| Visitation:
							From 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesday, February10 at Park 
							Meadows Baptist Church in Lincoln Service:
							11:00 a.m. Tuesday, immediately following 
							visitation, at the church 
							Funeral home:
							Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
							 
							Obituary 
							 
							LINCOLN-Helen C. French, 97, of Lincoln passed away 
							at 9:22 a.m. February 4, 2015 at Memorial Medical 
							Center, Springfield.
 Helen was born January 18, 1918 in Lincoln, the 
							daughter of Michael and Molly Klask Dutz. She 
							married Ramey M. French April 4, 1950 in Lincoln. He 
							preceded her in death May 15, 2005.
 
 Helen is survived by one son: Paul Alan (Nancy) 
							French of Lincoln; four grandchildren: Adam (Angel) 
							French of Atlanta; Nathan (Jennifer Stout) French of 
							Lincoln; Heidi (Steve) Browne of Lincoln: Andy 
							Daugherty of Atlanta; 7 great-grandchildren, Konner 
							Browne; Karter Browne; Kannon Browne; Ivory French; 
							Ezra French; Ava French and Ezikiel French; one 
							sister: Betty Eaton of Lincoln. She was preceded in 
							death by her parents, husband, three brothers, two 
							sisters, and one great grandson.
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							Helen was a LPN and retired from Lincoln 
							Developmental Center in 1977; she worked in the 
							office at Park Meadows Church until the age of 92 ; 
							worked at Sunshine Meadow for 12 ½ years; and 11 
							years at Maple Ridge Care Centre. She was a member 
							of Park Meadows Baptist Church having sung in the 
							choir for 40 years, church clerk for 20 years and 
							nursery coordinator.
 Services for Helen will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, 
							February 10, 2015 at Park Meadows Baptist Church 
							with Rev. Jeremy Vance officiating. Visitation will 
							be from 9:00-11:00 a.m. prior to services at the 
							church. Burial will be in Zion Cemetery following 
							the service. Memorials may be given to Park Meadows 
							Baptist Church Building Fund in her memory. 
							Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Lincoln, is 
							handling arrangements.
 
            
            
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