Helen Hope Groteluschen Frenette March 26, 1951 - October 18, 2025 After bravely battling cancer for several years, Helen Frenette passed away on October 18, 2025, at her Atlanta home with her family at her side. A loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend, Helen brought tenacity, spark and kindness everywhere she went. She often reminded friends and family that “Joy hides in plain sight, if you stop long enough to notice it.” Helen was born on March 26, 1951, in Lincoln, Nebraska, the daughter of Roland and Joyce Groteluschen. A few years later, the family moved to Kansas City, where she grew up with an unmistakable sense of sturdy Midwestern dependability and grit. After graduating from Gladstone High School, Helen enrolled at Northwest Missouri State University to pursue her lifetime love of fabric and design, studying clothing and textiles. At NWMSU, she also met her lifetime love and future husband, Charlie Frenette of Tupper Lake, New York. They began their courtship while they were co-workers at the university cafeteria.
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