Trumbull County OhArchives Obituaries.....Helsel, Elizabeth A. (Thomas) May 16, 1956 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carl Richards twoclaws@embarqmail.com March 27, 2011, 2:23 pm Clearfield Progress, Clearfield, Pennsylvania Mrs. Elizabeth Helsel HOUTZDALE - Mrs. Elizabeth Helsel,83, a long-time resident of Houtzdale, died at the Philipsburg State Hospital yesterday at 6:30 pm. She had been hospitalized since she fell and broke her hip three weeks ago. The deceased was born in Hubbard,Ohio, on March 13, 1873. A daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Thomas. She was a member of the Houtzdale Presbyterian Church and the V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary. Preceded in death by her husband,John Helsel, and two daughters, she is survived by the following children:Thomas, St. Michaels;Mrs. Katherine Wood, Philipsburg; John, Norwalk, Oh.; Joseph, James, Elias and Sarah, all of Houtzdale; William, Trafford; Mrs. Margaret McClelland, Houtzdale; Mrs. Mary Baldacci, Pittsburgh. Also living are 22 grandchildren;14 great grandchildren; two sisters: Mrs. Robert McIntire,Smithmills and Mrs.Harry McElwee, South Fork, Pa. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 pm from her home,Rev. Louis W. Lytle of Houtzdale Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment will follow in the IOOF Cemetery at Brisbin. Friends my call at her home from 8 o'clock tonight until time of services. Additional Comments: Surviving sisters are Martha-Mrs.Robert McIntire and Jane(Jen)- Mrs.Harry McElwee. Freeberg Funeral Home,Houtzdale assisted the family with funeral.Interment May 20,1956 Parents:Isaac Thomas b.1847 and Eliza (Morris)Thomas Siblings preceding her in death: Elias,Isaac,Catherine,Mary,Sarah,Thomas,one other unidentified sibling. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/trumbull/obits/h/helsel1105gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ohfiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb