STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. -- Mrs. L. Helen Crowe of Sterling Heights, Mich., formerly of Haines City, died of heart failure Sunday (May 29, 2005) in Sterling Heights. She was 89.

Born in Coles County, Ill., on June 2, 1915, she came to Haines City from Mount Clemens, Mich., in 1970. She was a phone operator for Michigan Bell Telephone in Mount Clemens. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Haines City.

Mrs. Crowe was preceded in death by her first husband, Carl F. Pfeil; and second husband, Donald S. Crowe. She is survived by her son, Carl Pfeil, Durham, N.C.; daughters, Sally Richmond, Pottsboro, Texas, Susan Thompson, Riverview; five stepchildren; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Oak Ridge Funeral Care, 1001 Grace Ave., Haines City. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery, Haines City.

Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation.