Helen (Boone) Vitt

Helen Beatrice (Boone) Vitt, 102, of Greenfield, IN passed away Wednesday, July 30, 2025. She was born to Harold G. and Lucy Fidelia (Shields) Boone on November 25, 1922 in an old log farmhouse in Laconia, IN.

After graduation from High School she attended Business College of Louisville, KY and worked for Prudential Insurance Company in New Albany, IN for 5 years.

Helen married Joseph A. Vitt, Jr. of Louisville, KY in 1946 and they moved to Indianapolis in 1948. She was a Cub Scout den mother, belonged to Hawthorne Garden Club for 50 years and enjoyed gardening, golfing, bowling and playing cards. Helen was employed at Community Hospital in the Reservation Office and retired in 1984 after 28 years of service. She was president of the Old Goshen Church and Cemetery foundation in Laconia, IN for 20 years and was proud of her heritage, being a descendant of the Daniel Boone/Squire Bonne family.

Survivors include her two sons, David E. (Barbara) Vitt of Florida and Roger A. Vitt of Knightstown, IN; four grandchildren, Tyler (Jessica) Vitt of Wyoming, Megan (Ryan) Rasikas of Florida, Bridget-Marie (Darryl) Mihalko of Michigan, and Tessa Vitt of Colorado; three great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by her brother, Sheldon G. Boone and sister, Sherley Belcher.

Graveside services will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at Old Goshen Cemetery, 2433 W Old Goshen Road SE, Laconia, IN 47135. Arrangements have been entrusted to Hinsey-Brown Funeral Service, Knightstown Chapel. Condolences and memories of Helen may be shared at www.hinsey-brown.com.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Multiple Myeloma Foundation, 383 Main Ave 7th Floor, Norwalk, CT 06851 or American Heart Association, 8720 Castle Creek Pkwy E Dr #100, Indianapolis, IN 46250.