Helen G. Seger

Helen G. Seger, 80, of Rockford, died at 4:20 p.m. Tuesday, August 7, 2012 in the comfort of her home.nbsp; Born April 9, 1932 in Chicago, daughter of Daniel and Marie Angland Gleason.nbsp; Graduated from Sienna High School in Chicago and received a B.S. in Economics from Mundelein College. Married P. Joseph Seger II on August 28, 1954 in Chicago.nbsp; He died August 31, 2008.nbsp; She was employed by Equifax for many years, retiring in 1988.nbsp; Helen was an active member of Holy Family Catholic Church where she was involved with the Peace and Justice Committee.nbsp; She served on the board of directors for St. Elizabeth Center and had been active as a lector and greeter at Fisher Chapel.nbsp;nbsp; She had previously been a Girl Scout Leader, was a member of Womanspace and was a volunteer in the Rockford School System Literacy Program.nbsp; She had been very active in the Loves Park Rotary Club where she was honored this past year as a Paul Harris Fellow.nbsp; Helen loved being a spouse, mother and grandmother.nbsp; Her love of life and being with and interacting with people gave her much joy.nbsp; She loved learning and learned much about different cultures on her world travels.nbsp; She was always very charitable and concerned for the plight of the underprivileged, accepting people for who they were and not judging,nbsp; Helen cherished her family and loved spending time with her family and friends.

Survivors include her children, Mark (Julie)nbsp; Seger, and their children, Natalie (Mark Peterson), Megan and Rachel; Beth (Lyle) Williams and their children, Sarah and Hannah; Marion (Bob) Guirl and their children, Ellen and Michael; Dan (Lisa) Seger and their children, Kimberly and Jack; Patrick (Kathy) Seger and their children, Kennedy, Sean, Emily, Olivia and Dylan; cousin, Joy Gleason as well as many other cousins.nbsp; Predeceased by her husband, Joe, On August 31, 2008,daughter, Marie Louise Seger; son, P. Joseph Joe Seger III, sister, Marion Gleason and cousin, Patricia Gleason.

Mass of Celebration at 2:00 p.m. Monday, August 20, 2012 in Holy Family Catholic Church with Rev. Edward Seisser officiating.nbsp; Burial in Calvary Cemetery.nbsp; Visitation from 46 p.m. on Sunday, August 19 th in Fitzgerald Funeral Home amp; Crematory, Mulford Chapel, 1860 S. Mulford Rd. with a Christian Wake Service at 5:30 p.m. Visitation also from 1:00 p.m. until 1:45 p.m. at the church on Monday. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Loves Park Rotary Club, P.O. Box 2118 , Loves Park, IL 61130 or Autism Speaks, 1060 State Road, Princeton, NJ, 08540.nbsp; Express condolences and share memories at www.fitzgerqaldfh.com