1933 – 2023
Our beloved mother, grandmother, nana, sister,
aunt and friend, Helen Froese entered the
presence of the Lord on Wednesday, August 9,
2023, at the age of 90 years.
Helen was born in the Turtle Mountain
Municipality of Manitoba to the late George G.
Huebner and Sara Braun. Helen was predeceased
by her husband of 17 years, John Froese and
her sister, Elfrieda Huebner. She is survived by
her two daughters, Heather Popkes (Cameron)
and Lori-Anne Benoit (Lanny). She was the
proud grandmother of five grandchildren, Dillon
Popkes (Amanda), Amy Popkes (Bryson), John
Aidan, Grayson, and Cade Benoit. She was also
the great-grandmother to Jaxon and Antaeus
Popkes. Helen is also survived by her brother,
George G. Huebner (Joyce), and sisters, Tina
Huebner, Dorothy Huebner and Hilda Friesen
(Bert), as well as many nieces and nephews.
Helen grew up in the Rhineland, Manitoba area
where she met and fell in love with her knight in
shining armour. However, John was taken away
by the Lord too early after a courageous battle
with cancer. Helen and John raised their girls
in Morden, Manitoba where she retired at the
age of 65. Helen relocated to Okotoks, Alberta
in 2007 to be closer to her family in Alberta and
British Columbia. In Helen’s earlier years, she
was an avid seamstress, a self-taught knitter,
maintained beautiful gardens and pursed other
interests all of which fell short to her love of
baking and preparing meals as fondly enjoyed
by family and friends. We would like to thank
the nurses and doctors of both the South Health
Campus Hospital in Calgary, and the Oilfields
General Hospital in Diamond Valley as well the
residents and staff of Medicine Tree Manor in
High River.
Memorial service was held at 11:00 a.m. on
Saturday August 18, 2023, at Wiebe Funeral
Chapel in Morden with a private interment prior
at Southside Cemetery. Helen’s family requests
that, in lieu of flowers, donations can be made
in her memory to the Canadian Cancer Society
and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.
Wiebe Funeral Chapel, Morden
In care of arrangements
wiebefuneralhomes.com
