Helen Josephine Brecht, 94 years old of Port Austin, MI, passed away
on September 16, 2025. Helen was born on May 07, 1931 to the late
Stanley and Helen (Knoblock) Ornowski in Kinde, MI.
Helen was a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Port Austin,
the U&I Club, the Port Austin Historical Society, the Holy Rosary
Sodality and the American Legion Auxiliary. She owned Helen’s Beauty
Shop for 33 years, as well as the Port Austin Standard/Shell Gas Station
for 16 years. In her spare time, she enjoyed traveling and was very
active in St. Michael’s Parish.
Helen is survived by her daughters Ann (Bill) Morrison of Rochester
Hills, MI, and Gretchen (Mike) St. John of Schoolcraft, MI; her son
John (Sue) Brecht of Port Austin, MI; her grandchildren Patrick (Ellen
Dowling) Morrison, Michael (Chelsea) Morrison, Liz St. John and Katie
(fiancé Jeff Owens) St. John; her great-grandchildren Jackson Skaggs,
Sofia St. John, and Elliott, Palmer and Cameron Morrison; along with
her brother Rev. Gerald S. Ornowski, MIC, and several nieces and
nephews.
Helen was preceded in death by her parents, one sister Elizabeth (Betty)
Alent and her great-grandchild Christopher St. John.
Visitation will be on Monday, September 22, from 2:00-8:00 p.m. at
MacAlpine Gage Chapel in Kinde, MI. Members of The Holy Rosary
Sodality will lead the rosary at 7:00 p.m. Additional visitation will
precede the funeral from10:00-11:00 a.m. at the church.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, September 23,
2025, at 11:00 a.m. in St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Port Austin, MI,
with Fr. Robert Pere officiating. Burial will follow in St. Michael’s
Cemetery.
Condolences may be shared with the family at
www.macalpinefuneralhome.com
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