Patricia Irene (Cilley) Helle, age 60, of Dundee, passed away June 29, 2013 under the care of St. Joseph Mercy Hospice.

Patricia was born in Toledo, Ohio January 11, 1953, to Howard (Gump) and Hazel (Souza) Cilley.

She married William Gauss, March 18, 1972 at the First Presbyterian Church in Dundee. She then married Elton E. Helle April 11, 2008 at their home in Dundee.

She graduated from Summerfield High School in 1971, 1992-1993 attended the Toledo Practical school of Nursing, graduated from Washtenaw Community College in 2002, and graduated from the Registered Nursing program at Eastern Michigan University.

She is a member of the Dundee United Methodist Church. She was employed as a registered nurse at University Hospital in Ann Arbor.

She is survived by her husband, Elton, daughters, Kimberly (Ron) Simmons of Ann Arbor, and June Gauss of Cleveland, Ohio; sisters, Barbara Dewars of Yorba Linda, California, Donna (Les) Abel of Pinckney; brothers, James Easter of Monroe , Howard (Barb) Cilley of Dundee and Harvey Cilley of Sylvania, Ohio.

She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Jessie Easter.

Friends may call Monday from 2 – 8 PM at the Cover Funeral Home, 297 Tecumseh Street in Dundee. Funeral services will take place at the funeral home at 11 AM, July 2, 2013. Officiating will be the Rev. Douglas Olsen, pastor of the Dundee United Methodist Church. Memorials may be made to the National Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation, PO Box 204, Norwood, New Jersey 07648.