April 24, 1926 ~ September 21, 2023 The family is having a graveside service for her on Friday, September 29th at 2 pm at Memorial Cemetery. Close friends are invited. Helen Aileen Neufeld (Barnes) was born April 24, 1926 on the family farm at Elnora, Alberta to Charles Allen Barnes (always known as John) and Katherine Kennedy Barnes (Kirkwood). She grew up with three sisters, Dorothy, Kay (Katherine) and Jean, and two brothers, Allen and Jack (John). Together they shared many adventures and a lot of love. School started on horseback to Lakeview School about a mile and a half away. High school was completed in Elnora and then Helen attended University of Calgary where she received a teaching certificate. Helen taught at several one room schools, but she found…