Love is reflected in love -- Mary Baker Eddy
Helen Fitch Silha passed away peacefully October 21, 2017 of natural causes. Helen was born May 21, 1919 in Manhattan, Kansas, the third child of James Burgess Fitch and Alice Rakestraw Fitch. She had an older brother, Dr. William Fitch, and an older sister, Marjorie Fitch Shaffer. Her father later became head of the dairy division of Kansas State University in Manhattan. In 1935, Mr. Fitch came to the University of Minnesota as head of the dairy division there and Helen finished high school at Marshall High in Minneapolis.
A lifelong learner, Helen attended Principia College in Elsah, Illinois for two years, then returned to the University of Minnesota where she received her degree in education in 1941. She taught social studies and English in Tracy, Minnesota schools. She also worked in the Student Activities Bureau at the University of Minnesota.
Helen married Air Force Corporal Otto A. Silha at the Fitch home on September 4, 1942. Their long marriage was enriched by Otto's media career as publisher and CEO of the Minneapolis Star and Tribune/ Cowles Media Company. Together they founded the Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law, which conducts research and presents lectures. Otto died in 1999.
Her spiritual life continues to be Helen's ongoing focus. She was active in her church, Third Church of Christ, Scientist, Minneapolis and has been a lifelong Christian Scientist. Beginning in 1963, she organized classes at her home in Edina for the Continuing Education for Women Program at the University of Minnesota. More than 300 women attended 24 classes in topics ranging from Greek history to futurism. She also served on the boards of Minnesota Early Learning Design, Community Programs in Arts and Sciences (COMPAS), and the Edina Special Children's Group.
Helen is survived by three children: Stephen, of Vashon Island, Washington (Gordon Barnett); Alice Reimann, of Edina (John Reimann); Mark Silha of Bloomington, MN. Another son, David, died in a Teton Mountain avalanche in 1974. She's also survived by grandchildren Johnny Reimann (Kristin) of Orono; Sarah Reimann Likens (Jeff) of Wolfsburg, Germany; David Reimann of Miami, FL; and four adoring great-grandchildren.
Helen lived a dynamic life of learning and discovery. If you knew Helen, talk about her tonight at your dinner table. If you didn't know Helen, she would want you to have a conversation about what's going on in your family and the world.
A memorial celebration will be held November 21 at 10 a.m. at The Minikahda Club, 3205 Excelsior Blvd. Another celebration will be on Longboat Key, Florida in spring 2018. Memorials can be sent to Third Church of Christ, Scientist, Minneapolis; Choice, Inc. Eden Prairie (Mark Silha's occupational program); or the University of Minnesota's Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law.
To those leaning on the sustaining infinite, today is big with blessings. -- Mary Baker Eddy
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Helen Fitch Silha passed away peacefully October 21, 2017 of natural causes. Helen was born May 21, 1919 in Manhattan, Kansas, the third child of James Burgess Fitch and Alice Rakestraw Fitch. She had an older brother, Dr. William Fitch, and an older sister, Marjorie Fitch Shaffer. Her father later became head of the dairy division of Kansas State University in Manhattan. In 1935, Mr. Fitch came to the University of Minnesota as head of the dairy division there and Helen finished high school at Marshall High in Minneapolis.
A lifelong learner, Helen attended Principia College in Elsah, Illinois for two years, then returned to the University of Minnesota where she received her degree in education in 1941. She taught social studies and English in Tracy, Minnesota schools. She also worked in the Student Activities Bureau at the University of Minnesota.
Helen married Air Force Corporal Otto A. Silha at the Fitch home on September 4, 1942. Their long marriage was enriched by Otto's media career as publisher and CEO of the Minneapolis Star and Tribune/ Cowles Media Company. Together they founded the Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law, which conducts research and presents lectures. Otto died in 1999.
Her spiritual life continues to be Helen's ongoing focus. She was active in her church, Third Church of Christ, Scientist, Minneapolis and has been a lifelong Christian Scientist. Beginning in 1963, she organized classes at her home in Edina for the Continuing Education for Women Program at the University of Minnesota. More than 300 women attended 24 classes in topics ranging from Greek history to futurism. She also served on the boards of Minnesota Early Learning Design, Community Programs in Arts and Sciences (COMPAS), and the Edina Special Children's Group.
Helen is survived by three children: Stephen, of Vashon Island, Washington (Gordon Barnett); Alice Reimann, of Edina (John Reimann); Mark Silha of Bloomington, MN. Another son, David, died in a Teton Mountain avalanche in 1974. She's also survived by grandchildren Johnny Reimann (Kristin) of Orono; Sarah Reimann Likens (Jeff) of Wolfsburg, Germany; David Reimann of Miami, FL; and four adoring great-grandchildren.
Helen lived a dynamic life of learning and discovery. If you knew Helen, talk about her tonight at your dinner table. If you didn't know Helen, she would want you to have a conversation about what's going on in your family and the world.
A memorial celebration will be held November 21 at 10 a.m. at The Minikahda Club, 3205 Excelsior Blvd. Another celebration will be on Longboat Key, Florida in spring 2018. Memorials can be sent to Third Church of Christ, Scientist, Minneapolis; Choice, Inc. Eden Prairie (Mark Silha's occupational program); or the University of Minnesota's Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law.
