Huelsmann, Helen

Helen M. Huelsmann, 75, of Breese, died Monday, May 8, 2006 at St. Joseph Hospital in Breese, IL. She was born July 30, 1930 in Bartelso, IL, daughter of Henry and Eugenia (Jansen) Junker. She married Ralph Huelsmann November 25, 1955 and he preceded her in death on March 29, 1994. She is survived by four sons, Dale Huelsmann and wife Nancy of Breese, IL, Dennis Huelsmann and wife Florence of Kansas City, MO, David Huelsmann and wife Lissa of Chicago, IL, and Duane Huelsmann and wife Sheri of Breese, IL; two daughters, Lori Divine and husband Brent of Carthage, MO, and Lisa "Tookey" Gebke and husband Jeff of Bartelso, IL; ten grandchildren, Nicky Huelsmann, Justin Huelsmann, Erica Huelsmann, Sam Swofford, Sonni Hendrickson, Evonne Huelsmann, Karlee Huelsmann, Josh Divine, Sara Divine, and Dylan Gebke; one great-grandchild, Jonathon Huelsmann, and brothers-in law & sisters-in-law, Mary Junker of Butte, Montana, Aggie Kampwerth of Highland, IL., Andy & Irene Huelsmann, Dan & Jeanette Huelsmann, Marcella & Tony Timmermann, Rite & Alvin Mourlam, all of Breese, IL and Pat & Wally Guest of Winterhaven FL. In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by two grandchildren, Jeffrey William Gebke and Abraham Huelsmann; three brothers, Norbert Junker, Willard Junker and Ervin Junker, and one sister-in-law, Alice Junker. Mrs. Huelsmann was retired from Tom’s Cleaners in Breese, IL. She was a member of St. Dominic Parish and Altar Sodality, the American Legion Auxiliary Post 252 in Breese, IL and St. Joseph Hospital Auxiliary in Breese, IL. A funeral mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 11, 2006 at St. Dominic Catholic Church in Breese with Rev. Patrick Peter officiating. Interment will follow at St. Dominic/ St. Augustine Cemetery in Breese, IL. Friends may call from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 10, 2006 and from 8 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. Thursday, May 11, 2006 at Hempen Funeral Home in Breese, IL. The American Legion Auxiliary will visit the funeral home at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Memorials may be made to St. Dominic Parish, Hospice of Southern Illinois or to the American Diabetes Association and will be received at the funeral home.