Helen W. Grahek passed away under hospice care on April 27, 2005 near Rapid City, SD.

A Memorial Service will be held 10:30am Wednesday, May 4 at the Prince of Peace Chapel of the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon with Florence Hoff CLP, officiating

Helen W. (Malcolm) Grahek was born on July 8, 1931 to Jim and Lyle (Jeannie) Knight Malcolm. She attended school at Nisland, SD and graduated from Nisland High School in 1949. She attended Black Hills State College in Spearfish and then taught in a rural school near Morristown, SD. There she met and married Mark L. Grahek in 1952. Together they raised four beautiful children, two boys and two girls. Helen gave up her teaching to stay home and raise her children.

In 1960, the Grahek's purchased a beach store in San Clemente, CA which they operated for five years. They then returned to the Dakota's where Mark worked for a year in a bank in Kennebec, SD. They then moved back to Morristown and Mark managed to McIntosh, SD bank from 1966 to 1979. Helen spent the remainder of her life in Morristown except for 15 winters which were spent in Dana Point, CA. Mark passed away October 29, 2004.

Helen enjoyed swimming, the beach, knitting, oil painting and loved to dance. She also enjoyed the numerous trips she and her husband took to Mexico. She really enjoyed the slow lifestyle, clean air, deserted beaches and the people of Mexico.

She is survived her children; two sons, Mark and Kirk, both of Rapid City; two daughters, April, San Juan Capistrano, CA and Claudia Taillet, San Clemente, CA; five grandchildren, one great granddaughter; two sisters, Marion "Bunty" Olson, Nipomo, CA and Joyce Alexander, Superior, MT; along with numerous nieces and nephews.

Helen was preceded in death by her parents and husband Mark.