Obit: Helm, Mary Jane (1923 - 2003)
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Surnames: HELM
THEISEN JOHNSON BETTS ----Source:
Tribune-Record-Gleaner (Loyal, Wis.) 06/04/2003 Helm, Mary Jane
(28 OCT 1923 - 26 May 2003) Mary Jane Helm,
79, Milwaukee, died on Monday, May 26, 2003. A Mass of Christian
Burial was held at 10 a.m., on Saturday, May 31, at the Milwaukee
Catholic Home. Mary Jane Theisen
was born on Oct. 28, 1923, to William F. and May (nee Reif)
Theisen. She graduated from Loyal High School in 1941. She was a
renowned Wisconsin artist who painted for more than 50 years in the
United States and abroad. She was the founding director of the
UWMilwaukee Union Art Gallery and was employed by the university
for more than 25 years. A large collection of her work is on
current exhibition at the Milwaukee Catholic Home. Survivors include
her husband, Fritz E. Helm; one son, Erik F. Helm; two brothers,
William (Ethelyn) Theisen and Charles (Carol) Theisen; two sisters,
Betty (Jerome) Johnson and Barbara (Homer) Betts; one
sister-in-law, Dorothy Theisen; and many nieces and nephews. Preceding her in
death were her parents; three brothers, Leo Theisen, Ray Theisen
and Jerome Theisen; and two sisters, Elenore Norton and Florence
Ward. Church and Chapel
Funeral Service, Milwaukee, assisted the family with
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