Helen A. Laginess

SOUTH ROCKWOOD — Ser-
vices have been set for Helen A.
Laginess, 85, of South Rockwood,
who died Sunday night at the Oak-
wood Hospital Seaway Center,
Trenton. She had been ill for a
week.

Friends may call from 4 to 9
p.m. today and from noon to 9
p.m. Wednesday at the Ford
Chapel of the Allore-Martenson
Funeral Home, Rockwood, where
the rosary will be recited at 8 p.m.
Wednesday. Services will be held
at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the
funeral home and at [1 at St.
Mary’s Catholic Church, Rock-
wood. The Rev. Thomas Sauter
will officiate. Burial will be in St.
Charles Cemetery, Newport.

Born Jan. 2, 1912, in Newport,
she was the daughter of Louis and
Stella M. (Cousino) Bodenmiller.
She was married on June 10,
1930, to Cletus Laginess at St.
Mary’s Church, Rockwood. He
died Feb. 18, 1993.

A homemaker, she was a mem-
ber of St. Mary’s Church in Rock-
wood.

Surviving are two sons, Robert
of South Rockwood and Emerson
of Newport; two daughters, Mrs.
Theodore (Marilyn) Roberts of
Newport and Mrs. Daniel (Lor-
raine) Mercure of Rockwood: a
brother, Doras Bodenmiller of
South Rockwood; a sister, Mrs.
Margaret Bleuenstein of South
Rockwood; 19 grandchildren, and
40 great-grandchildren.

She also was preceded in death
by two brothers, Frank and
Chester; and six sisters, Mary
Sevold, Theressa Beuier, Dora
Gaynier, Lucille VanWassehnova
and two in infancy.

Memorials may be made to St.
Mary’s Church restoration fund,
Rockwood.