Helen Matteson
May 7, 1923 ~ May 21, 2017
Helen Matteson (94) died peacefully at the home she shared with her son and daughter-in-law in Lynchburg, VA on May 21, 2017. She was born to Roy Dusenbury and Ethel (Chapman) Dusenbury on May 7, 1923 in Cork, Ohio.
She was a 1941 graduate of Geneva High School. She worked and volunteered in many capacities for decades, including helping to run the family's fishing lodge, Jacqueline's Camp, in Quebec, Canada, and in many years of service in the PTA and the church. Helen was a member of Geneva First United Methodist Church and attended Mercy Presbyterian Church (PCA) while in Virginia.
Her survivors include sons, Jeffrey (Abby) Tuomala, Lynchburg, VA; Matt (Carolyn) Tuomala, Geneva, Ohio; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Helen was preceded in death by first husband, Charles Tuomala; second husband, John Matteson; son, Kirk Matteson; her parents; sisters, Viola Belconis, Ruth Camp, and Alta Dusenbury; brothers, Ernest and Fred Dusenbury; and the grandfather with whom she lived as a child, Oscar Dusenbury.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 26th at the Behm Family Funeral Home, 175 S. Broadway, Geneva, Ohio 44010. Visitation is one hour prior to the service at 10:00 a.m. For more information, please call 440-466-4324. Donations may be given in Helen Matteson's name to Centra Hospice, 1920 Atherhold Road, Lynchburg, VA 24501
Friends may leave condolences online at www.behmfuneral.com
View current weather.
Memories Timeline
Guestbook
Sign the Guestbook, Light a Candle
Our family is saddened by your mother\'s death. Your Mom was a good walking buddy with our mother, Ruth Prostor. Your Mom was the last person of the old generation of Matson Road. My dad was so angry when the road spelling changed. We just want you to know my sister and I really liked your Mom and are saddened by her passing.