Helen was born Jan. 17, 1922, to Harry and Hester Santo. She passed away Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, at Prestige Care Center in Clarkston.
Helen met her husband, Clarence, when she was 17, at a dance in the Lewiston Orchards. They dated for two years before they got married July 3, 1940. She made parts at a shipyard in Portland, Ore., during World War II, where Clarence was a welder. After the war, they moved back to Lewiston. They then moved to Clarkston, where they bought their first and only house.
The couple had five children.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Vineland Cemetery in Clarkston.
The family would like to thank Helen's caregivers at Prestige Care Center in Clarkston and her doctor, Dr. Greggain, for his amazing care. The family would also like to thank her wonderful neighbors, Randy and Eloise, Dennis and Kim, and Vivian.
Merchant Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements and the online guest book can be signed at www.merchantfuneralhome.com.
The family suggests any memorial donations be made to the Lewis-Clark Animal Shelter, 6 Shelter Road, Lewiston, ID 83501.
Lewiston Morning Tribune
August 26, 2015
Helen met her husband, Clarence, when she was 17, at a dance in the Lewiston Orchards. They dated for two years before they got married July 3, 1940. She made parts at a shipyard in Portland, Ore., during World War II, where Clarence was a welder. After the war, they moved back to Lewiston. They then moved to Clarkston, where they bought their first and only house.
The couple had five children.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Vineland Cemetery in Clarkston.
The family would like to thank Helen's caregivers at Prestige Care Center in Clarkston and her doctor, Dr. Greggain, for his amazing care. The family would also like to thank her wonderful neighbors, Randy and Eloise, Dennis and Kim, and Vivian.
Merchant Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements and the online guest book can be signed at www.merchantfuneralhome.com.
The family suggests any memorial donations be made to the Lewis-Clark Animal Shelter, 6 Shelter Road, Lewiston, ID 83501.
Lewiston Morning Tribune
August 26, 2015
Helen was born Jan. 17, 1922, to Harry and Hester Santo. She passed away Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, at Prestige Care Center in Clarkston.
Helen met her husband, Clarence, when she was 17, at a dance in the Lewiston Orchards. They dated for two years before they got married July 3, 1940. She made parts at a shipyard in Portland, Ore., during World War II, where Clarence was a welder. After the war, they moved back to Lewiston. They then moved to Clarkston, where they bought their first and only house.
The couple had five children.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Vineland Cemetery in Clarkston.
The family would like to thank Helen's caregivers at Prestige Care Center in Clarkston and her doctor, Dr. Greggain, for his amazing care. The family would also like to thank her wonderful neighbors, Randy and Eloise, Dennis and Kim, and Vivian.
Merchant Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements and the online guest book can be signed at www.merchantfuneralhome.com.
The family suggests any memorial donations be made to the Lewis-Clark Animal Shelter, 6 Shelter Road, Lewiston, ID 83501.
Lewiston Morning Tribune
August 26, 2015
Helen met her husband, Clarence, when she was 17, at a dance in the Lewiston Orchards. They dated for two years before they got married July 3, 1940. She made parts at a shipyard in Portland, Ore., during World War II, where Clarence was a welder. After the war, they moved back to Lewiston. They then moved to Clarkston, where they bought their first and only house.
The couple had five children.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Vineland Cemetery in Clarkston.
The family would like to thank Helen's caregivers at Prestige Care Center in Clarkston and her doctor, Dr. Greggain, for his amazing care. The family would also like to thank her wonderful neighbors, Randy and Eloise, Dennis and Kim, and Vivian.
Merchant Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements and the online guest book can be signed at www.merchantfuneralhome.com.
The family suggests any memorial donations be made to the Lewis-Clark Animal Shelter, 6 Shelter Road, Lewiston, ID 83501.
Lewiston Morning Tribune
August 26, 2015
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