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Helen Breger Obituary

Helen Breger, SF Bay Area artist w/ long, distinguished teaching career at CCA & UC Berkeley. Born 9/2/18, Vienna, Austria; educated Art Students League NY, SF Art Inst, SF State, & CCA (MFA). Beloved by students, friends, family; She died Oct 22, 2013 peacefully at home; leaves behind daughters Nanette Jordan & Michelle Shelfer, 3 grandkids & 7 great-grandkids, and their spouses/partners.


Life Celebration spring 2014;


[email protected] for info.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle from Oct. 24 to Oct. 27, 2013.

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Zac Fisher

October 27, 2013

Helen was a truly remarkable woman and a dear friend to my late mother Charnya Fisher of Bethesda Maryland.

Helen was a dynamo of talent and curiosity about the world. Just the other day I was looking through her biography with pictures about her remarkable life.

I feel extremely privileged to have known Helen.

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