Jake A. Helmuth

Jake A. Helmuth, 90, of Bartlett, formerly of Fresno, CA, died Tuesday, November 26, 2019 under the compassionate treatment of JourneyCare Hospice at Northwest Community Hospital. Born February 9, 1929 in Fresno, California. Jacob was a great baseball catcher and played in the minor leagues. He loved to teach, having taught at every level before retiring as a High School English teacher in California. Many of his friends in California will remember him as Fresno's city overseer Jake was proud of being an Elder in the congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. He had a great sense of humor and will be missed by his family and friends. Beloved husband of the late Vera; loving father of Jackie Ann Helmuth and Sandy Helmuth; cherished grandfather of Nathan (Jasmine), Jordan (Tamera), Barak (Rebecca), and Jacob (Michelle) Harris; dear great grandfather Jonas, Liliana, Eva, VeraMae, Gabriella, Dylan and Sean; dear son of the late George and Marie (nee Lambel) and brother of Norman and the late Richard, Leonard and Al. Visitation 9:00a.m. until time of service 10:00a.m. Saturday, December 7, 2019 at the Countryside Funeral Home and Crematory, 950 South Bartlett Rd (at Stearns Rd), Bartlett. Interment Lakewood Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Jehovah's Witnesses, www.jw.org, would be appreciated.