Helen A. Szutenbach

Helen A. Szutenbach, 88, of Beecher, passed Saturday, January 3, 2026, at her home surrounded by family. On January 4, 1937, in Chicago, the daughter of Theodor and Helen (nee Szczublewska) Wisniewski. In January 1959 she married Richard D. Szutenbach at St. Michael’s Church in Chicago. They were married 55 years when he passed in 2014. She was an Admitting Manager for South Shore Hospital and a member of St. John the Evangelist in St. John, Indiana. She enjoyed going to and supporting her church. Helen loved traveling and took many bus trips across the country. She enjoyed crocheting and made afghans for her family & friends. Cooking and baking are also things she loved to do for her family. She is survived by her four sons, Richard (Deborah) Szutenbach, John Szutenbach, Michael Szutenbach, and Jim (Pamela) Szutenbach; five grandchildren, Donald (Cecila) Szutenbach, Anneliese Szutenbach, Dan Szutenbach, Jim Szutenbachh Jr, and Jeremy Szutenbach; great grandchildren, Roderick, Royce, Jaala and Szutenbach; as well as many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Helen is preceded in death by her husband, parents, and siblings, Lorraine (Edward) Krupa, Pearl (Jospeh) Maciejewski, and Theodora (Ronald) Arendt. Helen honorably donated her body to the Anatomical Society of Illinois. Burial will take place at a later date at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.