Helen Crider

Helen Crider, 89, of Edinburgh, died at 12:20 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, at her home.
Helen was a World War II bride from Belgium who came to the States in 1945. She first resided in a coal camp in Dorchester, Virginia, then moved to Ligonier in 1962 where she retired from Erving Products and was a member of The Sanctuary, United Pentecostal Church in Syracuse.
She moved to Edinburgh in 2007 where she was under the care of her daughter. She was a member of Apostolic Family Assembly in Greenwood.
Funeral service will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Friday, December 28, 2012 at the Yeager Funeral Home in Ligonier with the Rev. Craig Fritchley officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Park Cemetery in Ligonier, IN. Calling will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday prior to the service at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to The Sanctuary, United Pentecostal Church in Syracuse.
Born in La Calamine, Belgium, Aug. 27, 1923, Helen was the daughter of Nicholas Klein and Helen Schneider Klein. She married Paul Crider who preceded her in death Jan. 28, 1996.
Survivors include a daughter, Paulette (David) Wallace of Edinburgh, IN; sons, John (Brenda) Crider of New Paris, IN, and Phil Crider of Ligonier, IN; 12 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and a sister, Hubertine (Joseph) Dome of La Calamine, Belgium.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; son, Jim Crider; daughter, Marie “Toots” Bailey; and brothers, Joseph Klein and Lambert Klein.