McClain County, Oklahoma
Obituaries


Helena Boudreau Brinkel

    Purcell Register
    March 31, 1983

    Helena Boudreau Brinkel, 79, a longtime resident of Purcell, died March 25 in the Purcell Municipal Hospital following a short illness.
    Born here on Feb. 21, 1904, she attended Our Lady of Victory Catholic church and was the wife of the late Joe Brinkel, a longtime employee of the Santa Fe railroad.
    She was a member of Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church, the Altar Society of the Church and recently received a 2,000 hour pin for her volunteer work at the Purcell hospital.
    She is survived by a daughter, Veronica Bynum of Purcell; three sisters, Pauline Bergsneider of Chickasa; Geneva Moisant and Vera Naeher, both of Oklahoma City; two brothers, Philip Boudreau of Oklahoma City; Andrew Boudreau of Midwest City; and two grandsons.
    Rosary service was Sunday evening at the Yoakum Memory Chapel and Mass services were Monday morning at Our Lady of victory Church with Father John G. O'Brien officiating. Burial was in the family plot at Hillside cemetery.
    Pall bearers were Phil Schumacher, Greg Schumacher, Johnny Naeher, Terry Naeher, David Naeher and Ralph Privett.


Submitted by: Susan Gabel