Helen L. Peters
Helen L. Peters, 94, of Winamac, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 9. She passed away peacefully at Hickory Creek in Winamac.
Helen was born on Oct. 8, 1928, in Winamac to the late Carroll H. and Esther K. (Wiesjahn) Skinner. She grew up in rural Harrison Township and lived her entire married life within a mile of where she was raised. Helen attended Fairview School and graduated from Winamac High School. She was a founding member of Tippecanoe Twirlers and the Twilight Twenty Home-Ec Club as well as a 50 year Member of Tippecanoe Chapter #96 OES. Helen was a lifelong member of Pleasant Hill Church where she faithfully played the organ for over 60 years.
Helen married the love of her life, Willard H. Peters, on Dec. 5, 1948, at Pleasant Hill Church. He passed away on Sept. 14, 2019. They raised three daughters who brought them great joy. In their later years, Helen and Willard enjoyed traveling all over the United States. They took numerous bus trips to places like to Branson, Missouri and Washington, D.C. On their first flight, they flew to Australia to visit their exchange student, Ann Palfreyman Houston. Their most cherished trips were to Redbird Mission and Henderson Settlement in Kentucky where they served the Lord as missionaries. Helen and Willard treasured time spent with their grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Helen had previously worked as a teller at First National Bank in Monterey as well as a cook at the Pulaski County Jail in Winamac. She enjoyed quilting, spending time at Lake Bruce, and baking pies. Most of all, Helen loved to serve the Lord by serving others. She will be dearly missed but forever remembered.
She is survived by daughters: Connie [Don] Reid, of Star City, Joan [Ray] Schultz, of Medaryville and Linda [Dan] Ruhl, of Star City; 11 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; one great-great granddaughter; and several nieces and nephews (and their families).
Preceded in death by parents: Carroll H. and Esther K. (Wiesjahn) Skinner; husband Willard H. Peters; infant great-grandson Will Powlen; and brothers: Harry C. [Belva] Skinner and Marion G. [Leona] Skinner.
Visitation was from 4-8 p.m., Monday, May 15, at Frain Mortuary in Winamac. Eastern Star Services were held at 3:30 p.m. Monday, at the funeral home.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, May 16, at Pleasant Hill Lake Bruce Community Church in Lake Bruce, with Chaplain Todd Wilson officiating. Additional visitation was one hour prior to services at the church Tuesday.
Burial took place at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Lake Bruce.
Memorial contributions may be made to Pleasant Hill Cemetery Maintenance Fund or a charity of the donor’s choice.
Online tributes may be offered at www.frainmortuary.com.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Frain Mortuary in Winamac.
(Pulaski County Journal — May 17, 2023)