Helen (Grenus) Fakeley of Kenosha passed away on Sept. 25, 2011, at home.

She was born on Dec. 27, 1919, to the late Frank and Antoinette Grenus in Round Lake, Ill.

On Nov. 19, 1939, she married Herbert Fakeley at First Methodist Church in Antioch, Ill.

Helen moved to Kenosha from Long Lake, Ill., and retired from American Motors on Dec. 21, 1978.

Helen was a member of the First United Methodist Church.

Surviving is a dear daughter, Bette Jean Fakeley; sisters, Bertha Cook and Betty Hoem, a special sister-in-law, Helen Grenus, and many nieces and nephews including Pat Smith and Gladys Harth who took such good care of her in her later years.

Her dear husband Herbert on Feb. 24, 1996, her parents, her brothers John, Frank, and Joseph and her sisters Antoinette Cook and Anna Harris, preceded her in death.

Visitation for Helen will be held on Friday, Sept. 30, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Bruch Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, Oct. 1, at 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Entombment will follow at Sunset Ridge Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church (919 - 60th St. Kenosha, WI 53143) or Heartland Hospice or to a hospice of one's choice.

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