CASEY, Helen Gertrude (Gallagher) 1903-2004

CASEY, MCCARRON, GALLAGHER

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/16/2009 at 09:27:49

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HELEN G. CASEY

CHARLES CITY, IOWA — Helen G. Casey, 101, formerly of the Starr Home, 302 N. Grand Ave., Charles City, died Tuesday (Feb. 3, 2004) at the Salsbury Baptist Home in Charles City.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 106 Chapel Lane, Charles City, with Monsignor Stanley Hayek officiating. Interment will be at Resurrection Cemetery in Mendota Heights, Minn.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., Charles City, with a scripture wake service and rosary at 4 p.m. The visitation will continue one hour prior to the service on Friday at the church.

Those wishing to extend memorials or an expression of sympathy may direct them to the Starr Home, 302 N. Grand Ave., Charles City, IA 50616.

Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home, (641) 228-4211.

[Globe Gazette]
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Helen Casey

Helen G. Casey, 101, formerly of the Starr Home, 302 N. Grand Ave., Charles City, died early Tuesday morning, February 3, 2004, at the Salsbury Baptist Home, Charles City.

A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 6, 2004, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 106 Chapel Lane, Charles City, with Rev. Msgr. Stanley Hayek presiding. Interment will be at Resurrection Cemetery in Mendota Heights, Minn.

The family will greet friends today, February 5, 2004, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., Charles City. The scripture wake service and rosary will be held at 4 p.m. The visitation will continue Friday one hour prior to services at the church. Those wishing to extend memorials or an expression of sympathy may direct them to the Starr Home, 302 N. Grand Ave., Charles City, IA 50616.

Helen Gertrude Casey was born in Dougherty, Iowa, on January 12, 1903, the daughter of John and Susan (McCarron) Gallagher. Helen was the sixth child of 14 born to her parents. The Gallagher family later moved to Brooten, Minn., where she attended school and graduated high school, class of 1921. Helen was a school teacher and taught in the rural school setting of St. Paul, Minn., until her marriage. On May 10, 1933, she was united in marriage to William M. Casey at St. John's Catholic Church in St. Paul, Minn. Helen and William had one son, William Francis Casey, he died of Polio in 1952 at the age of 15. William Francis was their only child and was cherished and fondly remembered by all who knew him. Helen had been employed with the Energy Company of St. Paul, Minn., where she had been a seamstress for 20 years, until retiring in 1979. The couple lived in St. Paul, Minn., upon moving to Charles City in 1984 to be near Helen's niece, Dorothy Jacobson. Helen prided herself in being devoted and dedicated to her Catholic faith, she often recited the rosary and prayed for those around her. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Charles City, an honorary member of St. Theresa's Circle and the Immaculate Conception Rosary Society.

Some of Helen's interests included sewing, knitting, talking about her Irish heritage and traditions, as well as her time spent living at the Starr Home in Charles City.

Those grateful for having had the privilege of sharing in her life are her sister, Kathleen Campbell of Rockford, Illinois; and special niece and caregiver, Dorothy Jacobson of Charles City. She is also survived by several nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews and other relatives and friends.

Helen was preceded in death by her husband, William, on December 12, 1988; her son, Billy; six sisters, six brothers and her parents.

Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Services, (641) 228-4211 www.fullertonfh.com, is in charge of the arrangements.

[ Charles City Press, 2/4/2004