OBIT: Russel HELSEL, 1903, South Fork, Cambria County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Patty Millich Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/cambria/ _________________________________________ Cambria Freeman Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, January 23, 1903 Russel, the seven-week-old son of Mr. and Mrs. David Helsel, of South Fork, was smothered to death Saturday evening as its parents were returning from a sledding party to Davidsville. The baby was too closely wrapped and suffocated before the Ferndale toll gate was reached. There it was discovered that the little one was unconscious and though everything possible was done at the home of the toll keeper where the baby was taken, the vital spark fled. The Helsels had been visiting Dale friends and went with a party on a trip to Davidsville. The mother was almost prostrated by the result of her efforts to keep the child warm.