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SHUSTER -- Helen Benner Shuster born November 14, 1922 in Park City, Montana died Friday, December 1, 2006 in Albuquerque. Born into a farming community, Helen studied nursing and on December 29, 1943 joined the Army Nurse Corps. As a 1st Lieutenant, she did overseas duty on the US Army Hospital Ship, Marigold. She served in both war theaters--in Europe for the invasion of Southern France and then to the Pacific until the end of the war. During the war, she met her husband-to-be, Don Shuster, as a patient under her care. After a short courtship and wedding, the two were separated until the end of the war. They then moved to Santa Fe and lived with Don's father, famous Santa Fe artist, Will Shuster. They then moved to Los Alamos and soon thereafter to Albuquerque where husband, Don began his 42 years of service with Sandia National Laboratories. While raising four sons, she continued to work as a registered nurse both at the Veterans Administrative Hospital and later at Ridgecrest Manor. Upon her husband's death in 1989, she took over responsibility for the Will Shuster estate. Over the following years, she did much volunteer work and was a patron of the arts. Helen is survived by three sons, Tom, Paul and Mark; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Don B. Shuster and her eldest son, Don. Memorial services will be held Wednesday, December 6, 2006, 11:00 a.m., at First Presbyterian Church, 215 Locust NE. Interment of cremains will follow at Santa Fe National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to the Salvation Army, 4301 Bryn Mawr Dr. NE, 87107. French Mortuary 1111 University Blvd. NE 843-6333
        Published on: Mon December 04, 2006