Kay Co., OK - Obits: Helen Cecelia Leven ***************************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb by: Lovena Norton USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************** Helen Cecelia Leven Helen Cecelia Leven, longtime Newkirk area resident, died Saturday evening, Oct. 31, 1998 at the Newkirk Nursing Center. She was 92. The daughter of John and Anna (Koegler) Sheik, she was born November 27, 1905 in Brookfield, Kansas. In 1910 she moved with her family to a farm northwest of Newkirk. She attended St. Francis Catholic School and graduated from there. On January 7, 1930 she and Frank P. Leven were married in Newkirk and established their home on a farm in the area. Mr. Leven died on August 31, 1993. She was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and the St. Francis Altar Society, and she loved sewing, cooking, flowers, and spending time with her children and grandchildren. Survivors include one son, Dee Leven of Newkirk; one sister, Rosemary Shinn of Newkirk; six grandchildren; 14 great- grandchildren; and one great-great- grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband Frank; one daughter, Frances Haney; one daughter-in-law, Eleanor Leven; one son-in-law, Bill Haney; her parents; five brothers, John, Raymond, Vince, Carl, and Pete; and three sisters, Anna Voegele, Teresa Svitak, and Mary Louise Leven; and one grandson David Haney. A prayer service was held 7 pm Monday evening at the Miller- Stahl Funeral Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at 10 am Tuesday at St. Francis Catholic Church with the Rev. Richard Beckman as celebrant. Burial followed in the Newkirk Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Miller-Stahl Funeral Service. Grandchildren serving as casketbearers were Wayne Leven, Hugh Leven, Jan Snow, Mary Haney, Paul Haney, and Ron Snow. A memorial fund had been established in Mrs. Leven's name for the St. Francis Altar Society through Eastman National Bank, P.O. Box 468, Newkirk 74647-0461. ---