- Date Of Birth: October 16, 1918
- Date Of Death: December 7, 2005
- State: Indiana
Helen L. Skinner, 87, of Westgate Drive, in South Bend, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2005, at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. Mrs. Skinner was born on October 16, 1918, in New Haven Township, Michigan to Charles G. and Eva May (Butcher) Swan.
On December 24, 1936, as Helen L. Swan she married Robert L. Skinner who preceded her in death in November of 1997. Mrs. Skinner has been a resident of South Bend since 1946. Surviving are her sons, Robert L. Skinner, Jr. and his wife Carolyn of South Bend, Douglas R. Skinner and his wife Terry of Medina, Ohio; grandchildren, Denise Wolverton, Deborah (Glenn) Ford, Dr. Diane (Mark) Laviola, Roy J. Skinner, twins, Adam & Kristina Skinner, Aaron Skinner, Tim Skinner; great grandchildren, Jennifer (Frank) Prentice, Chrissy Skinner, Billy Wolverton; great great grandchildren, Dylan & Dalton Prentice and Hailey Skinner; a step great grandson, Brandon Ford; her sister, Pauline Rundell of Owosso, Michigan, and her brother, Charles W. (Bernice) Swan of Owosso, Michigan.
A granddaughter, Sandra Brauer; sisters, Mabel, Martha, Lillian, Alice, Marie; and brothers, Harold, Earl, Ralph and Leon all preceded her in death.
