Helen L. Leaf

HELEN (FOX) SMITH ANDERSON LEAF, a long-time resident of the Mio area, died
Thursday, December 15th at Grayling Hospital.
Born in Hamtramck, MI, she grew up in the Atlanta area. Her early married years were
spent on South Manitou Island before settling in Mio.Helen drove school bus for Mio School for 20 years and owned and operated
Northwoods Bar for 15 years before retiring.
An excellent baker, her family was treated to homemade bread and cinnamon rolls.
When not spending family time, Helen loved to socialize and meet people and could put
a smile on anyone's face. She loved playing cards,bowling and enjoyed going to school and
sporting events to watch her grandchildren who brought her so much joy. In her later
years she enjoyed traveling and bragged in one year she traveled by train, plane, ship
and horse & buggy. She was a former member of the Mio Dummettes and current
member of the Red Hats.
She is survived by her mother Dorothy Fox, brothers Paul (Joan) Fox and Lowell (Kim)
Fox and sister Margaret Fox; children Dorothy (Daniel) Belanger, James (Kay) Anderson,
Kelvin Anderson, Lynnette (Robert) Fitsimmons, Corrina (Richard) VanBeest and Helen
(Sean) De Florio; step-children Larry (Jodi) Leaf, Leslie (Mark) Willett, Michelle (Frank)
Parretti, Carol (Bill) Ellis and Gary (Tammy) Leaf Step Son-In-Law Tom Osterbeck,22 grandchildren and several great-
grandchildren.
She was proceeded in death by her father Ken Fox, sister Sheila Rittenhouse, husbands
James Smith and Rod Leaf, and step-daughter Kathleen Osterbeck.
Memorial gifts may be made to Lydia's Gate, P.O. Box 988, Mio, MI
Visitation Tuesday 3:00 - 9:00 PM. at Lashley Funeral Home, Inc. and Wednesday 10:00 AM at The Mio United Methodist Church. .
Religious Service at The Mio United Methodist Church, Mio, MI, at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, December 21st,with Pastor Bradford Lewis officiating.
Interment at Kittle Cemetery Mio, MI.
The Lashley Funeral Home of Mio, MI has been entrusted with arrangements.