It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Helen W. Minichelli (Glenview, Illinois), who passed away at the age of 85, on February 3, 2024. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by : her parents, Charles Hutula and Dagmar Kaura. She is survived by : her children, Tanya Powell (Vincent Wilk) of Glenview and Michael Powell (Shelly Wissink) of Madison; her grandchildren, Aaron, Alexander Wilk, Oliver, Eloise and Benjamin Powell; her nieces and nephews, Linnea Nopola of Watton, MI, Marcia Johnson of Leonard, MI, David Hutula of Pittsburgh, PA, Dale Hutula of Watton, MI, Ron Hutula of Atlantic Mine, MI, Sally Soli of Green Bay, WI, Cindy Lackey of Sturgeon Bay, WI, Carole Rajala of Watton, MI, Kristine Duhame of Ishpeming, MI, Beth Kovala of Belleville, MI and Annette Kovala of South Lyon, MI; her cousins, Jakko, Marianna, Minna, Jukka Kaura of Tampere and Nokia; and her friends, Christine Norman of Needham, MA, Eleanor Barker of Grosse Pointe, MI and Jerry Partridge of Grosse Pointe, MI. She is also survived by many children and grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Lutheran Church of the Ascension (https://onrealm.org) or the Cancer Survivorship Program at Charitable Foundation of Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, IL (select Cancer Survivorship Program from the drop-down menu of available charitable programs).

Funeral arrangement under the care of
N.H. Scott & Hanekamp Funeral Home