Helen Margaret Fontine

Helen Margaret Lintz Fontine, 97, passed away December 9, 2012, in Lakewood, Colorado. She was born November 24, 1915, in Denver, Colorado to Edward E. and Nellie Estlinbaum Lintz. She married Henry Fontine who preceded her in death in 1985. Helen was a hair dresser for many years. After graduating from West High School she entered the Emily Griffith School of Cosmetology. She liked to bowl, do genealogy, work in her flower garden, and she was an excellent seamstress. The Camp Fire Girls were lucky to have her lead a troop for a number of years. Helen is survived by her two daughters, Kathy Kile (husband Lyle, deceased) and Diane Kile (husband, Roy); 8 grandchildren; 36 great grandchildren; and 43 great-great-grandchildren; nephew, Warren Petracek; nieces, Virginia Bryan O'Neill, Rosalie Fontine Morris and Sandra Cavanaugh. Besides her husband Henry, she was also preceded in death by her siblings, Edna Anna Petracek and Edward Louis Lintz. Helen's funeral will be on Wednesday, December 19th at 11:00 AM with a viewing from 10-10:45 AM, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located at 13206 West Green Mountain Drive, Lakewood. There will be an additional viewing on Tuesday the 18th from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Horan & McConaty Funeral Home, 3101 South Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood. Burial will be at Crown Hill Cemetery.