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Dear Brethren, Companions, and Sir Knights,

It is with Sadness that I inform you of the passing of Sister Helen Van Houten, Widow of the late Donald M. Van Houten, please see info below:

HELEN VAN HOUTEN Helen Van Houten, 97, a resident of Arden Courts of Kensington, MD, formerly of Manassas, VA, passed away on Friday, August 13, 2010. Mrs. Van Houten was born in Manhattan on October 29, 1912. She worked as a nurse at the Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, and later as a cafeteria manager for Arlington County Public Schools. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald M. Van Houten in 1996. Survivors include a son, Donald T. Van Houten and wife, Graciela; two grandchildren, Luis Bustillos and Richard Bustillos and wife, Dawn; a great-granddaughter, Brianna Grace Bustillos.

Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, August 18 at the Found & Sons Lee Funeral Chapel, 8521 Sudley Rd., Manassas, VA 20109. Funeral services will be 12:30 p.m., Thursday, August 19 at the funeral Home. Burial will follow at Quantico National Cemetery. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.foundandsons.com

There will also be an Order of Eastern Star Memorial Service for Helen at 7:30pm on Wednesday August 18^th. Please keep the Van Houten Family in your prayers during this time of loss. Please contact the funeral home for further information.

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