Helen Virginia Beretta

August 12, 1937 - September 11, 2019

Helen Virginia (Martens) Beretta, 82, of Lexington passed away September 11, 2019 at the Ray County Memorial Hospital, Richmond. Visitation will be Saturday, September 14, 2019 from 10:00 am until 12:00 pm at the First Baptist Church, Lexington. A funeral service will follow the visitation at 12:00 pm. Burial will be at Lexington Memory Gardens Cemetery, Lexington. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Lexington. Memories and condolences may be left at www.ledfordfamilyfh.com. Helen was born August 12, 1937 in Sugartree, Missouri to Leroy Martens and Ruth (Kelb) Martens Oster. She graduated from Wellington Napoleon High School in 1955. Helen married Rudy Beretta on September 27, 1964 in Kansas City, Missouri. He preceded her in death March 14, 2005. She worked for the US Army Corps of Engineers over 40 years. She was a member of the Lexington First Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday School and helped with Vacation Bible School. She was also a member the Lexington Garden Club and the US Army Corps of Engineers Retirees Group. She enjoyed cooking, traveling, shopping and spending time with her family. Survivors include her children, Kirt Beretta and wife Carla of Lexington, Valoree Maycock and husband Bob Long of Lexington and Denise Beretta and companion Don Wester of Lexington; brothers, LeeRoy Martens and wife Mary of Richmond and David Martens and wife Shirly of Warsaw; sisters, Marilyn Wansing and husband Frank of Lexington, Linda Baker and husband James of Warrensburg and Dianna Feitz and husband Dale of Kansas City, Missouri; grandchildren, Justin Thee, Jessica Thee, Dr. Whitnee Maycock, Amelia Beretta, Nicolas Beretta and Reece Beretta; great grandchildren, Kelsi Thee, Kaesi Thee, Kolin Thee, Kyra Thee and Eleanor Kures ; and great-great grandchildren, McKynlee Reade and Sawyer Reade. Helen was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and brothers Charles Oster and Bob Oster.