Helene B. Wunderlich

December 3, 1919 - June 20, 2016

Helene B. Wunderlich died at her son Robert’s home in Matteson, Illinois on June 20, 2016 at the age of 96. She was born at home on Beethoven Place in Chicago on Dec.3, 1919. Her parents were Adolfine and Rudolph Jirgal. She resided in Matteson, Illinois for 35 years before retiring to Hendersonville, North Carolina in 1981. Her career took many paths: nurse, beautician, receptionist at Kirkland & Ellis law firm in Chicago, but her most important roles were that of wife, mother and grandmother. She was predeceased by her loving husband of 67 years, Ernest O. Wunderlich, a daughter Linda Wunderlich, and a brother Rudolph Jirgal. She is survived by her three children, Robert O. Wunderlich (Diane), Carole Steverson, and Kenneth Wunderlich (Kay), 7 grandchildren, and 3 great grandchildren, as well as 2 sisters, Louise Edgar and Elizabeth Jirgal, 3 nephews and a niece. A service will be held at Forest Lawn Chapel in Hendersonville on July 7, 2016. Visitation will be from 11:00 - 12:00 and the funeral service will begin at 12 noon. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Mt. Pisgah Lutheran Church, 2606 Chimney Rock Road, Hendersonville, North Carolina or Zion Lutheran Church 3840 W. 216th Street, Matteson, Illinois 60443