Louis H. Helgert

Louis H. Helgert, 82, of East Vandergrift, formerly of New Kensington, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 20, 2024. He was born in New Kensington, on Oct. 5, 1941, to the late Louls J. and Grace Sutton Helgert. Mr. Helgert was a Navy veteran, serving from 1959 through 1970, and was a pipe fitter and later crane operator at Allegheny Ludlum in Brackenridge for 34 years. He enjoyed classics and especially John Wayne movies, the TV series 'The Wild Wild West," reading western novels, music from the 50's and 60's, and cooking and eating at home. Survivors include his loving wife, of 61 years, Marlene C. Danjou Helgert; children, Louis A. (Geraldine) Helgert, Christine (John) Walsh, Karen (Jeffrey) Shepler, David (Lenora) Helgert, and Lona M. (Christopher) Householder; grandchildren, Heather, Megan, Breanna, Gabrielle, Craig, Cassidy, Brandon, Jessica, Robert, and Victoria; numerous great-grandchildren; and his brother, Ronald Helgert. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by siblings, John Helgert, and twins that died in infancy, Jean and Joan. Private services were entrusted to ROSS G. WALKER FUNERAL HOME LTD. of New Kensington.