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Ollie was born on April 28, 1931, in Saint Louis, MO to John and Olga Sauer. She was raised with her two sisters and later moved to Cincinnati. She worked at Southern Ohio Bank for many years and was a volunteer at CAIN (Churches Active In Northside) for over 30 years. She was a member of United Church of Christ. Ollie was honored by Mayor John Cranley when he declared April 28, 2021 as "Ollie Helm Day" in Cincinnati.
Ollie married Catlett Helm and he preceded her in death in 2009. Ollie was also preceded in death by her parents, John Sauer, Olga Sauer, daughters, Kathy McClanahan, Ann Singleton, daughter-in-law, Sharon Render, grandson, Joseph Schmidt.
Ollie is survived by her children, Lynda (Joel Knepp) McClanahan, Louis (Belinda Wiggington) McClanahan, Dan McClanahan, Libby (Oren) Perrine (nee Helm), Mary (Jack) Hilborn (nee Helm), Joan (Bob) Schmidt (nee Helm), siblings, Betty (Ralph) Stevens, Joanne (Larry) Joedicke, grandchildren, Matthew McClanahan, Lou McClanahan, Sarah McClanahan, Mark (Kylee) Miller, John (Christie) Hilborn, Laura (Ben) Bradford, Vanessa Wiggington and Chase Wiggington, many great-grandchildren and many extended relatives and friends.
Visitation will be held Monday, August 19, 2024, from 10:15 AM to 11:30 AM at First United Church of Christ, 5808 Glenview Ave, Cincinnati, Ohio 45224. Services will begin at 11:30 AM. Burial will follow at Arlington Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be directed to the First United Church of Christ at https://firstunitedchurchofchrist.org/ or CAIN, (Churches Active In Northside) at https://www.cainministry.org/.
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Michael Heinrichs
August 19, 2024
Ollie was a "Grand Dame" at CAIN ellong before I began to volunteer there 11 years ago. She loved interacting and helping every one of our guests.
This picture is when we went to her place to honor her with flowers and retire her apron from CAIN.
She was even thoughtful enough to make a crockpot size of one of her specialties regularly for the volunteers - even after she was no longer able to personally attend. She made sure that someone would come to her place, and pick it up, for us to enjoy.
She was a good Christian lady who would always join our prayer circle before opening our doors at CAIN.
May the Lord hold her tightly in his arms.
Michael Heinrichs
Lynda McClanahan
August 15, 2024
Lynda McClanahan
August 15, 2024
Lynda McClanahan
August 15, 2024
A broad ranging life of hard work, service and love.
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