Submitted by: Dan Rich
Helen K. Balough
April 16, 1912 - Aug. 13, 2000
Helen K. Balough, 88, of South Main
Street, South Bend, Ind., passed away on Sunday, Aug. 13, in
Cardinal Nursing Home. Mrs. Balough was born on April 16, 1912,
to the late John and Elizabeth (Horvath) Klebusits
in South Bend.
On Jan. 16, 1937, she married Louis Balough
in South Bend. He preceded her in death on Aug. 8, 1980. She was
also preceded in death by a granddaughter, Carla Steigmayer
in November 1998.
She was a lifetime area resident. Helen
worked for the Dutron Corporation and retired in 1977 after 23
years. She was a member of Our Lady of Hungary Catholic Church
and also the St. Ann Society, Sacred Heart and Rosary Society,
and Harvest House of the church.
She is survived by two daughters, Jo Ann
Steigmayer of Southfield, Mich., and Christine Barker of
South Bend; two granddaughters, Jamie (Bill) Moore of
Tecumseh, Mich., and Audra (Dave) Yeo of Anchorage,
Alaska; four great-grandchildren, Colten and Trevor Moore, and
Evan and Jonathan Yeo; and by a sister, Elizabeth Pollins
of South Bend.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on
Wednesday, Aug. 16, in Our Lady of Hungary Catholic Church.
Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. Family and friends may
call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today, Aug. 15, in the Zahoran
Funeral Home, 1826 South Kemble Avenue, South Bend, where a
Rosary will be recited at 3 p.m. Memorial Contributions may be
made to Our Lady of Hungry Catholic Church Repair Fund.