Helene J. McCumons age 87 of Brown City died January 7, 2013. She was born January 23, 1926 in Brown City to Benjamin and Blanche Foster. She attended Lane Country School and then Brown City High School. Helene married John C. “Jack” McCumons on March 7, 1942. Helene was a housewife and mother and had also worked at Yale Rubber in Sandusky for nearly 20 years. She also drove truck for the carrot factory, was a bus driver and in younger years loved to race cars at the Jeddo Speedway. Helene also played accordion and was a caller for the Thumb Area Fiddlers Jamboree. She had been a long time member of the Flynn EUB Church. She is survived by three children Gayle (Wayne) Cummings, Glenda (Gary) Steigerwald, John (Brenda) McCumons, 7 grandchildren Michael, Richard, Daniel, Jennifer, Robyn, Bonnie, Jossette, 22 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a baby son Wayne Foster McCumons and her husband John “Jack” McCumons. A gathering and viewing for family and friends will be Friday from 2:00 – 8:00 p.m. and Saturday from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at Carman Funeral Home in Brown City. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at Carman Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association.