HELEN M. SHAW Kentwood, MI- Mrs. Helen Michaelina Shaw, 80, passed away unexpectedly in Kentwood, MI on Tuesday, January 31, 2006. Helen was born in Racine on October 2, 1925 to the late Mark and Helen (nee: Wald) Vidakovic. A 1943 graduate of St. Catherine’s High School, she went on to earn her degree in nursing from the St. Margaret Hospital School of Nursing in Kansas City, KS. Helen proudly served various communities in Wisconsin, Illinois and Mississippi as a Registered Nurse. Catholic by faith, in her spare time she could often be found traveling, sewing or listening to music. Surviving are her beloved daughter and son-in-law, Jane and Martin VanDenack; granddaughters, Samantha and Natalie VanDenack, all of Hastings, MI; sisters, Mary Demet of Racine and Elinore (Jerry) Covelli of Kenosha; sister-in-law, Marion McIntyre of Kalamazoo, MI; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Robert B. Shaw on January 8, 1993; loving son, Jeffrey Robert Shaw; and by brothers-in-law, Homer Demet and James McIntyre. In accordance with Helen’s wishes, cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be held in the Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home, 4600 County Line Rd., on Saturday, February 4, 2006 at 12:30 pm with Rev. Jeffrey M. Thielen officiating. Visitation will be held in the funeral home on Saturday from 11:30 am – 12:30 pm. In her memory, memorials to the Multiple Sclerosis Society are encouraged.
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