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Helen Dickinson Obituary

May 18, 1920 - Aug. 15, 2004

Helen Lucy Dickinson, 84, passed away after a long illness on Sunday at Napa Nursing Center.

Born in Franklin, Idaho, she was a resident of Vallejo for 60 years.

She was a homemaker and worked at various knit shops in Vallejo for 25 years. She was also a member of Pythian Sisters.

Helen was predeceased by her husband, Wilfred, in 1973.

Survivors include her two daughters, Shirley Sturn of San Jose and Linda (Steve) Bleamel of Vacaville; sisters, Bonnie Petersen and Mel Bradshaw, both of Utah; brothers, Dee Handy of Utah and Ross Handy; and four grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Skyview Funeral Chapel, Vallejo, with the Rev. Rick Powers officiating. Burial will take place at Skyview Memorial Lawn, Vallejo.

Contributions can be made to the Alzheimer¹s Aid Society of Northern CA, P.O. Box 1824, Sacramento, CA 95812.

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

Published by Times Herald Online on Aug. 18, 2004.

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