Helga Olga Ashley was born December 29, 1928 in Stara Tura, Czechoslovakia to parents Joseph and Elizabeth Balasch. Helga passed away at her home in Garden Grove on August 4, 2011. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Allen Ashley, her son Mark, and daughter Gloria. There will be a memorial service in her honor on Monday, August 8, at St. Columban Catholic Church in Garden Grove.