To those leaning on the sustaining infinite, today is big with blessings. -- Mary Baker Eddy
https://m.startribune.com/obituaries/detail/222960/?fullname=helen-(fitch)-silha
Love is reflected in love -- Mary Baker Eddy
Helen Fitch Silha passed away peacefully October 21, 2017 of natural causes. Helen was born May 21, 1919 in Manhattan, Kansas, the third child of James Burgess Fitch and Alice Rakestraw Fitch. She had an older brother, Dr. William Fitch, and an older sister, Marjorie Fitch Shaffer. Her father later became head of the dairy division of Kansas State University in Manhattan. In 1935, Mr. Fitch came to the University of Minnesota as head of the dairy division there and Helen finished high school at Marshall High in Minneapolis.
A lifelong learner, Helen attended Principia College in Elsah, Illinois for two years, then returned to the University of Minnesota where she received her degree in education in 1941. She taught social studies and English in Tracy, Minnesota schools. She also worked in the Student Activities Bureau at the University of Minnesota.
Helen married Air Force Corporal Otto A. Silha at the Fitch home on September 4, 1942. Their long marriage was enriched by Otto's media career as publisher and CEO of the Minneapolis Star and Tribune/ Cowles Media Company. Together they founded the Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law, which conducts research and presents lectures. Otto died in 1999.
Her spiritual life continues to be Helen's ongoing focus. She was active in her church, Third Church of Christ, Scientist, Minneapolis and has been a lifelong Christian Scientist. Beginning in 1963, she organized classes at her home in Edina for the Continuing Education for Women Program at the University of Minnesota. More than 300 women attended 24 classes in topics ranging from Greek history to futurism. She also served on the boards of Minnesota Early Learning Design, Community Programs in Arts and Sciences (COMPAS), and the Edina Special Children's Group.
Helen is survived by three children: Stephen, of Vashon Island, Washington (Gordon Barnett); Alice Reimann, of Edina (John Reimann); Mark Silha of Bloomington, MN. Another son, David, died in a Teton Mountain avalanche in 1974. She's also survived by grandchildren Johnny Reimann (Kristin) of Orono; Sarah Reimann Likens (Jeff) of Wolfsburg, Germany; David Reimann of Miami, FL; and four adoring great-grandchildren.
Helen lived a dynamic life of learning and discovery. If you knew Helen, talk about her tonight at your dinner table. If you didn't know Helen, she would want you to have a conversation about what's going on in your family and the world.
A memorial celebration will be held November 21 at 10 a.m. at The Minikahda Club, 3205 Excelsior Blvd. Another celebration will be on Longboat Key, Florida in spring 2018. Memorials can be sent to Third Church of Christ, Scientist, Minneapolis; Choice, Inc. Eden Prairie (Mark Silha's occupational program); or the University of Minnesota's Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law.
To those leaning on the sustaining infinite, today is big with blessings. -- Mary Baker Eddy
https://m.startribune.com/obituaries/detail/222960/?fullname=helen-(fitch)-silha
Helen Fitch Silha passed away peacefully October 21, 2017 of natural causes. Helen was born May 21, 1919 in Manhattan, Kansas, the third child of James Burgess Fitch and Alice Rakestraw Fitch. She had an older brother, Dr. William Fitch, and an older sister, Marjorie Fitch Shaffer. Her father later became head of the dairy division of Kansas State University in Manhattan. In 1935, Mr. Fitch came to the University of Minnesota as head of the dairy division there and Helen finished high school at Marshall High in Minneapolis.
A lifelong learner, Helen attended Principia College in Elsah, Illinois for two years, then returned to the University of Minnesota where she received her degree in education in 1941. She taught social studies and English in Tracy, Minnesota schools. She also worked in the Student Activities Bureau at the University of Minnesota.
Helen married Air Force Corporal Otto A. Silha at the Fitch home on September 4, 1942. Their long marriage was enriched by Otto's media career as publisher and CEO of the Minneapolis Star and Tribune/ Cowles Media Company. Together they founded the Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law, which conducts research and presents lectures. Otto died in 1999.
Her spiritual life continues to be Helen's ongoing focus. She was active in her church, Third Church of Christ, Scientist, Minneapolis and has been a lifelong Christian Scientist. Beginning in 1963, she organized classes at her home in Edina for the Continuing Education for Women Program at the University of Minnesota. More than 300 women attended 24 classes in topics ranging from Greek history to futurism. She also served on the boards of Minnesota Early Learning Design, Community Programs in Arts and Sciences (COMPAS), and the Edina Special Children's Group.
Helen is survived by three children: Stephen, of Vashon Island, Washington (Gordon Barnett); Alice Reimann, of Edina (John Reimann); Mark Silha of Bloomington, MN. Another son, David, died in a Teton Mountain avalanche in 1974. She's also survived by grandchildren Johnny Reimann (Kristin) of Orono; Sarah Reimann Likens (Jeff) of Wolfsburg, Germany; David Reimann of Miami, FL; and four adoring great-grandchildren.
Helen lived a dynamic life of learning and discovery. If you knew Helen, talk about her tonight at your dinner table. If you didn't know Helen, she would want you to have a conversation about what's going on in your family and the world.
A memorial celebration will be held November 21 at 10 a.m. at The Minikahda Club, 3205 Excelsior Blvd. Another celebration will be on Longboat Key, Florida in spring 2018. Memorials can be sent to Third Church of Christ, Scientist, Minneapolis; Choice, Inc. Eden Prairie (Mark Silha's occupational program); or the University of Minnesota's Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law.
To those leaning on the sustaining infinite, today is big with blessings. -- Mary Baker Eddy
https://m.startribune.com/obituaries/detail/222960/?fullname=helen-(fitch)-silha
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