Deaconess Helen Oluwatoyin Titilayo Olorunleke who died in Ilorin on April 6, 2024 has been laid to rest at her residence in the Kwara State capital.
She died at the age of 55 and it was an outpouring of grief and a tearful farewell.
Wife of Ilorin popular industrialist, Alhaji Kamorudeen Yusuf, Erelu Bola Mariam Iyaduni Yusuf (Kamwire) could not hold back tears during the burial ceremony.
Service of Songs was held at her residence, off Abiola Adimula Street, after Jalala Healthcare Centre, Tanke , Oke-Odo, Ilorin, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 while the wake ceremony was held at the same place on Thursday, April 17, 2024.
She was later laid to rest at the same location on Friday, April 19, 2024 and thanksgiving service was later held at The Apostolic Church of Nigeria, Sabo Oke District Ilorin on the same day and it had Pastor P.F Usman, Pastor P .O Fasan, Pastor E.O Odegbemi , Pastor I.A Adisa, Pastor D.M Owonipa and Pastor S.A Alao as the officiating ministers.
Co-church members acknowledged her generosity of spirit and her willingness to assist others. The officiating ministers, while lamenting that Mrs. Helen will be sorely missed, noted that her life exemplified faith, hope and charity.
Deaconess Helen Oluwatoyin Titilayo Olorunleke (nee Olutimehin), an indigene of Kogi State who was born on February 6, 1969 was until her death on April 6, 2024, the CEO of Jola Catering Services.
The news of her death had not given birth to an outpouring of grief and condolences but had also left her longtime friends; Erelu Bola Mariam Iyaduni Yusuf (Kamwire) and Hon Segilola Jimoh, a former state lawmaker utterly devastated.
The three of them had been friends for more than three decades now.
