Helen Sophia Bell
</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[Helen Sophia Bell, nee Wihl, 95, formerly of Pinckneyville, Illinois, died Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009, in Walnut Creek, California.
She was predeceased by her husbands Elmer Telgemeier and O.W. Bell; her son Donald Telgemeier; her parents George and Louise (Schwebel) Wihl; and her brothers and sisters Eva (Ahrens), Charles, Ann (Dean), Sue (Lane), Francis, and Denis Wihl.
She is survived by her brother Louis Wihl (Albuquerque, New Mexico); her son Denis Telgemeier and his fiancée Diane Burkhart (Pleasanton, California); and her grandchildren Raina Telgemeier (Astoria, New York), Amara Telgemeier (Milwaukie, Oregon), and Will Telgemeier (San Francisco, California) and their mother Susan Gagnon Telgemeier (San Francisco, California). Helen also leaves behind many loving nieces and nephews, other relatives from near and far, and dear friends everywhere.