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HUNTINGTON COUNTY
OBITS

GERALDINE (HARTT) HELVIE 1907-2000
From the Huntington Herald Press Online, September 20, 2000
    Geraldine E. Helvie, 93, a resident of Norwood Nursing Home Center, died at the home at 1:45 PM Tuesday (Sept. 19, 2000) Mrs. Helvie, a 1925 graduate of Huntington High School, was a homemaker.  She was a member of Sigma Eta Sorority and Central Christian Church.  She was born on June 23, 1907 in Huntington, Indiana to Harry D. and Virginia (Virgie) Eckman Hartt.  Her first marriage was on Oct. 3, 11925 to Charles R. Wilson who died on October 5, 1975 (He died at the celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary of a heart attack).  Her second marriage was to Frank C. Helvie who died July 29, 1990.  Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Gordon (Juanita) Thrasher, Huntington, a son, Lt. Col. Dick Wilson of Biloxi Miss, two stepsons, Deverle Helvie and Charles Helvie, both of Venice, Fla, seven grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, a great-great granddaughter, eight step-grandchildren, six step great-grandchildren and a step great-great-grandchild.  A daughter, Sharon Ann Wilson and a sister, Betty L. Howell are deceased.  Calling is from 333-6 PM on Thursday at the Hart Funeral Home where services will be held at 10 PM Friday.  Rev. Pat Mullen will officiate.  Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery.  Memorial contributions may be made to the donor's choice of charity.
(contributed to Genealogy Trails by Mrs. Carole Dick )

BETTY LOUISE (HARTT) HOWELL 1919-1987
Betty was born September 8, 1919 and died September  1987 in Huntington. Indiana.  She was a daughter of Harry Dell and Virginia Hartt.  She married Eugene Howell and lived in Huntington, Indiana. To this union two children were born.  Dianne in 1943 and Jack in 1947. Her two grandchildren are Tamara and Troy.    She remarried in 1980
Betty is remembered for being kind to everyone she met. She would sacrifice her own comfort if it meant doing something special for someone else. She was also a lot of fun.  She loved to go to the lakes on the weekends. Betty loved to cook! Every Sunday was a big family day around her house! She would spend hours in preparation. Her fried chicken could not be topped!.
Not only was she an excellent mother and grandmother, but she was a fine businesswoman and civic leader as well! She was a top Avon representative for close to 36 years. I used to help her bag her orders and go out with her to deliver. She had many customers. Everyone loved her and looked forward to her visit each week. In her Avon career she achieved many awards. One of the highlights of her time with Avon is the time she won a trip to Monaco. It was her first time out of the country. She had the privilege of having dinner with Princess Grace. All of the guests at the dinner received a beautiful scarf that Princess Grace designed for the event. It was very special to her. Betty  was very sad when Princess Grace was killed shortly after that, in an automobile accident.
Betty was a member of the Altrusa Club. This is a club that allows only one in each category from a stated career into the club at a time. She was a member until her passing in 1987. She was also a "Circle Leader" for several years in her church.
She is fondly missed by her family and friends.
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contributed to Genealogy Trails by Mrs. Carole Dick)
In Remembrance of Uncle Jack – Our Friend. (1947-2004)
It was early Wednesday Morning that my husband and my son’s came into my bedroom to awaken me. They stood quiet.  Knowing that this was not their usual behavior, I sensed something was very wrong.  My husband came over and sat down beside me on the bed and gently whispered, “Honey, Jack didn’t make it”.  A flood of emotion instantly engulfed me as I heard the reality that we had lost our dear uncle Jack.  Grief hit me like a sledge hammer.
It was not suppose to turn out like this.  He was only 57 years of age.  When he had gone into the hospital on Monday, he assured us that he had a slight touch of pneumonia and that he would soon be home.  Keith went that evening and talked to him.  Obviously he was a bit weak from the medication and treatment, but he was in good spirits and told us again not to worry because he would be home in about two days and to take good care of the cats.
Less than 36 hours later, his condition had deteriorated drastically to the point that he was being taken to ICU. On the way, he suffered a massive heart attack and at approx. midnight, regardless of every attempt that the medical attendants had made to revive his life, he died.
I was totally unprepared for such shocking news.  As I lay back in bed trying to grasp the reality of what I had just heard, my mind started to take me back in time.
