Helen L. FARWELL

Female 1922 - 2016  (94 years)


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  • Name Helen L. FARWELL  [2
    • Helen L. Lemon, 94, of Berrien Springs, passed away, Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph.

      A Celebration of Life Religious Service will be held 4:00 P.M. Sunday, November 6, 2016, followed by a Memorial Gathering Visitation until 8:00 P.M. at Lemon Creek Winery, 533 E. Lemon Creek Rd., Berrien Springs. Private burial will take place at Salem Cemetery in Berrien Springs. Memorial donations in Helen?s name may be made to Hinchman United Methodist Church. Those wishing to sign Helen?s Memory Book online may do so at www.starks-menchinger.com.

      Helen was born July 25, 1922 in Benton Harbor to Rex & Lila (Temple) Farwell. She graduated from Benton Harbor High School, Class of 1940. On November 1, 1947 she married Robert Lemon in Benton Harbor. Helen was employed as a bookkeeper in the accounting department of Clark Equipment in Benton Harbor, retiring after 28 years. Helen devoted her life to her family and the family business. She and Robert operated Lemon Creek Fruit Farm in Berrien Springs, which dates back to 1855, and she was a founding member of Lemon Creek Winery, which her family still operates. Helen learned to cook at an early age at her family?s business, Benefield Grocery & Restaurant in Benton Heights. She continued to refine her cooking skills and published her recipes in a cookbook. Helen enjoyed entertaining family and friends at their summer home on Scott Lake in Bloomingdale and their winter home in Kissimmee, Florida. You never went away hungry. Helen also enjoyed playing cards. She was an accomplished bridge player who always took advantage of an opportunity to play. Helen was a past-president of the Phi Gamma Epsilon Sorority, a member of Hinchman United Methodist Church in Hinchman and Simpson United Methodist Church in Bangor. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother & great-grandmother with a no-nonsense and to the point view on life. In her free time, she enjoyed reading & dancing.

      Helen is survived by her sons-Robert (Lois) Lemon of Kalamazoo, Jeffrey (Cathy) Lemon of Berrien Springs, Timothy (Katie) Lemon of Berrien Springs; six grandchildren-Tyson (Andi) Lemon, Mollie (Jeff) Trembath, Kaitlyn Lemon, Douglas (Imelda) Lemon, Makai Rosa & Megan (David) DeKoster; and nine great-grandchildren; and all the Lemon Family who called her either Mom, Grandma or Aunt Helen. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert on July 13, 2005 and her son Douglas Lemon on Nov. 12, 1989.

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    Birth 25 Jul 1922  Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Census 1930  Living with mother and step-father in Benton Harbor, Berrien Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Death 11 Oct 2016  [2, 3
    Burial Salem Cemetery, Oronoko Twp., Berrien Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I97461  Main Tree
    Last Modified 12 Feb 2020 

    Father Rex Navarre FARWELL,   b. 19 Nov 1897, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jun 1960 (Age 62 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Lila C. TEMPLE,   b. 24 Oct 1901, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Feb 1990, Niles, Berrien Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 5 Jan 1918  St. Joseph, Berrien Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Divorce 20 Jan 1927  [6
    Family ID F40195  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Cyril VARNEY 
    Marriage 2 Aug 1940  Berrien Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F40196  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Feb 2020 

    Family 2 Robert L. LEMON,   b. 19 Feb 1927, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jul 2005 (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 1 Nov 1947  Benton Harbor, Berrien Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F40197  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Feb 2020 

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  • Sources 
    1. [S11253] Find A Grave: Obituary Notice for Helen L. Farwell Lemon.

    2. [S10921] Ancestry.com: Newspapers.com Obituary Index 1800-Current.

    3. [S11249] Web: Indiana & Michigan, Michiana Genealogical Cemetery Index 1800-2010.

    4. [S04343] 1930 Census Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan.

    5. [S11252] Ancestry.com: Michigan, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1822-1940.

    6. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.

    7. [S9034] Ancestry.com: Michigan, U.S., County Marriages 1820-1940.