Dateline: Hoisington, Kansas
Name of Deceased: Helena L. Mai Age: 92
Date of Death: December 25, 2014
Place of Death: Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas
Date of Birth: August 9, 1922 at Barton County, Kansas
Parents Name: Fred and Amelia (Bitter) Deutsch

OBITUARY INFORMATION
Helena married Emanuel Mai January 11, 1942 at Russell, KS. He died April 4, 1996.
A Russell County, Kansas resident since 1958 coming from Barton County, Mrs. Mai was a farm wife and school cook for Victory 90 School.
Helena was a member of LWML (Lutheran Women’s Missionary League), and Concordia Lutheran Church, where she had been an active Sunday School and Midweek School teacher for many years.

SURVIVORS
one son: Don Mai and his wife Althea, of Hoisington, KS
one daughter: Connie Hansen and her husband Chris, of Shawnee, KS
one brother: Junior Deutsch of Hoisington, KS
three sisters: Theresa Dumler of Russell, KS
Irene Bitter of Hoisington, KS
Wilma Haesemeyer of Hutchinson, KS
Two grandchildren: Clint Mai and Jennifer Sanchez
Three Great Grandchildren: Leah Mai, Henry Sanchez, and Zeke Sanchez

She was preceded in death by one son, Duane Mai; and seven brothers, Armin Deutsch, Raymond Deutsch, Leland Deutsch, Dean Deutsch, Edward Deutsch, Eddie Deutsch, and Robert Deutsch; and one infant brother

SERVICE INFORMATION
Funeral Service: 10:00 am, Saturday, December 27, 2014
Place of Funeral Service: Concordia Lutheran Church in Hoisington
Officiant: Rev. Mark Lovett

Prayer Service: 7:00 pm, Friday, December 26, 2014
Place of Prayer Service: Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home

Interment: St. John Lutheran Cemetery, Rural Susank, KS.
Visitation: 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, December 26, 2014 at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, 415 N. Main, Hoisington, KS

Memorial Fund: Lutheran Hour or Concordia Lutheran Church, in care of Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home

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