Helen Comstock Obituary

Helen Bartel Comstock, 91, passed away on Friday, October 8, 2004 at Sun Valley Lodge in Sun City, Arizona.Helen was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and graduated there from North High School and the University of Minnesota. Helen and her family lived in Raleigh, North Carolina; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and St. Paul, Minnesota. Her husband, Ralph Comstock, was a professor of Genetics and Statistics at North Carolina State University and the University of Minnesota.She and her husband retired to Sun City, Arizona where Helen was active in the Association for Research and Enlightenment for many years. Helen loved to dance, arrange flowers, paint and write. She was appreciated and loved for her inquiring mind and up-beat sense of humor.She was predeceased by her husband of more than 60 years, Ralph E. Comstock and her oldest daughter, Cynthia Pam Comstock. She is survived by her daughter, Mary Sue Comstock of Taos, New Mexico and her son, John A. Comstock; daughter-in-law, Bernice Martinez Comstock; and grandchildren: Martina and Alan Comstock of Albuquerque, New Mexico.A memorial gathering will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, November 13, 2004 at Sunland Mortuary, 15826 Del Webb Boulevard in Sun City, Arizona 623-933-0161.Visit this person's Guest Book at www.dailynews-sun.com.

Published by Daily News-Sun on Nov. 9, 2004.
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