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Helga Anna Helfrich
Mrs. Helga Anna Helfrich, age 78, of Hardy, died Monday,
June 2, 2008 at her home.
Helga was born in East Prussia to Emma Selma Bendig and
Karl Weinstein on March 29, 1930. She met her future husband, Werner
Helfrich, in the German Black Forrest refugee camp in 1950; in January 1955
Helga and Werner traveled to Canada and were married on February 9, 1955.
Helga and Werner along with their two children, Karen and Wilfred, moved to
Michigan in 1963. Werner passed away in 1978.
Helga worked in the automobile industry and retired
from General Motors, she moved to Hardy in 1995.
Helga first attempted to obtain U.S. citizenship in
1974 but had to drop the issue due to her husband’s health, she tried again
in 1987 and in 1995, but each time the people trying to help her did not follow
through. Finally with the help of her friends Helga became a United States
citizen on November 15, 2006.
Helga was a member of the Hardy Church of Christ and
loved to play the accordion. She could be found many days playing her
accordion in front of the shops along Main Street Hardy or playing in a duo
with her partner at the local senior center and nursing homes.
She is survived by One Daughter Karen Helfrich of San
Bruno, California and One Son, Wilfred "Will" Helfrich of Oxford, Michigan.
She is also survived by two Sisters, Gerda Lohse and Anneliese Korte both in
Germany and two grandchildren.
A memorial service will be at the Hardy Gym at 2:00 PM
Wednesday, with Rev. Charles Babb officiating.
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