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Helen FIGY

1933 - 2022

Helen FIGY Obituary

Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend Helen (Trudel) Figy, 89, of Chino Valley, Arizona, passed away peacefully in her home Saturday, October 22, 2022. She was born September 5, 1933, to Elmer and Alice Trudel at the family farm in Fulton County, Ohio, near Wauseon. She graduated from Wauseon High School in 1951 and later from Bowling Green University.

Helen and High School sweetheart, Norval "Bus" Figy were married in 2007. They enjoyed many happy years of snowbird life living in Bus's home in Spokane, Washington in the summers and Helen's Chino Valley, Arizona home in the winters. They especially enjoyed time spent at the lake house on Lake Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

She is survived by sister Judy (Marvin) Nofziger, husband Norval "Bus" Figy, sons Lon (Cindy), Rick (Dayna), Scott (Mary) and Kelly (Carrie) Turner. Grandchildren Brandy Turner, Shannon (Chad) Gray, Wes (Heidi) Turner, Rachelle (Grant) Fernow, Chanel Turner, Rebel Turner and great-grandchildren Christian and Josie Fernow.

A Celebration of Life will be held Sunday, November 13, 2:00 pm at the Chino Valley Community Center, 1527 N. Road 1 East, Chino Valley, Arizona.

Family suggests donations be made in Helen's memory to the Alzheimer's Association, www.alz.org.

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

Published by Spokesman-Review on Nov. 6, 2022.

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So sorry to hear of Helen´s passing. She was a wonderful cousin and my friend Judy´s sister. Heaven got a beautiful angel. She is missed by all her family and friends. Helen always remembered my Mother at Christmas.

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