Helen Tanholdt Olsen Richardson Yates, 81

FREDERICA - Helen Tanholdt Olsen Richardson Yates, of Frederica, died Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008, unexpectedly, in her home. She was 81. Survivors include a son, Donald A. Richardson and wife Diane of Seminole, Fla.; three grandchildren; a sister, Gloria Olsen Berry and husband Richard of Bridgton, Maine; nieces and nephews and also cousins in Hillerod, Denmark and Peru. A funeral service was held in the chapel of Berry-Short Funeral Home, 119 NW Front St., Milford. Burial will be in Barratts Chapel Cemetery, Frederica. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be sent to St. Ansgar Ev. Lutheran Church, 515 Woodford St., Portland, ME 04103; St. Andrews Ev. Lutheran Church, 425 N. Dupont Hwy., Dover, DE 19901; or Frederica Senior Center, 216 S. Market St., Frederica, DE 19946.