The Life of HELEN JOSEPHINE TICHY
Helen J. Tichy, 99, died Monday, June 28, 2010 at Bishop Drumm Care Center. She was born March 3, 1911 in Omaha, Nebraska to Josephine and James Sullivan.
Helen taught with Des Moines Public Schools from 1945 until retirement in 1976. After retirement she was active with Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, Catholic Peace Ministry and the Des Moines Catholic Worker. In 1996, she received the first Bishop Dingman Peace Award in recognition of her commitment to peace and social justice.
Helen is survived by her daughter, Kathleen (Mel) Wilson; four grandchildren, Hawkeye Wilson of Phoenix, AZ; Sarah (Eric Brown) Wilson of New York City, Teddy (Molly Ehm) Wilson of Hattiesburg, MS, and Mary Kate Wilson of West Des Moines. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Tichy; and daughter, Mary Sullivan.
Helen J. Tichy, 99, died Monday, June 28, 2010 at Bishop Drumm Care Center. A Memorial Mass will be held 9:30 a.m. Saturday, August 14, 2010 at Our Lady of Peace Chapel, Bishop Drumm Care Center, 5837 Winwood Drive, Johnston.
Memorial Contributions may be made to Des Moines Catholic Worker House, P.O. Box 4551 Des Moines, 50305; Catholic Peace Ministry, 4211 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, 50312; or Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, 565 Boylston Street 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02116, in loving memory of Helen.