Helen Royle

Sun Prairie
Helen Royle, age 96 of Sun Prairie, died on Friday, May 13, 2016 at St. Mary's Emergency Clinic. She was born on July 8, 1919 in Sandstone, Minnesota, the daughter of James and Nellie ( Hall) Kelroy.

She moved to Waterloo, Wisconsin in 1951 along with her husband Dan to start their career in newspaper publishing, in 1966 the family moved to Sun Prairie where they founded Royle Publishing Company and she currently resided.
Helen was an avid golfer, bowler, snowmobiler and dancer. Don't forget those evenings of Helen and her stump fiddle. She lived life to the fullest.

Helen is survived by her children; Sharon (Robert) Prieve of Mesa, Arizona, Ronald of Sun Prairie, Kathie (Kevin) Maloney of Sun Prairie, Penny (Tim) Wiesner of Necedah and Patty (Steve) Brock of Delafield; daughter in law Faye Royle of Minocqua ; eight grandchildren, 13 great- grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband Dan and son Richard.

A memorial service for Helen will be held at Cress Funeral Home, 1310 Emerald Terrace in Sun Prairie on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 3:00pm with Rev. Jenny Arneson officiating. A visitation will be held from 2:00pm until the time of service. Following the memorial service the family will have a "Celebration of Life" gathering at the VFW Post 9362, 349 South Walker Way in Sun Prairie from 4:00pm until 7:00pm.

Helen will be laid to rest next to her husband at Sun Prairie Memory Gardens, 1147 Clarmar Drive, on Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 11:00am.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
http://www.cancer.org/index

Helen will be dearly missed by all who knew her and loved her.

Cress Funeral Home
1310 Emerald Terrace
Sun Prairie, WI 53590
608-837-9054