)
b. 22 July 1934; Canton, IL
m. 04 July 1956 at Fiatt Free Baptist Church, Fiatt, IL; SHIRLEY ANN CLEER, daughter of Floyd and Helen (Abbott) Cleer;
b. 11May 1934; Fiatt, IL
d. 20 Oct 2008; Galesburg, IL
br. Sinnett Chapel Cemetery; Cuba, IL
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David and Shirley are the parents of:
CYNTHIA ANN HELLE, 17g
b. 31 Jan 1957; Savanna, IL
DAVID LLOYD HELLE, 17g
b. 27 Dec. 1960; Savanna, IL
RAMONA LYNN HELLE, 17g
b. 21 Feb. 1969; Missouri Valley, IA
b. 22 July 1934; Canton, IL
m. 04 July 1956 at Fiatt Free Baptist Church, Fiatt, IL; SHIRLEY ANN CLEER, daughter of Floyd and Helen (Abbott) Cleer;
b. 11May 1934; Fiatt, IL
d. 20 Oct 2008; Galesburg, IL
br. Sinnett Chapel Cemetery; Cuba, IL
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David and Shirley are the parents of:
CYNTHIA ANN HELLE, 17g
b. 31 Jan 1957; Savanna, IL
DAVID LLOYD HELLE, 17g
b. 27 Dec. 1960; Savanna, IL
RAMONA LYNN HELLE, 17g
b. 21 Feb. 1969; Missouri Valley, IA
AVON, IL - David J. Helle, age 74, of 27060 N. Babylon Road passed away at 1:29 a.m. Monday, Oct. 20, 2008, at Galesburg Cottage Hospital, Galesburg, IL.
He was born July 22, 1934, in Canton the son of Lloyd and Opal (Behymer) Helle. He married Shirley Cleer on April 7, 1956, in Fiatt.
She survives, along with three children, Cynthia (Bill) Hand of Astoria, David L. (Janeen) Helle of Rockford, Mich., and Ramona (Robert) Jacobson of Avon; seven grandchildren, Brandon Hand, Evan Hand, Joseph Helle, Jacob Helle, Wyatt Reed, Jackson Reed and Ariel Lau; and two sisters, Neva Powell of Canton and Barbara Lou Manock of Avon.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother.
David was a sawyer for 50 years.
He was a member of Fiatt Independent Christian Church, where he served as deacon and Sunday school teacher for many years.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008, at the Fiatt Independent Christian Church, with the Rev. Jim Menne officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008, at his church. Burial will be in Sinnett Chapel Cemetery in rural Cuba.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Fiatt Independent Christian Church building fund.
Henry-Lange Memorial Home in Cuba is in charge of arrangements.
Published in the Peoria Journal Star on 10/21/2008
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He was born July 22, 1934, in Canton the son of Lloyd and Opal (Behymer) Helle. He married Shirley Cleer on April 7, 1956, in Fiatt.
She survives, along with three children, Cynthia (Bill) Hand of Astoria, David L. (Janeen) Helle of Rockford, Mich., and Ramona (Robert) Jacobson of Avon; seven grandchildren, Brandon Hand, Evan Hand, Joseph Helle, Jacob Helle, Wyatt Reed, Jackson Reed and Ariel Lau; and two sisters, Neva Powell of Canton and Barbara Lou Manock of Avon.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother.
David was a sawyer for 50 years.
He was a member of Fiatt Independent Christian Church, where he served as deacon and Sunday school teacher for many years.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008, at the Fiatt Independent Christian Church, with the Rev. Jim Menne officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008, at his church. Burial will be in Sinnett Chapel Cemetery in rural Cuba.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Fiatt Independent Christian Church building fund.
Henry-Lange Memorial Home in Cuba is in charge of arrangements.
Published in the Peoria Journal Star on 10/21/2008
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