Cowlitz-Wahkiakum County WA Archives Obituaries.....Exum, Helen DuCharme  March 22, 2006
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Published in The Daily News on 3/31/2006.    www.tdn.com
Helen DuCharme Exum died on the evening of March 22, 2006 in Cathlamet. 

She was born September 23, 1912 in Wappingers Falls, NY to Eusebie and George 
DuCharme. She always said that it was easy to remember her birth year if you 
remembered the "Titanic". 

In 1929, she began a career with Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corp. where 
she worked until 1945. She was one of the first women employees of this 
corporation that performed the job of industrial site layout and blueprinting. 

She married William T. Exum on June 6, 1945. They were married for 42 years. He 
preceded her in death in 1987. They had two children, Patricia and George. 
Patricia preceded her in death in 1996. The family moved to Liberty, NY in 
1956. Liberty is where the family called home until Helen moved to Cathlamet in 
1998. 

Helen enjoyed needlework, crossword puzzles, literature, art, and lively 
discussion on politics, history, and current events. Having worked in a 
library, she looked forward to books and discussion at the Cathlamet Library on 
Monday mornings. Having lived her life when monumental change happened in our 
country and the world, she enjoyed viewing current events with the impact of 
past history. 

Survivors are George, her son, and his wife Carol Carver of Cathlamet and 
Helen's brother Edward DuCharme and his wife Ellen of Phoenix, Arizona and 
their sons Thomas and Stephan. She is also survived by granddaughters, Maiya 
and Sarah Exum of Cathlamet, WA, and Amy and Danielle Monks of El Paso, TX and 
a great granddaughter Stormy Monks of El Paso, TX. 

She lived her faith and loved being part of her church community. 

A memorial service was held for her at St. Catherine's Catholic Church, 
Cathlamet on April 5, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be 
made to St. James Family Center, 1134 Columbia St., Cathlamet, WA 98612. 

	


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