Obituary of Helga Labelle

LaBelle, Helga - It is with a mixture of joy and deep sadness of a truly gentle mother, grandmother and great grandmother that we announce her passing on October 12, 2008. At the time Helga was a resident of the Yorkton Nursing Home, having suffered with Alzheimers. Helga Lorraine LaBelle was born on October 4, 1923, the oldest daughter of Hartvig and Ora (nee Sather) Hanson on the family farm in the Rose Valley district. On November 5, 1945 Helga was united in marriage to Alexander LaBelle in Yorkton. This marriage was blessed with two sons, Randy and Laurie. Helga was employed at the Yorkton Union Hospital for 28 years until her retirement. She truly enjoyed her years in the maternity area of the hospital. She was always speaking of the babies born and sharing the numerous photo albums of pictures taken with them and their mothers, something she always treasured. Helga is survived by her two sons Randy and family and Laurie and family, a brother Max (Sheila) Hanson, a sister Jean (Reg) Matthies and many nieces and nephews and their families. Helga was predeceased by husband Alexander; her parents; daughter-in-law Amanda; sister Beatrice and brothers Orval, Alex and Glen. Funeral Service was held on Wednesday, October 15 th at Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Centre with Dolores Spreitzer of St. Gerard's Roman Catholic Church as the Lay Presider. She was assisted by Gabrielle Hamilton. The organist, Tammy Latimer led members of St. Gerard's Parish Choir in the singing of the hymns, "I Will Never Forget You", "Psalm 25", "On Eagle's Wings", "Hail Mary: Gentle Woman". The interment followed in the Garden of Crucifixion at Yorkton Memorial Gardens with Drew LaBelle, Brian Hancock, Conrad Schwartz, Mervin Weinmeister, Mark Hanson and Lorne Lauer serving as the casket bearers. Funeral arrangements were in care of Bailey's Funeral Home. . Service Information Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 2:00pm, Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Centre Interment Details Yorkton Memorial Gardens