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Helen M. Simon |
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December 4, 1919 ~ March 2, 2015 |
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March 3, 2015 |
Helen M. Simon, 95, died March 2, 2015 at
Community Hospital in Bonners Ferry. Services
will be held Saturday March 7 at 11:00 a.m. at
Trinity Lutheran Church in Bonners Ferry, with
rite of interment following at Grandview
Cemetery.
Helen was born on December 4, 1919 in Greenwood,
British Columbia, Canada to Alfred and Beata
Pontesso; she had two brothers, Leonard and
Arnold. At the age of six months, the family
moved to Eastport, Idaho. Helen attended schools
at Eastport, Bonners Ferry, and Spokane,
graduating from North Central High School in
Spokane in 1936.
Following two years of college at the University
of Idaho, Helen began her teaching career at a
one-room school house at Cow Creek, Idaho. She
taught school for thirty years in Boundary
County schools before retiring. The most
rewarding part of teaching was seeing the
“light” come on when a student realized they
were learning. She was pleased to be remembered
by her former students and was delighted when
they visited her throughout her retirement
years.
On January 24, 1942 Helen married Otis (Curly)
Simon in Wallace, Idaho. They had three
daughters, Donna, Judy and Beatrice.
Following retirement, Helen enjoyed her passion
for playing the piano, reading, quilting,
crossword puzzles and especially delighted in
playing board games and card games with friends
and family.
Helen is survived by a daughter, Judy (Bill)
Anderson; sons-in-law Duane Day and John Vlcek;
grandchildren Brian (Shana) Steele; Ketta (Jeff)
Everhart; Toni Anderson, John Vlcek, Jason
(Amanda) Vlcek; and 10 great-grandchildren. She
was preceded in death by her husband, two
daughters, two brothers and a granddaughter. |
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