Fairbury – Helen Wink, 92 of Fairbury, passed away at 12:30pm, June 8, 2015 at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury.

Funeral will be held at 2:00pm, Thursday, June 11, 2015 at First United Methodist Church, Fairbury. Pastor Floyd Blackard will be officiating.

Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury.

Visitation will be held from 5-7:00pm, Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at
Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury.

Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, Fairbury or Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury.

Helen was born August 18, 1922 in Piper City, the daughter of John and Retta Throne McMahon. They preceded her in death.

She married John F. Wink on November 9, 1941 in Fairbury. He passed away January 5, 2001.

Surviving are her daughters, Marilyn (Donald) Shurr of Iowa City, IA, Mary Jane (Peter) Hayes of Laurel, MS, and Sally (James) Tipton of Fairbury; six grandchildren, Carrie (Jay) Coble, Molly (Jeff) Palmer, Jon B. Davis, Bethany (Aaron) Meiss, Scott (Tiffani) Tipton and Sarah (Jason) Elliott; 13 great-grandchildren.

Helen was a member of First United Methodist Church, Fairbury, United Methodist Women, and American Legion Auxiliary.

The family would like to express a heartfelt thank you to the all the staff at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, for the love and care given to Helen.