Helene Mabel DeFigh went home to Jesus on June 3rd, 2020 at the age of 86. Helene was born to Frank and Ethel Dennis on December 17th, 1933 in Hitchcock, South Dakota. She grew up on her parent’s farm. She attended a one room school house during her early childhood years. Her favorite subject in school was Spelling. She loved to play kitten ball (similar to softball) at recess and she often bragged that she was one of the fastest runners in her school. She graduated from high school in Hitchcock in 1951 at the age of 17.
After her graduation, Helene moved to Rapid City and worked at a dry cleaner. When she was 19 years of age Helene, while at a church social met Neil DeFigh, a serviceman in the Air Force stationed nearby. Helene and Neil married on December 27th 1952 at her family's farm. While in South Dakota they had the first three of their children, Reggie, Rick, and Renee. After Neil was discharged from the Air Force, they moved to Washington State, where they had three more children, Rod, Rochelle and Roxanne. They settled down in Kirkland Washington where Helene cleaned houses and was also a stay at home wife and mother throughout their marriage. Neil was her best friend and the two of them were very seldom ever apart. They were married for 60 years before Neil passed away in April, 2013.
Helene loved her grandchildren and often went to the Dollar store with them. She always had a supply of “Tictacs” to hand out to them. Her grandchildren are Jennie, Jon, Joe, Janet, Jackie, Rhodessa, Ahmerie, Izah, Chase, Dante, Tori and Noah. Her great grandchildren are Jazlynn, Javoni, Keontae and Jayden. Helene loved to quilt, do needlepoint, sew and enjoyed watching baseball and basketball. Helene was very involved in church where she taught Sunday school to the children. She and Neil attended Juanita Baptist Church and North Creek Baptist Church.
She is preceded in death by her parents Ethel and Frank Dennis, her brothers Rex, Allen and David, her husband Neil DeFigh, and her son Reggie DeFigh. She is survived by her brother Jerry Dennis, her remaining children Rick, Renee, Rod, Rochelle and Roxanne, her 12 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.
A graveside service for immediate family will be held on June 15th at 11 am at Floral Hills Cemetery in Lynnwood, WA. Following the graveside service a celebration of Helene's life will take place at North Creek Baptist Church 19414 35th Ave SE, Bothell, WA 98012 beginning at 1 pm. Please visit www.floralhillslynwood.com to leave your condolences on Helene's online guestbook.
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