Helen Vanek
January 19, 1911 — June 8, 2007
Helen Vanek
Helen Vanek age 96 of Ashley, Michigan died Friday, June 8, 2007 at Carson City Hospital Carson City, MI.
Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Elsie Chapel Elsie, MI on June 11, 2007 at 11:00 AM. Mr. Thomas Bradley will officiate abd burial will take place at Ford Cemetery Gratiot County, Michigan. Visitation will be held on Saturday, June 9, 2007 from 6-8 P.M. and Sunday, June 10, 2007 from 2-8 P.M. with family present 2-4 & 6-8 P.M.
Helen was born in Brownsville, Pennsylvania on January 19, 1911 the daughter of Michael and Mary ( Soska ) Tupica. She resided in Pennsylvania, then Indiana and most of her life in the Ashley area. Helen married James Vanek on July 10, 1937 in Rochester Colony, MI. He died on June 26, 1998. She was a homemaker. She loved to farm and in her younger days would hitch up the horses and would spend hours tilling the land. When she could no longer farm she continued to work with the soil by planting all typs of flowers. Her knowledge of growing flowers was vast and she was always happy to share seeds, plants, bulbs, and her flower growing wisdom with friends and family. Helen had been a member of the Ashley Board of Education, honorary member of the ZCBJ Lodge #225 , a 4-H Leader, and she was a Red Cross volunteer at the Ashley Nursing Home for more than 20 years.
She is survived by 3 daughters Mary Ellen & Owen Wingle of Bannister, MI, Pauline Vanek of Lansing, MI, Frances & Donald Hutsko of Murrells Inlet, SC, 1 son Jerry & Janet Vanek of Ashley, MI, 4 grandchildren; Craig Wingle, Sue Peterson, Pat Bancroft, Jim Vanek, 4 great grandchildren; Christopher, Amanda, Marcia, & John, and 1 sister Sophie Strnad of Bannister, MI. She is predeceased by her parents, husband, 2 grandsons Tim & Mark Wingle, 1 brother Michael Tupica, and 3 sisters; Julia Evancho, Mary Kish, & Ann Thomas.
Memorials may be made to Elsie Food Bank. The family is being served by Smith Family Funeral Homes, Elsie Chapel.
Read Helen Vanek's Obituary and Guestbook on smithfamilyfuneralhomes.com.
Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Elsie Chapel Elsie, MI on June 11, 2007 at 11:00 AM. Mr. Thomas Bradley will officiate abd burial will take place at Ford Cemetery Gratiot County, Michigan. Visitation will be held on Saturday, June 9, 2007 from 6-8 P.M. and Sunday, June 10, 2007 from 2-8 P.M. with family present 2-4 & 6-8 P.M.
Helen was born in Brownsville, Pennsylvania on January 19, 1911 the daughter of Michael and Mary ( Soska ) Tupica. She resided in Pennsylvania, then Indiana and most of her life in the Ashley area. Helen married James Vanek on July 10, 1937 in Rochester Colony, MI. He died on June 26, 1998. She was a homemaker. She loved to farm and in her younger days would hitch up the horses and would spend hours tilling the land. When she could no longer farm she continued to work with the soil by planting all typs of flowers. Her knowledge of growing flowers was vast and she was always happy to share seeds, plants, bulbs, and her flower growing wisdom with friends and family. Helen had been a member of the Ashley Board of Education, honorary member of the ZCBJ Lodge #225 , a 4-H Leader, and she was a Red Cross volunteer at the Ashley Nursing Home for more than 20 years.
She is survived by 3 daughters Mary Ellen & Owen Wingle of Bannister, MI, Pauline Vanek of Lansing, MI, Frances & Donald Hutsko of Murrells Inlet, SC, 1 son Jerry & Janet Vanek of Ashley, MI, 4 grandchildren; Craig Wingle, Sue Peterson, Pat Bancroft, Jim Vanek, 4 great grandchildren; Christopher, Amanda, Marcia, & John, and 1 sister Sophie Strnad of Bannister, MI. She is predeceased by her parents, husband, 2 grandsons Tim & Mark Wingle, 1 brother Michael Tupica, and 3 sisters; Julia Evancho, Mary Kish, & Ann Thomas.
Memorials may be made to Elsie Food Bank. The family is being served by Smith Family Funeral Homes, Elsie Chapel.
Read Helen Vanek's Obituary and Guestbook on smithfamilyfuneralhomes.com.
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