The place was Huntington, Indiana.  The time was the mid 1970’s.  Looking out the window of the old family home on Tipton Street, I watched the snow gracefully floating through the sky and falling upon the ground to form layer after layer of fluffy white snow. My grandmother had just bundled me up in warm clothes and securely wrapped a knit scarf around my head and neck to keep me warm.  “Uncle Jack!  Hurry up!  I am getting hot in all these clothes!”  Jack had promised to take me sledding and I was anxious to go.  This was just one of the many wonderful memories that I have of my early childhood with Uncle Jack.
Uncle Jack had always been like my big brother. After coming back home after serving in Viet Nam, he stayed with my grandparents.  Since I was very close to my grandparents, I spent a lot of time at their home as well.  I practically grew up with Jack.
It was Jack that taught me how to roller skate when I was only about 5 or 6.  He would patiently hold me up to keep me from falling as I gained my balance and self-confidence.
Whenever he would go out to look for a new car, he would be sure to take me with him to help choose.  I remember that one of our favorite little cars was a sporty TR6 that we had found at a dealership in Marion, Indiana in the mid-70’s.  I remember riding with him with the convertible top down that same evening that he bought the car as he took me to the VFW Street Fair for a night of carnival rides and games.
In the Spring- time at Aunt Jerrie and Charles lake home on Tippecanoe Lake, the family would meet to “put out the pier”.  It was a big family event and Aunt Jerrie and mommom (my grandmother) would prepare a big turkey dinner to all celebrate being together.  Many times Jack would get out a big tractor tire tube and several of us would go out floating out on the lake.
Jack loved the water and several years ago he finally had been able to buy a boat.  He had the boat for several years before selling it.  It was a ski boat.  When my family lived in Indiana on Lake Webster in North Webster, Indiana, Jack and my then two small children, Nathan and Shauna would go out for the day with him for a time of swimming and boating. We always had so much fun.
As my uncle loved and spent so much time with my little brother Troy and I, he continued to extend his love to my children as they came along through the years.
Shauna and Nathan were very close to uncle Jack as they were growing up.  He taught them things that he had taught me when I was just a child.  As our family grew, each of the children found a special love in their hearts for Jack that will never be replaced.  I remember Jack telling me not too long ago that he thought it was so special that he could do things with my children that he did with my brother and I when we were growing up.  It seemed to give him purpose and a reason to go on.  He lived for his family.
During Florida’s infamous 2004 Hurricane season, Jack and his two cats weathered three storms with us.  We were together for several-days for each one of them.  During these times, we talked of past family times and the fun that we always seemed to have together.  We also shared sorrowful times and gave each other hope for a brighter tomorrow.
Uncle Jack had recently gone through a situation with us that had caused our entire family so much pain.  He was always willing to do what he could to help us to feel better and to offer words of encouragement that someday things would be better. He never could understand how this situation could have happened to such a close and loving family.  I hope that his words will come true and reconciliation will occur someday even though he is not here to see this happen. 
Jack never had many material things.  He never married and as he got older and was in more pain from headaches and other complications from years of suffering various ailments, he told me that he never wanted to have to have someone “take care of him, so it was best that he remained alone”.  He was always very sensitive of being a burden on anyone.  He never wanted to put anyone out.
His family was very important to him.  He would do anything that he could to bring a smile to someone’s face.  I had seen him pay his last dollar out just so my children could have something that would make them happy.  He was just that type of guy.
Nathan, our oldest son, had been very close to Jack in the past few months.  Jack was helping Nathan to prepare for his enlistment into the Navy or Coast Guard.  Each day they would work out exercising and lifting weights.  He would also help Nathan on working on his studies for his ASVAB exam.  In their free time, they would go to the library and get movies to watch together, go to the beach and other things.  They so enjoyed spending time together.  Nathan was probably one of the closest people to him in Jack’s last days with us.
Joshua (10), also misses Uncle Jack very much.  He use to go spend the night with him and watch movies and run errands with him.
My girls, Hannah (7) and Jessica (8) had such a good time with him during our “Hurricane Parties”.  They would spend hours talking and playing with him.  The last time that he was here, just several weeks ago, they had built a big fort around him out of pillows and blankets.  He had such a good time with him and they miss him so very much.
Ari, our baby just three years old, also loved his uncle Jack.  He would watch out the window for him to come over in his little red VW car.  It is sad that he will not get to know him as our other children did, but we will make a special effort to teach him about Jack and so he will know that he knew his uncle and that he loved Ari very much.
