Former Chickasaw resident Helen Kramer Connolly, 75, of Reynoldsburg, died April 15, 2008, at the Ohio State University Ross Heart Hospital, Columbus.

She was born Sept. 16, 1932, in Chickasaw to Henry and Rosa Holdheide Kramer. On Oct. 20, 1956, she married Charles Connolly, who died June 26, 2007.

Surviving are a daughter, Carleen (Larry) Keene, Columbus; a son, Marc (Krista), Huntington, Conn; three brothers, Albin (Lucy) Kramer, Maria Stein, and Andy (Ellen) Kramer and Norbert Kramer, all of Chickasaw; two sisters, Agnes Knapke, Versailles, and Mary Ann (Gene) Overman, Minster; three sisters-in-law, Lucille Kramer and Marilyn Kramer, both of Celina, and Rose Kramer, Coldwater; and four grandchildren.

Deceased are three brothers, Werner, Leon and Othmar Kramer; two sisters, Freida and Hilda Kramer; two brothers-in-law, Elmer Knapke and Roman Severt; and a sister-in-law, Alice Kramer.

She was a member of Our Lady of Miraculous Medal Church, Columbus.

Services were held Friday at Cotner Funeral Home in Columbus. Burial was in Holy Cross Cemetery, Columbus.