Helen Sue Rider

February 13, 1934 - February 9, 2018

Helen Sue Rider, born February 13, 1934 to George and Thelma Vine in Toledo, OH, passed away February 9, 2018 in Lansing, MI. She was a retired nurse, avid reader, crafter, gardener (house plants never really stood a chance), and family matriarch (which was a full time job). Helen was the best person you'd ever have the privilege of knowing. Strangers knew she was special and they stopped her everywhere she went just to chat. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, William; children, Cynthia, Sean, and Angela (Jack); grandchildren, Holly (Jason), Ariel, and Pierce; great-grandchildren, Manx and Sabine (still incubating) and sister Patricia (James). She is preceded in death by her parents, brother Bill, and sister Mary. Her family will host a visitation at Holihan-Atkin-Barclay Funeral Home, Grand Ledge on Thursday, February 15, 2018 from 5-8:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be given to Mother Teresa House, P.O. Box 13004, Lansing, MI 48901 or the Capital Area Humane Society, 7095 W. Grand River Avenue, Lansing, Michigan 48906 would be greatly appreciated. Always the wind beneath our wings.