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Her Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. Sebastian Catholic Church, 3126 95t Street, Sturtevant, on Thursday, October 5th, at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Terry Huebner officiating. Visitation will be in the church on Thursday, from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the Mass. Burial will follow in West Lawn Memorial Park. Please see Tuesday’s paper for the complete obituary.
A special thank you to Vitas Hospice, for their special care given to Helen and her family.
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Helen M. Christopherson, 93, passed away, peacefully, at her residence on Friday, September 29, 2017. She was born in Wisconsin Rapids on April 25, 1924 the daughter of the late Edward and Josephine (nee: Veirtel) Locey.
Prior to her marriage to Henry, Helen had been employed at Massey Ferguson, Wisconsin Bell, and S.C. Johnson. Helen was a longtime member of St. Sebastian Catholic Church. She enjoyed square dancing, sewing, knitting, crocheting, and cooking. Her whole life centered around raising family; hers’ and anyone else who needed her help.
Surviving are her children, William Christopherson, Ruth (Richard) Staples, Judith Christopherson, Mary Jo Maheras, all of Racine; 13 grandchildren, Michael Christopherson, Steven (Kristen) Christopherson, Nicole Christopherson, Rebecca (Zachary) Novey, Sara (Joel) Yantis, Caitlin (Mike) Stevens, Rachel (James) Sizemore, Jeffrey Molinaro, Josephine Molinaro, Jean Molinaro, and Jennifer Molinaro, Demetrios (Stephanie) Maheras, and Thomas (Anaka Phillips) Maheras; 16 great grandchildren; special cousin, Jo-El Hansen, and her son, Elijah; sister, Dorothy “Toni” Martin; sisters-in-law, Donna Locey, Betty Grey, Evelyn Dibble, Beverly Christopherson; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive her. In addition to her parents and beloved husband, Helen was preceded in death by her son-in-law, Nicholas Maheras, and 2 brothers, Ed “Bud” Locey, and James Locey.
Her Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. Sebastian Catholic Church, 3126 95t Street, Sturtevant, on Thursday, October 5th, at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Terry Huebner officiating. Visitation will be in the church on Thursday, from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the Mass. Burial will follow in West Lawn Memorial Park. Please see Tuesday’s paper for the complete obituary.
A special thank you to Vitas Hospice, for their special care given to Helen and her family.
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