Mrs. Helen H. Bowen, 69, of 1532 Alexander Ct., died Monday afternoon at Rocky Knoll Health Care Facility after a lengthy illness.

The former Helen Grande was born in Sheboygan April 30, 1907, a daughter of Bert and Mary Kleist Grande. She attended Washington School, graduated from Central High School and the Chicago School of Nursing.

On August 4, 1925, she married Walter Bowen. He died in 1961.

Mrs. Bowen was a licensed practical nurse and worked at St. Nicholas Hospital and later at the former Park Lawn Nursing Home in Sheboygan until retirement.

She was a member of St. Peter Claver Catholic Church.

Survivors are three sisters, Mrs. Frieda Wagner, Mrs. Roman Federer, and Mrs. Meta Krueger, all of Sheboygan. She was preceded in death by two brothers.

The Funeral Mass will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church with the Rev. David Braun, pastor, as celebrant. Brief family rites will be at 8:30 a.m. at the Nickel-Lippert Funeral Home.

Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 to 9 tonight. There will be no parish vigil.

A memorial fund has been established in Mrs. Bowen's name.