Helen D. Riggle, 91, was born on November 17, 1929 in New Hope, Kentucky to Francis Sydney Donohue and Mary Reid Donohue. After losing her mother at an early age, she was raised by her step-mother, Louise Barnes Donohue.
Helen was a firm believer in faith and family. Her faith in God was never shaken. She loved church, being with family, scrabble, gardening, flowers and helping others. She was a member at St. Teresa of Calcutta (formerly St. Jerome) for over 60 years.
In addition to her parents, Helen is preceded in death by the love of her life, Albert K. Riggle; her youngest son, Charles J. Riggle; 5 brothers and 1 sister.
Left to cherish her memory is her daughter, Theresa Tune (Joel); sons, Albert F. Riggle (Lonna) and Michael S. Riggle (Mattie); a daughter-in-law, Terri Riggle; a sister, Lillian Recktenwald; she was blessed with 8 grandchildren, Kimberly Riggle, Megan Conlen (Andy), Debbie Riggle, Jennifer McCorkle (Chris), Albert M. Riggle (Felecia), Ian Tune (Kristine), Brittany Johnson (Zac) and Morgan Riggle; she was also very proud of her 10 great-grandchildren, Dillon, Brantley, Brooklyn, Jace, Kaydence, Levi, Cooper, Brandt, Addisyn and Vivian Faye.
The family will accept guests for visitation on Friday, June 11, 2021 from 2:00-8:00 pm at Fairdale-McDaniel Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will take place at 10:00 on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at St. Teresa of Calcutta with burial to follow in Highland Memory Gardens in Mt. Washington, Kentucky.
The family would like to extend special thanks to the staff at Franciscan Health Care Center.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Helen’s honor to her church, St. Teresa of Calcutta (http://www.teresaofcalcuttafairdale.weebly.com/) or Franciscan Health Care Center.
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