Helen M. Fullerton, 93, passed away Tuesday at Loogootee Healthcare and Rehabilitation.
Helen married Norvan (Slim) Fullerton on Feb. 25, 1943, and he preceded her in death.
She started school in 1928 at St. John Loogootee. She then moved to Wayne, Michigan, and then back to Loogootee and attended St. Mary Cunningham and then Montgomery High School. She graduated in April 21, 1941, and had the largest graduating class until 1965 when Reeve Township and Barr Township joined.
She worked at a parachute factory, factory worker, Arrow Café, Loogootee Textile and Crane Ammunition where she retired in 1983. She was a member of Daughters of Isabella No. 697 and Martin County Genealogical Society. She enjoyed oil painting, tracing family history, piecing and quilting, and helped bind several quilts for St. Johns Quilters.
Helen is preceded in death by her husband, Norvan (Slim) Fullerton; son, Ron Fullerton; parents, Michael Leonard and Mary Florence (Mudd) McCarthy; and sister-in-law, Emily Lang.
She is survived by her son, Edward Fullerton of Loogootee; sister, Catherine Patterson of Washington; brother, Donald McCarthy of Jasper; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; three adopted great-grandchildren; nephews, Bob Doyle, Mike Patterson, Bernard McCarthy, Jim McCarthy and John McCarthy.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, officiated by Rev. J. Kenneth Walker. Burial will follow in St. John Catholic Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Brocksmith-Blake Funeral Home in Loogootee.
