Clamme Family - Ourfolk

Helen Irene Clamme, age 90, of Hartford City, died at her residence on Tuesday, March 4, 2003, at 8:23 a.m. Helen was born Oct. 30, 1912, to Alfred and Ethel Mae (Hawk) Sills in Montpelier. Helen married Charles J.P. Clamme Jr. on June 6, 1935, in Blackford County. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles, on Dec. 7, 1986; her father, Alfred Sills, in 1953; her mother, Ethel Sills, in 1980; and her two brothers, Hugh Sills and Claude Sills. Helen was a homemaker and a farmer's wife. She was an avid fishermen. She attended Roll High School. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Muncie. Helen is survived by three sons, Richard A. Clamme (wife: Vicki J.) of Hartford City, Gary Lee Clamme (wife: Carol) of Hartford City and Charles F. Cain (wife: Joy Nell) of West Covina, Calif. She is also survived by six grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Helen will be on Saturday, March 8, 2003, at 10 a.m. at Keplinger Funeral Home, 509 N. High St., Hartford City, Ind., with the Rev. Kevin A. Karner of the Grace Lutheran Church of Muncie officiating. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Gardens of Memory Cemetery, north of Muncie. Memorials may be sent to Grace Lutheran Church, 610 N. Reserve St., Muncie, Ind.

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