Helen Elizabeth Ramsay, 93

Helen Elizabeth Ramsay, 93, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho, on Sunday, May 31, 2009.

Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 6, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel in Sandpoint. Interment will be in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Visitation for family, and friends, will on Friday, June 5, from noon until 6 p.m., at the Coffelt Funeral Chapel.

Helen was born in LaSalle, Colo., on Oct. 4, 1915, the daughter of Walter and Emma Kimzey. The first grade of school was in Evans, Colo., in a schoolhouse her dad had just built. She finished high school in Torrington, Wyo., and moved to Wrencoe in 1935.

She worked in Spokane, Wash., for Paul Kemp and his wife, returning to Wrencoe and going to work for the Ramsays.

On Nov. 13, 1939, she married James Warren Ramsay in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. She worked on the family farm in Laclede. Following the death of Warren, in 1981, she moved to Sandpoint and shared a home with her son Robert. In 2007 she returned to Laclede and lived with her daughter, Catherine.

Helen was a member of the First Christian Church and enjoyed needlework.

She was a 4-H leader in sewing for Wrencoe and Dover.

She is survived by her children, James Warren Jr. “Butch” (and Pat) Ramsay; Catherine J. Rembowski, Richard J (and Maria) Ramsay; and Robert A Ramsay; 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great-grandchildren. Also surviving are numerous nieces and nephews and special friends, Vi Torpen, Glenda Winters, and Cherryl Ramsay.

She was also preceded in death by her parents, a grandson, Max; six brothers, a sister, and her son-in-law Leon Rembowski.

The family would like to express their deep appreciation to the staff of Life Care Center of Sandpoint for the loving care extended mother.

Family and friends are invited to sign Helen’s online guestbook at www.coffeltfuneral.com. Funeral arrangements are under the care of Coffelt Funeral Service.