Helen E. Case, 84, of Brighton, passed away at her home Aug. 1. She was born Sept. 1. 1930, in Hermiston, Ore., to Moses Shockey and Bessie Goode. She graduated from Brighton High School and attended Aims Community College. She married Kenneth Case May 2, 1948 in Brighton.
Helen worked for Samsonite Luggage in Denver as an inspector for 40 years prior to her retirement. She then worked in the kitchen at Northeast Elementary School for 12 years.
She was a member at Zion Congregational Church and a previous member of the Brighton Baptist Church. Helen loved playing cards and loved making trips up the mountain to Black Hawk and to Wyoming to play Bingo. Her biggest joy in life was her family.
Helen is survived by her children, Kathy (Dave) Wudel, of Columbus, Neb., and Paul (Barbara) Case-Winkel, of Littleton; sister, Anna MacLeffingwell, of Highlands Ranch; 10 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services are at 10 a.m., Aug. 6, at Zion Congregational Church, 401 S. 27th Ave., Brighton. Interment will follow at Elmwood Cemetery. Tabor-Rice Funeral Home handled the arrangements.