OBIT: Clair D. HELSEL, 1979, Roaring Spring, Blair County, PA

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CLAIR D. HELSEL

71, of Roaring Spring RD 1, died at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday, July 11, 1979, 
in Nason Hospital, Roaring Spring, following an extended illness. Known 
as Pat, Mr. Helsel retired in 1973 as a mechanic and foreman from the 
Hartman Stone Quarry, Sproul, after 57 years' service. He was born 
March 8, 1908, in Hollidaysburg RD, the son of Olonzo and Margaret 
(Brown) Helsel, and Dec. 25, 1927, in Bakers Summit, married Margaret 
Kennedy. Surviving are his wife, one daughter, Mrs. Clara Bishop of 
Roaring Spring RD 1, three grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, 
and four brothers and sisters, Raymond and Norman of Roaring Spring RD, 
Mrs. Susan Richardson of Hollidaysburg, and Mrs. Hazel Carper of 
Woodbury. Mr. Helsel was a member of the Albright Church of the 
Brethren, Roaring Spring. Friends will be received in the J. Gary 
Thompson Funeral Home, Roaring Spring, from 7 to 9 p.m. today and 2 to 
4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the Albright Church of the Brethren from 11 
a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

HELSEL - Services for Clair D. Helsel of Roaring Spring RD 1 will be 
held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Albright Church of the Brethren, Roaring 
Spring. Interment in Holsinger Cemetery, Bakers Summit. Friends will be 
received from 7 to 9 p.m. today and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in 
the J. Gary Thompson Funeral Home, Roaring Spring, and in the church 
from 11 a.m. to time of service Saturday.

Blair County Genealogical Society, Hoenstine Obituary Collection, vol. 
111, p. 4 (1979)