Helen Elmore, 83, of LaPorte, Indiana, died at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, April 17, 2006 at LaPorte Hospital.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 20, at Cutler Funeral Home. Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 4:00-8:00 p.m. and on Thursday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service. Burial will be in Patton Cemetery.
Helen was born November 3, 1922 in Cardston, Alberta, Canada, to Glenn & Lillian (Reaume) Gilchrist.
Survivors include daughters Carol Bennett of LaPorte, Lisa (Bob) West of Kingsford Heights, IN, Peg Elmore of Ft. Meyers, FL, and Barbara (Norman) Steigely of Kewanna, IN; sons Steven Galko of LaPorte and Joseph (Penny) Galko of Matagorda, TX; 10 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.
Her parents, brother Leonard, sister, Peggy, and grandchildren Doug and Greg Steigely preceded her in death.
Helen had worked as a legal secretary for 58 years, 30 of which she worked for Osborn, Baugher, Roule & Johnson, retiring in 2005. She was a 1941 graduate of LaPorte High School.