Helen Spelrem
Florence “Helen” Spelrem was born on December 19, 1920, the second child of Wallace and Myrtle Dewhirst. She passed away on January 5, 2013 at the Ponoka Hospital and Care Center at the age of 92 years. She is survived by her daughter Donna (Al) Manning of Ponoka; her son Gerald (Margaret) Spelrem of Somerset, New Jersey and grandson Peter Spelrem of Brandon, Manitoba; her daughter Marilee (Jim) Sharpe of Calgary and their children Mitchell and Jocelyn; and her sisters Alice Reese of Ponoka and Evelyn Abbott of Edmonton. She was predeceased by her husband Alvin Spelrem; her parents Wallace and Myrtle Dewhirst; her sister Verna Miller; her brothers Herbert and Harold Dewhirst; her brothers-in-law Murray Abbott, Ogwen Reese, Willard Nystrom and Larry Miller; and her sister-in-law Margaret Dewhirst. A private family burial was held followed by a Funeral Service at the Ponoka Funeral Home on December 14, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. Donations in memory of Helen are gratefully accepted to Ponoka Wheelchair Van Society. To express condolences to Helen’s family, please visit www.womboldfuneralhomes.com
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