Friday, October 18, 2013

Dorchester's Helen Conkling Passes Oct. 15


Dorchester's Helen L. Conkling, 94, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 15, at Tabitha in Crete.  Born May 15, 1919 to James and Mabel (Busselman) Formanek.

Survivors include: daughters and son-in-law, Joyce Dolezal, Dona and Jim Heeren, MaryLou Struebing; eight grandchildren; 31 great grandchildren; seven great-great grandchildren; brother, James Formanek, Sr.  

Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Donald; parents; sister, Beulah Howlett; brother, Harold Formanek; sons-in-law, Ron Dolezal, Sr., Harold Struebing.

Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Dorchester United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at the Dorchester Cemetery.  

Memorials have been designated to the Dorchester American Legion Auxiliary.

3 comments:

  1. She was a great neighbor, she will be missed.

    Diane Velder

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  2. Knew the family. Fine people. Donald was a longhaul truck driver, as I recall. My sympathy to the family.

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  3. My brother and sister and I all grew living close to the Conkling family. They were great neighbors and friends. Whenever a tornado was coming the Conkling cellar was a safe place to run to and when Don's truck was home we liked to climb up in it with Mary Lou. So sorry for your loss. Joyce Ozolins (Hrdlicka), Sandra Hrdlicka, and Roger Hrdlicka.

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