Helen lived in Yuma County for several years before moving to Washington County, near Lindon, for several years. She later moved to Akron where she lived until she moved to Brush to live at the assisted living center at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, gardening, and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Survivors include her children, Shirley Wise and Bob Bruce of AZ; Margie (Gene) Hottinger of Akron; Darrel (Patty Adolf) of Greeley, CO; Connie (Tarry) Cluff of Brush; Merry Heberlein (Bob Thornton, deceased) of University Place, WA; and Patty Heberlein, and George Meacham) of Evans, CO; 11 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren, and 6 great – great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Charlie Smelser, Bill Adolf, and Louis J. Heberlein; 3 children, Charles Smelser Jr., John Andrew Adolf, and Dennis Lee Adolf; 1 grandchild, Joseph Smelser; 17 brothers & sisters, and her parents. Helen was the last surviving of all 18 siblings.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 28, 2019, at 1:00 PM at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Brush. Concluding service and interment will follow at the Akron Cemetery. Visitation will be at the Heer Mortuary Chapel on Brush on Friday, December 27, from 2 – 4 PM. Friends who wish may make memorial gifts to the Children’s Hospital in Aurora, CO c/o the Heer Mortuary.
Helen lived in Yuma County for several years before moving to Washington County, near Lindon, for several years. She later moved to Akron where she lived until she moved to Brush to live at the assisted living center at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, gardening, and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Survivors include her children, Shirley Wise and Bob Bruce of AZ; Margie (Gene) Hottinger of Akron; Darrel (Patty Adolf) of Greeley, CO; Connie (Tarry) Cluff of Brush; Merry Heberlein (Bob Thornton, deceased) of University Place, WA; and Patty Heberlein, and George Meacham) of Evans, CO; 11 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren, and 6 great – great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Charlie Smelser, Bill Adolf, and Louis J. Heberlein; 3 children, Charles Smelser Jr., John Andrew Adolf, and Dennis Lee Adolf; 1 grandchild, Joseph Smelser; 17 brothers & sisters, and her parents. Helen was the last surviving of all 18 siblings.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 28, 2019, at 1:00 PM at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Brush. Concluding service and interment will follow at the Akron Cemetery. Visitation will be at the Heer Mortuary Chapel on Brush on Friday, December 27, from 2 – 4 PM. Friends who wish may make memorial gifts to the Children’s Hospital in Aurora, CO c/o the Heer Mortuary.
Family Members
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Harry William Thomas
1908–1968
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Marie M Hockley Sheperd
1910–1988
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John Ernest Thomas
1912–1938
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George Everett Thomas
1914–1978
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Margaret I. Thomas Moore
1916–1997
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Leland Jessie Thomas
1917–2013
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Hazel Thomas Adolf
1919–1987
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Kelly Raymond Thomas
1921–2012
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Robert Wayne Thomas
1922–1987
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Nellie Jane Thomas Unruh
1925–2004
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Buelah Thomas Benedict
1927–2016
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Norma J. Thomas Ward
1930–2011
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Walter Raymond Thomas
1932–1998
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Rebecca J. "Becky" Thomas Dickson
1934–1994
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