Helen Anna Bies (Sauermilch), age 95, of Rochester Hills, Michigan. Formerly of Spring Hill, Florida, passed away on Friday July 30, 2021. Helen was born the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Skerwatat) Sauermilch in Detroit, Michigan on September 7, 1925. She graduated from Detroit Southeastern High School, class of 1943. Helen initially served as a Nurse’s aid in the Navy Reserves and worked in her father’s bakery. In 1944 she began working at Parke Davis. She married Richard Willard Bies on June 5th, 1954. Helen and Richard raised their family in St. Clair Shores. She retired from Psiezer in 1982. Helen and Richard moved to Spring Hill, Florida where they were active in the Lutheran Church of the Nativity.
Helen is predeceased by her husband Richard (2011); her parents; and her brother Karl Sauermilch. She is survived by her step-children Barbara Herman, Dianne Bies, and Gregory Bies; Grandchildren Robert (Nicole) Maul, Dana (Lisa) Maul, Richard Bies, and Charles (Becky) Bies; great-grandchildren Addison, Colton, Kaylee, Jessica, and Joshua; and numerous nieces and nephews. Helen will be inurned with her husband at Florida Hills Memorial Gardens in Spring Hill, Florida.
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