Helen L. Garrelts / April 16, 1925-June 22, 2011

Published 10:34 pm Thursday, June 23, 2011

Helen L. Garrelts
April 16, 1925-June 22, 2011

Helen’s life began on April 16, 1925, in Chicago, the daughter of Robert and Marvel Mae (Thompson) Bell.
She was united in marriage to Arnold E. Garrelts on June 13, 1942, in Douglas.
Helen was a homemaker and cared for her family which includes her children: Arnold “Spud” (Barbara) Garrelts of Dowagiac, Kay (Glen Richardson) Syx of Dowagiac, Sharon (George) Cairns of Dowagiac, David Garrelts of Richmond, Ky., and Alan (Patricia Wirick) Garrelts of Dowagiac; 15 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Helen passed away on Wednesday, June 22, 2011, at The Timbers of Cass County.
She is preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Robert Bell Jr.
Her family will gather with friends on Monday from 5 to 8 p.m. at Yazel and Clark Chapel, where her funeral service will be held on Tuesday at 10 a.m. led by Minister Justin Shepard of Michiana Church of Christ.
She will be laid to rest in Riverside Cemetery. Memorial contributions in her name may be directed to the Lymphoma Foundation for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma research.
Please sign her guestbook and leave a memory of Helen at www.yazel-clark.com.