Helen Bauerle

CAIRO, Ill. -- Helen Frances Bauerle, 90, of Cairo died Saturday, Aug. 21, 2004, in Scottsdale, Ariz.

She was born Dec. 7, 1913, in Cairo, daughter of George and Helen Rose Schaefer. She married William Bauerle, who died in 1999.

Bauerle was a graduate of the College of St. Francis in Joliet, Ill., and received a master's degree from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. She had been a teacher at Cairo Public Schools, and was librarian for the public and parochial schools. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church.

Survivors include a daughter, Kay Rosness of Scottsdale; a son, William Bauerle of Littleton, Colo.; a brother, Maurice Schaefer of Owensboro, Ky.; and two grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by two brothers.

Friends may call at Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo after 5 p.m. Sunday. The rosary will be recited at 7.

The funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Patrick's Church, with the Rev. Jerome Fortenberry officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery at Villa Ridge, Ill.