Helen St. John

Helen Joyce St. John, age 84, a former Pennville resident, passed away Sunday, Jan.13, 2019, at River Terrace Retirement Community in Bluffton.

She was born April 22, 1934, in Jay County, the daughter of Truman and Dorothy (Winget) Shields.

Helen graduated from Pennville high School in 1952. She and her husband farmed in Knox Township for many years. She was a member of Hickory Grove Church of the Brethren and a former member of Penn 50 Home Economics Club.

She married Darrell Howard St. John on June 15, 1952.

Survivors include:

Her husband — Darrell Howard St. John, Bluffton, Indiana 

One daughter — Connie St. John, Indianapolis, Indiana

Two sons — Randy St. John (wife Donna), Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Jeffrey St. John (wife Charity), Colorado Springs, Colorado 

One sister — Shirley DeHoff (husband Tony), Portland, Indiana

Six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren

Visitation will be held 9 to 11 a.m. on Tuesday at Williamson-Spencer and Penrod Funeral Home in Pennville. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. at the funeral home with Pastor Earl Doll officiating the service. Private burial will follow at I.O.O.F Twin Hills Cemetery in Pennville.

Condolences may be sent to williamsonspencer.com.