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- Niagara Gazette - 2/12/2009
(Lewiston) - Isabel B. Helfrich, age 87, formerly of N. Third St., Lewiston, died Monday, February 9, 2009 in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, in Lewiston, after a lengthy illness.Isabel was born December 3, 1921, in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY, the daughter of the late Herman and Grace (Pratt) Budde and was a 1939 graduate of Niagara Falls High School. On November 7, 1942, she married Robert O. Helfrich and they settled in Lewiston in 1949. Isabel was employed as a secretary by the Stevens Insurance County, in Lewiston, for 25 years.She was a charter member of the Lutheran Church of The Messiah in Lewiston. She a member of the Lewiston Senior Center and enjoyed golf and traveling.Her husband of 65 years, Robert, predeceased her on May 12, 2008. She is survived by two sons, Richard H. (June) Helfrich of Lewiston and Robert A. (late Joyce) Helfrich of West Falls, NY; her grandchildren, Jennifer (Joseph) D'Angelo of Amherst, Erie County, NY, Betsy (Gary) Myers of East Concord, NY, Brian (Alexis) Helfrich of the Town of Wheatfield and William Helfrich of Holly Springs, NC; and her great-grandchildren, Evan and Olivia Helfrich.A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, February 21st at 11:00 AM in the Lutheran Church of The Messiah, 915 Oneida St., Lewiston, with the Rev. Thomas Mason officiating. There will be no prior visitation. She will be laid to rest with her husband in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Lutheran Church of The Messiah, 915 Oneida St., Lewiston, Niagara County, NY 14092, or to Niagara Hospice, 4675 Sunset Dr., Lockport, Niagara County, NY 14094. Arrangements have been entrusted to HARDISON FUNERAL HOME, N. Fourth and Ridge Sts., Lewiston.Visit www.legacy.com/niagara-gazette for online guest register.
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