The service for Helen Caplan, who volunteered at Rose Medical Center for over 20 years, was held March 20, 2009, in St. Louis, Mo. She was 102.
Nana was a woman who lived her life loving her family, her loved ones said. Her words and thoughts always came from her heart, and her mission was to give direction and guidance to everyone she loved.
Her legacy will be cherished by all who knew her.
Mrs. Caplans husband Ben predeceased her. She lost him far too early in life, the family said.
She worked for 10 years at Child First Pediatrics, her son Dr. Murray Caplans medical practice.
When Mrs. Caplan moved to Shalom Park in her 90s, she often asked the staff to give her a job.
Theres always something I can do, she told them.
Mrs. Caplan is survived by her children Dr. Murray (Jill) Caplan, Linda (Robert) Dyson and Carol (Sam) Schulman; grandchildren Ben Valore (Amie) Caplan, Dan (Marnie) Caplan, Sara Caplan, Aaron (Catherine) Larget-Caplan, Robin (Leonard) Gurin, Rob Dyson, Laura Beth (Jeff) Schenkman, Janis (Jon) Rosinski; step-grandchildren Adam Condit and Traci Condit; and great-grandchildren Caden and Carson Caplan, Solomon, Eli and Mari Valore, Ben and Aaron Gurin, Ariel and Avi Schenkman, Ben and Max Rosinski, Ella Hazan.
