Helen D. Furlong
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WIFE MOTHER VOLUNTEER
Helen D. Furlong died on September 28, 2021. She was 96. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband Ken. She is survived by her daughters Karen Childs (husband Joseph and grandchildren Kathleen and Drew), Lucy Smith, Patricia Furlong (grandson Jacob), and Susan Fisher (husband Rob).
Helen was born in Chicago Heights, Illinois on April 27,1925; the fourth child of Anna Mary Hibert Degitz and William Harrison Bates Degitz. She was the first woman in her family to receive a bachelor's degree; graduating from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio with a degree in business administration.
Helen met Ken on a blind date in Cincinnati, Ohio. Nine months later the two married. Their 73 year long love affair endured beyond Ken's death in July 2021.
After raising four daughters, Helen discovered her love of indigenous American art and history. She volunteered as a docent in the Indigenous Arts of North America Department at the Denver Art Museum for nearly twenty years. She especially enjoyed seeing the spark of interest light up the eyes of a child as she explained a piece of art.
Helen was a devoted fan of the Colorado Rockies. The fans of Section 105 were perennial friends. Until her very last day, she knew exactly what time the game would be on TV.
Remembrance donations may be made to the Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities.
A funeral service will be held at Spirit of Christ Catholic Church, 7400 W. 80th Ave., Arvada on October 19, 2021 at 11:00. A private burial will take place at Fort Logan National Cemetery. A full obituary can be found at horancares.com/obits.