A memorial Mass for Helen Hamm, 73, Perry, will be at St. Theresa Church in Perry at a later date. Inurnment will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery in Perry.
Mrs. Hamm died Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007, at Hospice Care Center in Port Orange, Fla.
She was born Jan. 6, 1934, in Perry, the daughter of Thomas and Agnes Bleske Quinlan. She was a lifelong resident of the Perry area.
Mrs. Hamm was a member of St. Theresa's Catholic Church in Perry. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, playing Pitch and spending time with her children.
Survivors include her husband of 53 years, Gary; four sons, Rod and wife Denise, Brad and wife Rhonda, Gary 'Li'l Gary' and wife Liz, and Jeremy and wife Sherri; a daughter, Moni Gray and husband Steve; nine grandchildren, Alex, Jeff, Stephanie, T.G., Samantha, Spencer, Wendy Beth, Jett and Britain; a great-grandchild on the way; and her Pomeranian, Bon-Bon.
She was preceded in death by a son, Jeff.
Lohman Funeral Home in Port Orange, Fla., and Barnett-Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Oskaloosa are in charge of arrangements.