Submitted by: Dan Rich

Helen M. Savoie

March 22, 1921 - May 29, 2008

South Bend Tribune 6/1/2008
WALKERTON, IN - Helen M. Savoie, 87, passed away Thursday, May 29, 2008, in the home of her daughter in Plymouth, IN. Mrs. Savoie was born March 22, 1921, in Brimley, MI, to Marshall and Adelaide (Yon) Forrest, and had lived in the Walkerton area for 65 years, coming from Sault Ste. Marie, MI.

On September 5, 1942, in Dryburg, MI, she was married to Leo Savoie, who preceded her in death in 2002. She was also preceded in death by her parents, one sister, Frances Donnelly, and five brothers, Arnold, Lawrence, Lyle, Leo and Lincoln Forrest, all of Sault Ste. Marie, MI. Helen was the loving mother of five daughters and three sons, Judy (Robert) Loucks of North Liberty, JoAnn (Dennis) Traub of Walkerton, Sharon (Frank) Farner of Clinton, Miss., Cindy (Wayne) Capron of Plymouth, Jill (Rod) Cross of Muncie, Lanny (Lynn) Savoie of Newbury Park, CA, Leo (Sandy) Savoie of LaDaro Ranch, CA, and Brian (Barbara) Savoie of Goshen. She was the loving sister of four sisters and one brother, Marvis Wenman of Brimley, MI, Doris (Walter) Wheatley of Hamilton, OH, Lila (Ray) Royer of Fibre, MI, Cecelia White of Sault Ste. Marie, MI, and Harry (Shirley) Forrest of Brimley, MI. She was the loving grandmother of 27 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Savoie was a member of St. Patrick's Church of Walkerton and the Patrician Club of the Church. She was also a member of the Walkerton American Legion Auxiliary, the Tri Kappa of Walkerton, and she was a lifelong Democrat, serving at the polls in Walkerton for many years. When Helen was a senior in high school she was crowned Snow Queen of the UP of Michigan. Helen was an avid collector of angels for love and clowns for laughter, and she enjoyed quilting.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern time) at St. Patrick's Church of Walkerton, with Father J. Steele officiating. Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery, Walkerton. Friends may call Monday from 4 to 8 p.m. and Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m. Eastern Time at Rannells Funeral Home, Koontz Lake Chapel where a Rosary service will be held Monday evening at 8:00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Patrick's Church, 801 Tyler St., Walkerton, IN 46574; or to the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637.