Helen Porter
July 10, 1920 - May 20, 2016
Helen Porter, 95, went to her heavenly home May 20 from Lindberg Crossing Nursing Home.
She was born to Albert and Ethyl Hodge on July 10, 1920 in Niantic, Illinois.
She married Luther Robert Porter in 1937 and together, they raised five children, Robert (Ivay), Judy (Dennis) Bontrager, Mary Shirley (deceased), Jerry (Barbara) and Sherryl (Robert) Richey.
Besides her children, she leaves 16 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren, 14 great-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews, Jerry (Linda) Hodge, Terry and Carol Jarnigan; her brothers, Albert Jr. and Francis Hodge, sisters, Marge, Ruth Palmer, Mildred Jarnigan, and June Smith and several nieces and nephews preceding her in death.
She was a Brownie Scout leader, a cook at Westvale School and worked at Weiler's Department Store. She loved to sew, especially making stuffed animals and cloth children's books.
Graveside services will be held at 2:30 PM on Tuesday, May 24 at East Maplewood Cemetery with Rev. Tom Malbone of Madison Park Church of God officiating.
Memorial contributions may be given to the charity of the donor's choice.
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