Helen L. Klopfenstein

Helen L. Klopfenstein, age 88, of Findlay, Ohio and formerly of Jackson Center, Ohio passed away Sunday, June 25, 2017 at The Heritage in Findlay.

She was born in Logan County Ohio December 12, 1928, the daughter of the late Donie and Maple (Stewart) Herring.

On June 20, 1948, in the Beehive Church near Maplewood, Ohio she married Karl E. Klopfenstein and he preceded her in death March 13, 2007.  She was also preceded in death by a son, Jerome Craig Klopfenstein; a grandson, Jerome “Jerry” Hicks; a son in law, Clarke Hicks and eight sisters and one brother.

She is survived by her daughter, Debby Hicks of Findlay; two grandchildren, Kerri (Alex Jr.) Arredondo of Findlay, and Nikki Hicks of Bellefontaine, Ohio; three great-grandchildren, Mahailia Adams, Jerome Smith, Teia Hicks, and many nieces and nephews.

Helen was a long-time member of the Muchinippi Church and had worked at Stolle Manufacturing in Sidney, Ohio but more recently at the McDonald’s in Indian Lake, Ohio.  In her younger years, she enjoyed roller skating and met her husband at the Indian Lake Roller Arena.  She also enjoyed sewing, cooking, canning, and baking.

Pastor Ed Shady will officiate the funeral service Thursday, June 29, 2017 at 1:00 P.M. at the Muchinippi Church in Lewistown, Ohio.  Visitation will be held two hours prior to the service at the church.  Burial will follow at the Glen Cemetery in Port Jefferson, Ohio.

The staff of the Eichholtz Daring & Sanford Funeral Home in Jackson Center assisted the family with the arrangements.