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Hoover: It is with great sadness and sorrow that the family announces the passing of Helen Hoover. On Wednesday April 25, 2002 Helen Hoover of Delia passed away at the Peter Lougheed Hospital. Helen Hoover was born November 19, 1926 in Empress to Neil and Lillian McNeill. She was the second child and only daughter. She attended the Forks and Leland Schools and completed grade 12 in Medicine Hat. After secretarial training at Mount Royal College, Helen went to work for Bennett and White Construction and then West Printing. Helen married Howard Hoover October 30, 1950 in Calgary and moved to Delia to start a new life as a farmer and farmer's wife. Helen and Howard had 4 children in just over 5 years and today have 9 grandchildren. Helen was a member of the Alberta Women's Institute and the Order of the Eastern Star. She enjoyed researching and writing the "Harvest of Memories" history book with Helen Carson and Ada Kohsel. Helen was an avid gardener and homemaker. She was predeceased by her father, Neil McNeill January 1970; brother Don, January 1992; mother Lillian, March 1992; and brother Neil, May 2000. Survived by her loving husband Howard Hoover; her children - Arthur (Pat), Karen, Stephen (Linda), Barrie (Janice); 9 grandchildren - Marcus, Tanya, Armand, Stephanie, Lindsey, Melissa, Lisa, Michelle and William; Uncle Cecil (Isabel) Brace; sister-in-laws -Irene (Leigh) Williams, Marion McNeill, Charlotte Hoover, Lorna (Harold) Mueller and Verna McNeill; numerous nieces and nephews; and life long friend & cousin Kathleen (Joe) McIlroy. Funeral services were held Monday April 29, 2002 at the Delia Community Centre. If friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made to S.T.A.R.S.