Helen Winebrenner

Helen Winebrenner obituary, Erie, PA

Helen Winebrenner

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Helen Winebrenner Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Dusckas Funeral Home and Cremations Services, Inc. - Wesleyville on Aug. 26, 2025.

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Helen Virginia Winebrenner, age 68, of Lancaster, OH, passed away Saturday, August 23, 2025. She was born in Waynesburg, PA on July 16, 1957, daughter of the late Rose Ellen Tustin.

Helen was nurse and worked for UPMC Hamot then Select Specialty. She was a member of Gender Road Christian Church and enjoyed baking, cooking, gardening and canning. Helen's ultimate goal in life was to give back to her community in any way she could.

In addition to her mother, Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Ivan L. Winebrenner; two brothers, Clyde Burl Cain and Burl Alan Cain; and a son-in-law, James Carroll. She is survived by four children, Kurt Winebrenner, Marilyn Carroll, Jesten Winebrenner and Cassie Winebrenner; one son-in-law, Brandon Warner; one sister, Rosemary Kennedy; three brothers, Michael Eugene Cain, Arthur Ray Cain and William Lee Cain; five grandchildren, Nick Winebrenner and Catherine, Ethan, Mary and Logan Carroll; and nieces and nephews.

Friends may call at the Dusckas Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 2607 Buffalo Rd., on Saturday, August 30th, from 11 am until the time of the Funeral Service there at 1 pm. Interment will follow at North East Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to www.dusckasfuneralhomes.com.

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Upcoming Events

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11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Visitation at Dusckas Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc.

2607 Buffalo Road, Erie, PA 16510

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Aug

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Service

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

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2607 Buffalo Road, Erie, PA 16510

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