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Obituary

Sr Helen Fernandes (95), Madanthyar, Bantwal,

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Sr Helen Fernandes (95), ex provincial, Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco, sister of the late Balthazar Fernandes, the late Aloysius, the late Sr Precilla, the late Geoffrey, the late Assumption Rebello and the late Rem Fernandes, passed away on Saturday, December 8, 2012.

Funeral on Monday, December 10 at 3.00 pm in Sacred Heart Church, Madanthyar.

Ph: +91 8256 279324

Sr Helen joined the Salesian Sister of Don Bosco in 1942 and later became the Superior. She served as the first principal of the Anxilium College, Katpady, Vellore (Tamil Nadu). She was the first Indian provincial of the Salesian Sisters in Madras and Mumbai province.

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Shanthi Fernandes, Siddakatte/ lonavala - pune
Mon, Dec 17 2012
I will miss you a lot. She was my strong support and pillar of prayer and faith. She loved the needy and reached out to them with all her heart. We love you dear Mother Helen. Send down bessings from above.
Mrs Rita Albuquerque & Fly, Madanthyar
Sun, Dec 16 2012
Miss you Sr. Helen...
Your life was an inspiration for us..
May her soul rest in peace...
Mrs Rita Albuquerque & Fl8, Madanthyar
Sun, Dec 16 2012
Miss you sister Helen.. May her soul rest in peace....
Janet, Bangalore/Toronto
Sat, Dec 15 2012
We really miss Sr Helen may her soul rest in peace.

Dr. Cajetan Coelho, Goa, India
Thu, Dec 13 2012
Respectful farewell to Reverend Sister Helen Fernandes. May the Giver of life grant her eternal bliss.
Sr. Celine Oupputtil, Ethiopia
Wed, Dec 12 2012
Mother Helen will always remembered by all of us in Ethiopia for her missionary zeal and joyful life. Thank You Mother Helen for your great love and care for us your missionaries.
Sr.Dolores Alphonso, South Sudan - Wau
Wed, Dec 12 2012
The Indian missionaries of South Sudan mourn the loss of a great mind and heart. Our pioneers Sr. Josephine, Sr.Teresa Manakalyatt, Sr.Miriam and Sr.Celestina recall with great love the earliest accompaniment of Mother Helen when they first entered the Sudan and even more her care and concern in the early years of the war. Today we in Wau remember Mother Helen as the provincial who visited this place and has left her touch and her memories in our hearts. Personally I feel so grateful to have known Mother Helen and for the role she played in my own life. I remember her with so much love because she carried with her a lot of tenderness.....She visited our families and her visits to our communities were indeed joyful occasions. Mother Helen's wish on my first profession read thus: RELIGIOUS LIFE IS A ROMANCE OF LOVE - MAGNIFICAT IS ITS SONG. MAY YOU LIVE THE THRILL OF THIS LIFE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT. I have no doubt that she lived this herself and today I am certain she enjoys the fullness of this thrill in God's presence. Dear Mother Helen we in South Sudan ask your intercession for this new born country, we thank you for the courage to venture out into Project Africa since 1983, we remember you as a heroine of the forefront and we ask you to pray for us for the daring and vision to forge ahead in the spirit of our founders. We salute you and we say Adieu....you were special and will always be remembered so.May your soul rest in peace and in the fullness of life. We love you.
Grace Pinto,
Tue, Dec 11 2012
I was fortunate to have had Sr. Helen in my life. Having a good word for everyone that came in her life made her special. I will miss her. May her soul rest in peace.
Sohan Fernandes, Collinsville, IL
Tue, Dec 11 2012
I am deeply saddened by my great aunt's loss. Whenever I visited family, I always managed to get someone to take me to see Sr. Helen, even if it was for a short visit. She will forever be loved and missed.
Henry Philip, Bangalore
Mon, Dec 10 2012
Deeply moved by the news , I ponder on the times I Interacted with Sr. Helen.
A person who loved nature , Having a contagious smile and laugh , Remembering me every time i showed up , Dearest Mother Helen you will always be alive in my life in Spirit.
You will be missed very much!
sohan rego, mangalore
Mon, Dec 10 2012
We miss u mother Helen,may your soul rest in peace.We love you.
Amy Pinto, Bejai/Jeppu
Mon, Dec 10 2012
Dear members of Fernandes Family,

Please accept my heartfelt condolences in your bereavement. Sr. Helen and I shared a special friendship. She used to call me often and her every call was inspiring and at time consoling. She always made it appoint to tell her age and make me feel very young. Her sense of humour, her loving talk, and affectionate ways will be missed by all. May her soul rest in peace.

Amy
Leandra Pinto, Bejai/Toronto
Mon, Dec 10 2012
My great Aunt Sister Helen will always hold a special place within my heart. My trips to India were never complete without visiting Aunty Helen and spending time with her where ever she was. Aunty Helen was a very dynamic woman, along with her infectious personality and naturally giving nature she was always able to relate to anybody regardless of age, gender or race. We would sit for hours listening to her stories about her life, travels and words of wisdom. My personal favourite stories were of the early days when she was growing up and her memories of my grandfather who I had never had the pleasure of getting to know. Through the years Aunt Helen and I had formed a special bond corresponding through letters, the most impressive part was every time I returned to India she would remember everything we had talked about! This went on for years, I hold these letters very close to me till this day. I only wish I had taking her up on her offer to come and spend time with her and the “orphan children” she looked after and ultimately getting to know her even more.
Aunty Helen was loved by all of us, and will be missed dearly by each and every one of us.

Leandra
Sr. Cecilia Crasta and community, Madanthyar
Sun, Dec 09 2012
we miss Sr. Helen very much. we are praying around her mortal remains day and night. this night is the last night we will be having her with us. we love her... we pray to her ... she is a saint!

