Peter Fredrick Helsel

Mr. Pete Helsel, age 61 of Madison, Indiana, entered this life on January 25, 1949 in Akron, Ohio. He was the son of the Jess F. & Barbara Jane Ebert Helsel. He resided his early life in Salem, Indiana and graduated from Salem High School in 1967. He was inducted into the United States Navy on Feb. 26, 1968 in Louisville, Kentucky. He rose to the rank of DN E-3 during the Vietnam War. He was honorably discharged on February 25, 1974 from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina receiving the National Defense Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal. He was united in marriage to Deborah Engle and to this union arrived a daughter and a son to bless their home. He was employed as a die setter for all of his working career. He last worked as a die setter for Engineered Sintering and Plastics Inc. in Watertown, Connecticut.. He was united in marriage on Sept. 7, 2001 in Madison, Indiana to Judith Lynn Beech. He had resided in Madison the past ten years. He was a born again Christian and was of the Presbyterian faith. He enjoyed being with his family and many friends and was always interested in what was going on in their lives. He also loved old cars, watching Westerns, traveling and games. Pete died Monday, October 11, 2010 at 1:17 p.m. at his home in Madison Indiana. A LOVING FAMILY Pete will be missed by his loving wife: Judith "Judy" Lynn Beech Helsel of Madison, Indiana; his parents: Jess F. & Barbara Jane Ebert Helsel of Salem, Indiana; his daughter: Heather Renae Helsel of Salem, Indiana; his son: Brian Craig Helsel & his wife, Summer of Campbellsburg, Indiana; his grandchildren: Brianna Dawn & Braden Chase Helsel; his sisters: Jessica Jane Craig & her husband, Don of Omaha, Nebraska, Leslie Alison Gilstrap of Salem, Indiana; his step daughters: Melissa Ann Cyrus of Lexington, Indiana, Angela Carol Dougherty of Madison, Indiana; his step son: Douglas Gerald Smith of Carrollton, Kentucky; his step grandchildren: Amanda, Laken, Felecia, Jeremy, Mariah, Latasha & Travis; his step great granddaughter, Alivia, many nieces, nephews & other relatives. He was preceded in death by his sister, Holly Beth Helsel in 1964; his step son in law, Matt Cyrus died May 5, 2010. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Friday, October 15, 2010 at 1:00 p.m., by the Rev. Beth Walden Fisher at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive, Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may call Friday from 11:00 a.m. until time of the service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. SPECIAL SERVICES Full military honors will be conducted at the Indiana Veterans Memorial Chapel by Jefferson Post 9, of the American Legion. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association. Cards are available at the funeral home.

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