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Helen Hilda (Crosby) (Korbelik) Preston 1921 - 2013. Services Feb 2nd
Altaville, CA...Helen Hilda (Crosby) (Korbelik) Preston. Helen Preston of Altaville passed away on the 27th of January in San Andreas after a short illness. Helen was born the fourth child on April 30, 1921 in Altaville to Burgess S. and Nora (Domingo) Crosby. She attended Altaville Grammar School and Bret Harte High School. She loved baseball, swimming and was quite an athlete growing up, even catching her Brother Raymond a left-handed pitcher of note. The greatest joys in her life were her children Gary, Darla, Linda, Mike and Nora; whom she taught to be self sufficient and fearless, her trademarks, even down to the Grandchildren that trait appears throughout. A homemaker by trade, her food was the stuff legends are built upon. She was always honest, sometimes to a fault. A tireless worker, she passed those values to her children and all that knew her. Her strength will not be lost or forgotten by those who know and love her...
She is preceded in death by her parents Burgess and Nora Crosby (Altaville), Daughter Darla (Korbelik) Osborn (Altaville), Brothers, Virgil C. Crosby (Altaville), Stanley B. Crosby (Murphys), Raymond, R. Crosby (San Francisco) and Sister Edith L. Ross (Murphys). Helen is survived by her husband of 55 years Otis J. Preston (Altaville), and her children Gary (Pat) Korbelik of Arnold, Linda (Lee)(Korbelik) Cross of Vallecito, Michael (Barbara) Preston of Murphys, Nora (Dave)(Preston) Ernst of Flagstaff Arizona, and her Sister Amy (Crosby) Cooper of San Francisco. Also surviving, thirteen Grandchildren, and twelve Great Grandchildren.
A memorial service is planned for Saturday, February 2 at 11:00AM, at Angels Memorial Chapel, South Main, Angels Camp.
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