Helen Boyer

April 24, 1939 - April 24, 2011

Helen Marie Boyer, 72, of Williamsport, Ind., left us to live with the Lord at 5:45 p.m. Sunday, April 24, 2011. Helen passed away at the Iroquois Memorial Hospital Resident Home in Watseka. She was born Dec. 21, 1938, in Danville, to Joseph Beckner and Anna Weston Weber. She married Wayne Boyer on May 13, 1979, in Hoopeston. Surviving are a daughter, Cindy (Brian) Kingdon of Watseka; a son, John (Maureen D'Onofrio) Isringhausen of Hoopeston; sisters, Jo Anne Howard of rural Rossville and Karyl Gammon of Phoenix, Ariz.; grandchildren, Sam Kingdon of Indianapolis, AJ (Jessica Osterhous) Kingdon of Watseka and Jill Isringhausen of Hoopeston; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, stepfather, Carl Weber, and brother-in-law, Dave Howard. Mrs. Boyer worked at Warren Co. Soil & Conservation as a program tech for several years. She enjoyed reading and loved her grandchildren and rarely missed any of their activities. Per her wishes, she will be cremated, and a graveside service will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 30, at the Rossville Cemetery in Rossville, with Steve Unger officiating. Memorials: Iroquois Memorial Hospice, 200 N Laird Lane, Watseka, IL, 60970; or St. Elizabeth Hospice, 1415 Salem St. Suite 202, W. Lafayette, IN, 47904.