Helena Hernandez, age 85, of Middleville went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, November 13, 2026. Helena was raised in a large family and worked the family farm growing up. Throughout her life Helena loved to read, sew, play cards and stayed active by line dancing and through Tops Club. Family was her top priority in life and she worked hard to provide for her kids. She loved her grandchildren and would take them out to eat and spend time with them whenever she could. She was preceded in death by her husband, Pete Hernandez. She will be lovingly remembered by her children, Paul (Stacy) Hernandez, Jeff (Dianne) Hernandez, Matt Hernandez, Tony (Shelly) Hernandez; grandchildren, Courtney (Joe) Marker, Dalton Hernandez, Alejandro Hernandez, Elijah Hernandez, Isaiah Hernandez, Connor Hernandez, Chance Hernandez, Jason Hernandez, Noah Hernandez, Dylan Hernandez, Aleena Hernandez; great grandson, Hoyt Marker; siblings, Luellen Allen, Jamie Rohrbacher, Sandra Ricketts; as well as many nieces and nephew. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11 am Friday, November 20, 2026  at Holy Family Catholic Church, 9669 Kraft Avenue SE, Caledonia, with Rev. Michael Cilibraise officiating.  Burial will be held at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Hastings.  Relatives and friends may meet the family Thursday from 5-7pm with a rosary at 7:00 pm at Matthysse Kuiper DeGraaf Funeral Home, 616 E. Main St. SE, Caledonia.