Helen Clariche Freeman(nee Ellisen), 79, of Glendale Heights passed away Saturday September 5. Helen loved bingo, reading, her friends, and using her green thumb. Loving wife of the late Andrew; beloved mother of Linda(Dave) Schwass, Marty(Theresa), and Scott(Carol); dear grandmother of Tina(Dan) Shannon, Jason Freeman, Kim Larson, Steve(Sarah) Schwass, Christine(Al) Kamradt, and Nicole and Danielle Freeman; proud great grandmother of Andrew, Brendan, Meghan, and Albert; dear daughter of the late Martin and the late Hilder(nee Knopf) Ellisen. Visitation Wednesday September 9 from 10:00am until time of service 12:00pm at Countryside Funeral Home and Crematory 950 South Bartlett Rd.(at Stearns Rd.), Bartlett. Interment Bluff City Cemetery. Info. (630)289-7575 or www.countrysidefuneralhomes.com.