Helga C. Kessock's Obituary
Helga KessockFebruary 14, 1940 – January 17, 2010Helga Kessock of Scripps Ranch, San Diego passed away at her home while surrounded by loved ones and friends.She died of cancer. She was born in 1940 in Berlin, Germany to Franz and Kathe Ruber. She married Ronald Kessock (an airman in Germany) in 1959, and became a US citizen in 1965 after reassignment to the United States.She loved to travel, ski, bike ride and hike with various clubs in San Diego; other interests include gardening and yoga.Survivors include her two sons, Robert and family of Layton, Utah and John of Rock Springs, Wyoming; her sister, Marianne and husband Franz Bokelmann and their son Stefan of Koln, West Germany. She was proceeded in death by her husband Ronald in 2001. A service will take place on Sunday, January 24, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. in Greenwood Garden Chapel. Private Inurnment will take place at a later date at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.The family asks in lieu of flowers please make a donation to San Diego Hospice, 4311 Third Avenue. San Diego, California 92103 or www.sdhospice.org
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