OBIT: Helen Sophie (VELOSKY) BROWN, 1977, Boswell, Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed and proofread by Sally Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ BROWN Mrs. Helen Sophie Brown, 65, 204 Allegheny St., Boswell, died unexpectedly Oct. 6, 1977 at Somerset Community Hospital. Born April 8, 1912, in Boswell, daughter of Louis and Mary (Wosokofsky) Velosky. Preceded in death by parents; brother, Stanley Ball; sister Mrs. Frances McKelvey. Survived by husband, Frank Sr. and these children: Robert, married to the former Mary Louise Lepter, Johnstown; Frank Jr., married the former Betty Poznan, Bay City, Mich.; Donald, married to the former Florence Ravenscraft, Boswell; and Joan, wife of Richard Beeghly, Somerset; six grandchildren; sister of: John A. Velosky, Nranja, Fla.; Frank Ball, Plattsburgh, N.Y.; and William Ball, Boswell. Member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Boswell, and Laurel Mountain Senior Citizens Club. Was a retired employe [sic] of Nancy Carol Corporation, Boswell, and a member of ILGWU Local 424. Friends were received Thursday evening and will be received from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at the Joseph G. Hoffman Funeral Home, 409 Main St., Boswell, where wake service will be held at 8 p.m. Friday. Mass of Christian Burial at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Joseph's Church, the Rev. Samuel Tomaselli. Interment, Jenner Crossroads Cemetery. Daily American, October 7, 1977 [B2903]