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In Focus: Helen Meints strives to put worth into each day for her, others

Someone You Should Know

March 02, 2025 at 10:00 am CST

Helen Meints was one of the original residents at GreenFields senior living community in Geneva. (Sandy Bressner)

After raising her family in Lockport since 1969, 90-year-old Helen Meints, along with her late husband, Don, moved to GreenFields of Geneva retirement community in 2012.

“We were the 19th move-in. [GreenFields] opened on Feb. 1. We moved here on Feb. 23,” she said.

Helen said she wakes up each day and asks herself, “How can I put worth into the day for myself and how can I put worth into the day for other people.”

“I say that to my children and grandchildren,” she said.

She also says “have a safe and satisfying week” so much that her grandchildren know her as the SMS grandma.

Safe. Manageable. Satisfying.

– Sandy Bressner