- Date Of Birth: February 12, 1932
- Date Of Death: April 21, 2010
- State: Illinois
Helen J. Raeber, 78, of Breese died Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at Countryside Manor in Aviston. She was born February 12, 1932 in Fairfield, IL daughter of Harvey and Hazel (Puckett) Tribe. She married Leroy H. “Roy” Raeber on June 14, 1957 in Staunton, IL and he survives in Breese.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by her children, Susan (Michael) McCarthy of Flossmoor, IL and Michael (Cathy) Raeber of Ballwin, MO; four grandchildren, Kathryn McCarthy, Keenan McCarthy, Matthew Raeber and Christopher Raeber; and her sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Gladys & Tom Jolley of Fairview Heights, IL. She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Mary Lou Fiscus and her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Erwin & Lora (Warnecke) Raeber. Mrs. Raeber was a graduate of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, IL, where she earned a Bachelor Degree in Education. She taught second grade in Staunton until her marriage and then she was a homemaker and a substitute teacher in Breese. She was a member of St. John United Church of Christ in Breese.
