Helena Bertrand Hainebach

WELSH — Helena Bertrand Hainebach, 96, passed away Saturday, November 23, 2013 at Golden Age of Welsh, LA.
She was a graduate of SLI (now University of UL). She was a girls basketball coach, teacher and librarian for over thirty years, where she touched the lives of so many students. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Welsh. In addition, she was active in the United Methodist Women’s Club and the Louisiana Retired Teachers Associations. Helena’s favorite “get away” was her childhood home in Pecan Island where she welcomed the visits of friends and family...these were the times she cherished and she loved telling them stories from the “old days”.
She is survived by her sons, Charles and wife Anita Hainebach of Kingswood, TX; Richard and wife Judy Hainebach of Oklahoma City, OK; grandchildren, Steve and wife Susan Hainebach, Reneé and husband Jim Kimball, Blaine Hainebach, Clayton “Joshua” Hainebach, Nancy Hainebach and husband Chuch Marland and Linde DeGregoria and nine great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Leon F. Hainebach; son, Leon F. Hainebach, Jr.; parents, Ben and Bertha Bertrand and her brother, Irvin Bertrand.
Special thanks to Golden Age of Welsh and Heart of Hospice. In Lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Methodist Children’s Home of Southwest Louisiana, 3029 N. Beglis Parkway, Sulphur, LA 70663
Her service will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 2, 2013 at the First United Methodist Church of Welsh. Rev. Pamela Roy will officiate. Visitation will be Monday from 10:00 a.m. until time of service. Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery in Crowley. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.hixsonfuneralhomes.com.