Mrs. Helen M. Kettenhofen, age 93, passed away at her home on Monday evening, May 26, 2003. She was a very devoted and loving mother and grandmother and was known to be an excellent cook.

Mrs. Kettenhofen was preceded in death by her parents, John and Sophia Goehl and her husband Arthur in 1979 and her granddaughter Susan Dannenberg in 1955.

Helen was born in St. Louis, Missouri on September 13, 1909. As a child, her family moved to Troy, where she has resided since. She attended Troy Schools and was a member of St. Jerome Catholic Church.

She is survived by three daughters, Sharon (James) Jackson of Troy; Dolores (Harold) Dannenberg of Edwardsville; Joyce Kettenhofen of Maryland Heights, Missouri and one son, Kenneth Kettenhofen of College Park, Maryland. She is also survived by eight grandchildren, Robert (Bonnie )Dannenberg, William Dannenberg, James (Lorraine) Dannenberg, Daniel (Kelly) Sheehan, Patrick (Erika) Sheehan, Lori (James) Hook and David Jackson; twelve great grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren.

Visitation: Friends may call at Laughlin Funeral Home from 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Wednesday, May 28, 2003 and after 9:00 am on Thursday at St. Jerome Catholic Church in Troy. A Prayer Service will be held at 8:00 pm on Wednesday at the funeral home.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 am, Thursday, May 29, 2003 at St. Jerome Catholic Church with Reverend Steven Janoski presiding.

Memorials may be made to St. Jerome Catholic Church Building Fund, American Diabetes Association, or to Gateway Hospice.

Interment: St. Jerome Catholic Cemetery, Troy, Illinois