Obituaries

October 8, 1928 to May 9, 2023

WINAMAC - Helen L. Peters, 94, of Winamac, passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 9, at Hickory Creek in Winamac.

She was born 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. She attended Fairview School and graduated from Winamac High School. She married Willard H. Peters, on Dec. 5, 1948 at Pleasant Hill Church. He passed away Sept. 14, 2019.

Helen Peters

She is survived by:
Connie (Don) Reid, Star City, Daughter
Joan (Ray) Schultz, Medaryville, Daughter
Linda (Dan) Ruhl, Star City, Daughter
11 Grandchildren
32 Great-Grandchildren
1 Great-Great-Granddaughter
Several Nieces and Nephews (and their families)

Preceded in death by:
Will Powlen, Infant Great-Grandson
Harry C. (Belva) Skinner, Brother
Marion G. (Leona) Skinner, Brother

Mrs. Peters 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. She was a lifelong member of Pleasant Hill Church where she faithfully played the organ for over 60 years. In their later years, she and her husband enjoyed traveling all over the U.S. They took numerous bus trips to places like to Branson, MO 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. The couple treasured time spent with their grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She 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, she loved to serve the Lord by serving others. She will be dearly missed but forever remembered.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m., Monday, May 15, at Frain Mortuary in Winamac. Eastern Star Services will be at 3:30 p.m., Monday at the funeral home. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m., Tuesday, May 16, at Pleasant Hill Lake Bruce Community Church at Lake Bruce, with Chaplain Todd Wilson officiating. Additional visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church Tuesday. Burial be at Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Lake Bruce.

Memorial donations 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.