We are immensely saddened to announce the passing of our best friend and mother, Helen Nancy Praskey at the age of 93 with family by her side. She leaves behind three children and their families: Katherine (Dave and Nick, Jenna and Kaylynn), Karen (Jen and Tim) and Bud (Heather and Lily). Helen grew up in Toronto with her parents, Abram and Delma Pike, and siblings Dorothy, Don and Bob. She was deeply saddened by the loss of Bob in 1944 when the bomber he was piloting was shot down to its final resting place on a farm in Belgium. Helen’s father was a high school teacher and she felt lucky to be able to spend each summer at the cottage at the lake in Central Frontenac. For the past three decades, Helen loved living at the new house with our father, David Roland John Praskey until dad’s passing in 2009, and then on her own. Helen felt very fortunate to be living back at the cottage property after moving from Peterborough in 1991. Over the past 30 years, Helen had been heavily involved in several community activities including: Director of the Glee Club for which she arranged the music along…
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