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