Oleva Mae Helwig, 93, died December 22, 2009 at the Kansas Masonic Home, Wichita, Kansas. She was born March 16, 1916 at Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of George Vernon and Ethel (Ferris) Schwab. She married Fred Helwig October 5, 1941 at Wichita. A longtime Hoisington, Kansas, resident, recently moving to Wichita, Mrs. Helwig was a homemaker. She was a graduate of Oxford High School, Oxford, Kansas. The Helwigs enjoyed traveling to Yellowstone where they hosted a campground for many years. Survivors include her husband, Fred Helwig, Wichita, Kansas; two sons: Gary Helwig and wife Laura, Crystal City, Missouri; and Harold Bill Helwig, Newport, Kentucky; one daughter, Oleva Gatlin and husband David, Wichita; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Maribeth Helwig and one sister, Elouise Schwab. Private graveside service will be December 23, 2009 at Hoisington Cemetery. The Reverend Don Fisher will officiate. Memorials are requested to the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, in care of Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home.