Helen W Foss

April 18, 1919 - January 26, 2015

Helen Wilhelmina Soethe Foss, 95, of Lake Villa, Illinois, formerly of Paddock Lake, Wisconsin, Titusville, Florida, Grayslake, Illinois, and Chicago, Illinois, passed away at home on Monday, January 26, 2015 with her loving family at her side. Helen was born in LaPorte Indiana, on April 18, 1919. She was a resident of Lake Villa for 8 years. She was married 55 years, the beloved wife of her late husband John D. Foss, Sr. Helen was a member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church. She crocheted blankets for babies and played pinnacle 2 times per week. She was a baseball and football aficionado and a lifetime Cubs and Bears fan, and a hockey enthusiast. Helen was an avid bowler, earning hundreds of awards during her 40 years of bowling. Helen enjoyed working right up until she was 84. She treasured the time she spent with her family and friends. She is lovingly remembered by her son, Thomas Foss of Wonder Lake, Illinois, her daughter, Pattie (Bill) Todd of Lake Villa, and her granddaughter, Catalina Todd. Helen was preceded in death by her husband John, their children, Barbara Helen Foss and John D. Foss Jr., her parents, Albert Soethe and Anna (Adams) Soethe, and sisters, Agnes Fisher, Ann Stripling and Mary Seldat. Visitation is from 4-8 p.m., Friday, January 30, 2015 at Ringa Funeral Home, 122 S. Milwaukee Avenue (Rte. 83), Lake Villa, IL 60046. A funeral Mass will be held ONE WEEK LATER on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Prince of Peace Church, Lake Villa, IL. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Illinois will take place privately. Please consider in lieu of flowers, memorials to the John D. Foss Jr. Memorial Biology Scholarship: Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725-1030, the National Stroke Association: 9707 East Easter Lane, Suite B, Centennial, CO 80112, or the American Cancer Society: P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718. Funeral Information: 847-356-2146.