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11/01/2014 - Helen Vavra
Funeral Services for Helen Vavra, age 92, of Martin, SD, will be at 1:00 PM, Saturday, November 1, 2014, at The Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church in Martin, SD.
Burial will follow in the Catholic section of the Martin Cemetery.
A wake service will be on Friday, October 31, 2014, 7:00 p.m., at the St John the Baptist Catholic Church in Custer, SD.
Helen M. Vavra, 92, formerly a longtime resident of Martin, SD, passed away on October 27, 2014, at the Custer Regional Hospital in Custer, SD.
Helen was born October 4, 1922, to Joseph and Antonia (Berankova) Buresh in Dodge, NE. She was raised on a farm near Batesland, SD, with 7 brothers and sisters, one half-sister and one half-brother.
On August 17, 1942, she married George Vavra in Los Angeles, CA. In 1944, they moved back to a farm west of Martin, SD. There they raised 3 children. Several years after the death of her husband, Helen moved from the farm into Martin. In September 2010, she moved into the Pine Hills Retirement Community in Hot Springs, SD. In March of 2014, she moved to the Wedgewood Regional Senior Care in Custer, SD.
Immediate Surviviors:
Daughters: Karen (Loyd) Thomsen of Custer, SD, Delores (Dennis) Dahm of Evansville, IN
Son: George (Ge’Lena) of Las Vegas, NV
Brother: Robert (Lorine) Buresh of Martin
Half-Sister: Vlasta (Billy Joe) Kirk of Martin
Half-Brother: Frank (Juanita) Buresh of Alliance, NE
Grandchildren: 6
Great-Grandchildren: 16
Helen was preceded in death by her husband, George; 3 sisters; 3 brothers; and one great-grandchild.
Arrangements have been placed in the care of Chamberlain McColley’s Funeral Home in Custer. Written condolences can be made at www.chamberlainmccolleys.com.
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