Obituary: Helen Gancarz, 80, Free Soil. Helen Kathryn Gancarz, 80, of Free Soil passed away on Thursday, August 30, 2018 in Grand Rapids. Helen was born in Ludington, Michigan, on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan in Mason County on April 8, 1938, the daughter of Walter and Kathryn (Savich) Gancarz, and sister of Robert and James. Her family lived on a…