Obituary: Helen Nazarian Pompeian, 87

Helen Nazarian Pompeian passed away on Dec. 17 at St. Mary’s Hospital at the age of 87. She was born and raised in Pontiac, Mich., and worked as a probate registrar of the Juvenile Court of Oakland County. In 1945, she married Edward Pompeian. In 1972, she moved to Rochester, Minn., for her son to receive medical care at the Mayo Clinic, and a year later donated a kidney to him. She wrote about these tribulations in her book, Gifts of Love and Life. Helen dedicated her life to her family an