Helen P Poast,

Poast, Helen Daley MONONA Helen Daley Poast, age 93, died on Monday, Oct. 20, 2008, at home as she had always wished she would. She was born on Aug. 21, 1915, in Viola. Formerly Helen Sanford, she married Wallace Daley on Nov. 12, 1936, who preceded her in death on Nov. 8, 1978. She married Orval Poast on Jan. 15, 1982, and he died on April 28, 1982. Helen was fortunate to develop many lifelong friendships with co-workers from the many years she was employed at Bancroft Dairy. Her religious faith was very ingrained in her life and gave her great comfort. She was a member of St. Stephens Lutheran Church, Monona, but when she was no longer able to attend church, she watched "Worship at Bethel" every week while still maintaining her ties with St. Stephens. Helen is survived by her two daughters, Kathleen (John Steen) Robinson of Beaver Dam and Sande Bierd of Monona; a step-son, James (Alice) Poast of Woodbridge, Va.; a sister, Marie Christianson of Hendersonville, N.C.; two sisters-in-law, Irene Olsen of Oregon and Naomi Sanford of Viola; four grandchildren, Kim (John) Musch of Harvard, Ill., Shane Bierd of Deerfield, Shawn (Katrina) of Deerfield and Shannon (Brock) Ickes of Killeen, Texas; 12 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; close friends and family of heart, Ralph, Pam, Chad and Ryan Zebell of Monona and Edna Holland of Madison. In addition to her husbands, she was preceded in death by her birth mother, Helen Sanford; her parents, Roy and Letha Sanford; a son, Lane Daley; a brother, LeRoy Sanford; a sister, Irene Kolman; and a grandson, Jimmy. Memorial services will be held at GUNDERSON EAST FUNERAL HOME, 5203 Monona Drive, at noon on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008, with the Rev. Timothy Hansen officiating. Visitation will be at the funeral home from 11 a.m. until the time of the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Augusta Victoria Hospital Fund, through St. Stephens Lutheran Church, Monona, or for the televised media ministry program "Worship at Bethel" fund through Bethel Lutheran Church, Madison. To our Mom and Grams-thank you so much for all the love you gave us; what a blessing you were in our lives. You will always remain in our hearts...