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Helen Ester Wesely Placek

27 Jun 1926 – 16 Aug 2019

Birth	27 Jun 1926
Death	16 Aug 2019
Cemetery	Westlawn-Hillcrest Memorial Park Omaha , Douglas County , Nebraska , USA
Added by	Keith Gee on 14 Oct 2022
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202229737

Bio

Helen was born to Joseph A. and Ethel C Wesely (Fisher). She attended Cedar Bluffs High School and completed the 10th grade. On September 22, 1942, she married James "Jim" Charles Placek. Jim and Helen had three children: Dennis, Dorothy, and Patricia. Jim and Helen lost their son to cancer in 2002. Helen loved music and going to dances and that is where she met Jim. They started their life on a farm near Valparaiso, NE living with Jim's mother. In 1945 they moved to a farm near Morse Bluffs, Nebraska. They remained in Morse Bluffs until losing all their farming equipment to a fire and moving to Omaha, NE in 1957. After losing Jim in 2015, Helen entered Brighton Gardens Assisted Living and in 2018 Brighton Gardens Memory Care. Helen worked for Millard Public Schools in the cafeteria for 20 years. She loved cooking and baking and developed many friendships during their coffee breaks. After retiring from Millard, she made various craft items and sold them at local boutiques with Jim. She always said how hard it was to start out so young in marriage, become a homemaker, help with the farm, and raise her children. Helen always said her biggest accomplishment in life was her family who she loved so dearly. In her later years Helen suffered from dementia. It was very difficult for the family to witness all the stages she went through in her journey with the disease. They were thankful that on most days she would remember who they were. Preceded by: Husband: Jim Son: Dennis Survived by: Daughters: Dottie Halsey (Donald) and Patty Poltack (John) 9 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren Sister: Neola Boyer Heafey Hoffmann Dworak & Cutler August 2019

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Family

Parents

• Joseph Amiel Wesely Jr 1892–1978
• Ethel Christina Fisher Wesely 1902–1987

Spouse

• James Charles "Jim" Placek 1918–2015 FaG

Siblings

• Orven Emil Wesely 1916–1999
• Evelyn Ethel Wesely 1922–1922
• Evangeline Mae Wesely Vojtech 1923–2000
• Delorous D. "Dee" Wesely Stoupa 1925–2016
• Ethel V. Wesely Eggers 1930–2009
• Nadine A Wesely Jones 1934–2018
• Neola Dell Boyer 1934–2022

Children

• Dennis Wayne Placek 1943–2002 FaG
• Dorothy Mae "Dottie" Placek Halsey 1946–2021 FaG

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