OBIT: David I. HELSEL, 1967, Martinsburg, Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Michael S. Caldwell Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ DAVID I. HELSEL Of 207 N. Market St., Martinsburg, formerly of Roaring Spring, died at 5:25 p.m. yesterday at Nason Hospital, Roaring Spring. He was born at New Enterprise RD May 26, 1894, a son of John and Jane (Reffner) Helsel, and married Maude Shoenfelt Aug. 25, 1923, in Cumberland, Md., by the Rev. J. C. Price. Surviving are his wife, a daughter, Mrs. Jane Elliott of Roaring Spring; a grandson, and a sister, Mrs. Loretta Baumgardner of Altoona. Mr. Helsel was of the Methodist faith and was a Pennsylvania Railroad employe, retiring in 1951 from the Juniata blacksmith shop. Friends will be received in the Thompson Funeral Home, Roaring Spring, after 2 p.m. tomorrow. Blair County Genealogical Society, Hoenstine Obituary Collection, 1967 volume; hand-dated 3-28-1967 Altoona Mirror, March 26 & 28, 1967