Sr.Celine Pinto, Auxilium Caranzalem
Sun, Dec 09 2012
Sr.Helen was the first Provincial whom I was called to meet before joining. She was gifted with sharp intelligence and pleasing manners. She was simple but holy. An exemplory FMA. May she enjoy the eternal reward.
Mrs. Hilda Rodrigues & Fly, Madanthyar
Sun, Dec 09 2012
May her soul rest in peace.
Vivian & Patsy, Kapikad / Bejai /Canada
Sun, Dec 09 2012
Heartfelt condolences to Fernandes Family. Sr. Helen was one of the great personalities who have been helpful to the needy. May her soul rest in peace.
Sr. Wilma de Souza, Bandra-Mumbai 50
Sun, Dec 09 2012
The FMA-Mumbai province will always remember Sr. Helen, our first Provincial, whose great trust in God and Our Blessed Mother gave her the courage to take wise steps and make bold decisions for the growth and expansion of the Mumbai province. May she enjoy God's loving presence forever! Thank you Sr. Helen for your life of dedication and love!
Sr. Salome D'Souza, Lonavla, Pune
Sun, Dec 09 2012
When you think of Mother Helen I recall her motherliness and a woman of FAITH. She never put down anyone but always gave hope to the one who was discouraged or sad. She encouraged people to go ahead in life and make something beautiful of themselves. Mother Helen for me was like a Lighthouse who always radiated light in my life strengthening me in my FAITH and to go ahead in my religious life. We will truly miss her and pray the Almighty to grant her Eternal bliss.
Meena, Mumbai/Bandra
Sat, Dec 08 2012
Mother Helen was a visionary. far ahead of her times. A woman with a large heart who touched the lives of many. Her love for the sisters, their families and the poor will be long remembered. May she continue to inspire and guide us from above.
Sr.Angeline & Community, Mazzarello Kendra-Kasarkod-Honnavar.
Sat, Dec 08 2012
Sr. Helen Fernandes was a "Great Visionary, loved, lived and Consumed her life in God's service". She always thought of the welfare of her sisters,the poor youth & children. She worked hard for the expansion of the congregation. She never said no to anyone in need.She is the one who welcomed me warmly, when I joined and reached the provincial house in Mumbai Province. Later she always encouraged and told me that "God wants much from you, He wants you to bring up the centre ... During her time of office as provincial in 1987, due to her keen interest, the house of Kasarkod-MAZZARELLO KENDRA came to existence. We are grateful to her & pray that her vision and mission may live on in our hearts. Merciful God grant her Heavenly reward for her dedicated life, lived in service. May her soul rest in Peace.
Sandra Pinto, Mangalore/Dubai
Sat, Dec 08 2012
Aunty Helen was a friend, a guiding light and an inspiration to our family and everyone around her. She was a meek and humble person who was a second Mother Theresa. Her memories will always remain in our minds and may her soul rest in peace. She is the last grand aunt who has left us today.
In grief Sandra, Diony, Calvin & Darren
Sr. Gracy, Kerala/Bandra
Sat, Dec 08 2012
A woman with great vision! Mother Helen was a sister among sisters. A simple, down to earth woman. She loved her sisters unconditionally, always seeking for their good.
May she enjoy the eternal reward for the beautiful life she lived here on earth.
Sr.Precilla Pushpa Dsouza, Madanthyar/ Goa
Sat, Dec 08 2012
Sr.Helen was a great visionary. Her heart was very large. she loved the poor and the needy and encouraged others to reach out to them.I met her when she first visited madanthyar.I lived with her in the novitiate in Nasik . She is was mother to all.Very encouaging person.We will miss her very much.

Rose-Marie Fernandes, Mangalore, Dubai, Charleston USA)
Sat, Dec 08 2012
Although I have never had the opportunity of personally meeting Sr. Helen I have corresponded with her for years. She was such a religious, devout, loving and caring aunty and Ronnie has always expressed to me of how helpful she was to him in his younger days. She has always thought of the poor and encouraged everyone to think of the poor too. We are sad that she is no more but she will definitely be showering her blessings as she now rests in the Lord's garden in heaven. May her soul rest in peace!
Ronnie and Rose-Marie Fernandes
Nicole and Ivan Racadag
Dorothy Rebello, Bangalore
Sat, Dec 08 2012
May her soul rest in peace and perpetual light shine upon aunty Helen. She was a guiding light to the family and the society around her. We will miss her. Dorothy Rebello and family.
Lorna dsouza nee Fernandes, Mangalore/Toronto
Sat, Dec 08 2012
Dear God thank you so much for giving us Sr. Helen. She was an inspiration to people around her. Her words of wisdom has made me the person I am today.
Her letters of encourgement to me when I was at my low point in my life made me stronger. She was my Aunt, Mentor, Spiritual guide and a very good friend.
REST IN PEACE DEAR AUNTY HELEN.
GOOD BYE AUNTY UNTILL WE MEET AGAIN. I LOVE YOU very much.
Lorna.
Dynora D'silva, Valencia, Mangalore
Sat, Dec 08 2012
May her soul rest in peace.
A I DIAS, BARKUR/MUMBAI
Sat, Dec 08 2012
May her soul rest in peace.
Eternal rest grant unto O Lord and perpetual light shine upon her. May her soul rest in peace. Amen.
Sr.Moksha, Bangalore/Navi Mumbai
Sat, Dec 08 2012
Sr. Helen was a great inspiration to me. She always encouraged me to care for the poor. She gave lot of positive strokes in my life each time I met her as a sister. She was truly a mother and sister. We will really miss her.

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