Helen Bell
March 20, 1929 — March 20, 2012
Helen Bell
Cobleskill- Helen Bell, 83, of Lafayette Circle, died Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital following a long illness.
Born March 13, 1929 in Lutheranville, NY, she was the daughter of Emmit J. and Caroline (Follet) Winnie.
Helen was employed as a seamstress for the former Van Deusen Dress Shop in Cobleskill and later at the Ace Glove Shop in Richmondville.
She had served as president and was a life member of the BPOE #2040 Auxiliary in Cobleskill and was also a Boy Scout Auxiliary Leader.
Her husband, Robert C. Bell predeceased her on January 1, 1972, along with two sisters: Bernice and Gertrude, and her brother, John Winnie.
Survivors include her three children: Suzanne (Bruce) Stevens of Warnerville, Dorothea (James) Coleman of Browns Mills, NJ, and Walter Bell of Cobleskill; a sister, Ruth Schumacher of Texas; 7 grandchildren; and 7 great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held at 4:00 PM on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Mereness-Putnam Funeral Home, 171 Elm St., Cobleskill with Rev. Donald Klob officiating. Family and friends are also invited to a period of visitation to be held at the funeral home prior to the service on Sat. from 2 to 4 PM. Burial will be private at Zion Rural Cemetery in Seward, NY
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Catskill Area Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., 795 E. Main St., Suite 11, Cobleskill, NY 12043 or Cobleskill Regional Hospital, 178 Grandview Drive, Cobleskill, NY 12043.
Born March 13, 1929 in Lutheranville, NY, she was the daughter of Emmit J. and Caroline (Follet) Winnie.
Helen was employed as a seamstress for the former Van Deusen Dress Shop in Cobleskill and later at the Ace Glove Shop in Richmondville.
She had served as president and was a life member of the BPOE #2040 Auxiliary in Cobleskill and was also a Boy Scout Auxiliary Leader.
Her husband, Robert C. Bell predeceased her on January 1, 1972, along with two sisters: Bernice and Gertrude, and her brother, John Winnie.
Survivors include her three children: Suzanne (Bruce) Stevens of Warnerville, Dorothea (James) Coleman of Browns Mills, NJ, and Walter Bell of Cobleskill; a sister, Ruth Schumacher of Texas; 7 grandchildren; and 7 great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held at 4:00 PM on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Mereness-Putnam Funeral Home, 171 Elm St., Cobleskill with Rev. Donald Klob officiating. Family and friends are also invited to a period of visitation to be held at the funeral home prior to the service on Sat. from 2 to 4 PM. Burial will be private at Zion Rural Cemetery in Seward, NY
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Catskill Area Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., 795 E. Main St., Suite 11, Cobleskill, NY 12043 or Cobleskill Regional Hospital, 178 Grandview Drive, Cobleskill, NY 12043.
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