This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WEAVER, JOHNSON, STRIMBACK, EMBERY, KEMERY, TERRY, WALTERS, DILLON, CARR, TADDEO Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QFB.2ACE/1658 Message Board Post: WEAVER, Helen L. Delton, MI Passed away at the Heartland Healthcare Center of Kalamazoo Wednesday, August 31, 2005 after a long illness. Helen was born August 15, 1921 in Hastings, MI, the daughter of John and Cora (Johnson) Strimback. She graduated from Hastings High School in 1939, and attended Western State Teachers College. On August 29, 1941, she was united in marriage to Donald Weaver, who survives. She leaves to mourn her passing her husband of 64 years, Don; three sons, Michael (Patricia) Weaver of St. Simons Island, Georgia, Sidney (Jayne) Weaver of Richland, and Thomas (Elaine) Weaver of Delton; grandchildren, Joshua (Debbie) Weaver, Laura (Shelley) Embery, Jeffrey (Lynn) Weaver, Karrie (Jamie) Kemery, Ryan (Paula) Weaver, Lindsay Weaver, Matthew (Kristina) Weaver; 9 great grandchildren; and sister and brother-in-law, Lois and Bruce Terry. Helen was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Ida Walters and Ruby Dillon; and a brother, Kenneth Strimback. Surviving are two sisters, Rena Ca! rr of Colorado, and Doris (Tony) Taddeo of North Carolina; and a sister-in-law, Iva Strimback of Battle Creek. During her lifetime Helen was Secretary to the Dean of Students at Central Michigan University, to the Dean of the School of Nursing at the University of Michigan, to the Board of Realtors of Aurora, Illinois, and to the Manager of U.S. Electric Motors of Kalamazoo. Though she was a dedicated secretary, her greatest satisfaction came from her devotion as a wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. All members of her family have fond memories of visits to Grandma's house for the holidays - especially her Thanksgiving dinners, for which she was noted. Family and friends will remember her quick wit and constant good humor. She was a skilled hostess and accomplished seamstress, but also enjoyed golfing, cross-country skiing and traveling. In addition she actively participated in community organizations. Helen was a member of the Chapter CN of the PEO Sisterhood ! of Kalamazoo, and a charter member of the Gull Lake Area Community Chu rch. Private graveside services were held for the immediate family with interment at the Prairieville Cemetery. A Memorial Service for Helen will be held on Monday, September 12, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at the Gull lake Area Community Church, 9292 East "CD" Ave., Richland, MI. The Reverend Todd TerAvest and The Reverend James Hill will officiate. Contributions in Helen's Memory may be made to the Gull Lake Area Community Church, the Autism Society of Kalamazoo/Battle Creek, or Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan. Arrangements were made by WILLIAMS-GORES FUNERAL HOME Delton Published in the Kalamazoo Gazette from 9/2/2005 - 9/3/2005. (Posted by a volunteer-no family connection)