My husband, Keith, had also grown very attached to Jack.  Jack would give him haircuts and help Keith out with little things around the house as we prepared for the storms.  Keith was the last one in the family to see Jack before his passing.  Jack will always hold a very special place in Keith’s heart as well as a good friend.
I could go on and on with wonderful memory after wonderful memory of the times that we spent with Uncle Jack.  It would take many pages and much time to compile.
After all, how could one ever express to others in just a few short words how much this very special relative meant to all his family?  He was a devoted and respectful son to his parents, a loving and faithful brother to his sister and a committed and loyal uncle to his many nieces and nephews who will miss him all so very much.
Lovingly Remembering Our Uncle Jack-
written by Tamara (Riggars) Seaman and her dear family
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contributed to Genealogy Trails by Mrs. Carole Dick)
Huntington Herald Press / March 7, 1980 Obituary
Mrs. Pearl C. Marshall, 87, 828 A Hizfield St. died at 3:10 a.m. Friday ; March 7, 1980) at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Rose Myers, 858 Leopoid St.
She was a member of the First United Church of Christ and a 50 year member of the Women of the Moose.
Mrs. Marshall was born Dec. 25, 1892 in Sidney to Dennis and Barbara Haines. Her marriage was to Charles Clark, who died in 1935, and her second marriage was to Hugh Marshall who died in 1965.
Survivors include a son Toney Clark, Huntington; two daughters, Mrs. Kenneth (Helen) Slagal, Columbia City and Mrs. Phillip (Rose) Myers, Huntington; a step son, Hugh Marshall Jr., Illinois; a step daughter, Mrs. Carl (Helen Mae) Brandt, Huntington; 11 grandchildren; 11 step grandchildren; 24 great grandchildren; six step great grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Odessa Beason, South Bend and Mrs. Rose Vought, Detriot Mi. A son deceased. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and from 2 to4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Deal and Robbins Funeral Home, where twilight services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Saturday by the Women of the Moose. Services will be held at 10 a.m. at the funeral home, and burial will be at Fairview Cemetery. Services for Mrs. Pearl C. Marshall were conducted at 10 a.m. Monday at the Deal and Robbins Funeral Home, with Rev. Richard Hall officiating. Pallbearers were Steve Myers, Lyle Myers, Rex Slagal, Dave Brandt, Charles Clark and Doug Clark. Burial was in the Fairview Cemetery ; Servia. Mrs. Marshall was a member of the Senior Center, the Huntington County Senior Citizens, Inc. and the Royal Neighbors of Ameri.
Listed in the obits were Charles Clark and Doug Clark. Charles and Doug were Pearl’s grand children ( Everett and Erma’s sons.)

Huntington Herald-Press (IN) - May 7, 1973
Deceased Name: Denver Douglas 'Doug' Harris
Denver Douglas "Doug" Harris, 56, Huntington, died Sunday (Jan. 27, 2008) at his home.
Mr. Harris was a fabricator at CFM-Huntington and was a member of Union Local 204. He was a member of the Freewill Baptist Church. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and collected knives and guns.
He was born Aug. 13, 1951, in Pikesville Ky., to Carl and Nancy Bell Slone Harris. His marriage was May 7, 1973, to the former Jean Griffith. She survives.
Also surviving are two daughters, Nancy Reona Zeller of Goblesville, and Betty Ann Brown of Huntington; a son, Curt Douglas Harris of North Manchester; seven grandchildren; three brothers, Elmer Harris, Curt Harris, and B-Boy Harris, all of Pikesville, Ky.; and three sisters, Avenelle "Nelle" Smith and Kathy Phillips, both of Roanoke, and Diana "Ann" Robinson of Pikesville, Ky.
He was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Crystal Gail Harris; four brothers, Carl Harris Jr., Henry Harris, Billy Harris, and Richard Joe Harris; and a sister, Rita Fay Harris.
Calling is from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday and 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Deal-Rice Funeral Home-Huntington Chapel, where the funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday with Rev. Brunk Conley officiating.
Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Preferred memorials are to the family, in care of Deal-Rice Funeral Home, 338 E. Washington St., Huntington, IN 46750.

Huntington Herald-Press (IN) - April 29, 1977
Deceased Name: Teresa Marie Buckland
Teresa Marie Wesco Buckland, 48, Warren, died at 9:40 p.m. Thursday (Jan. 31, 2008) at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home, Fort Wayne.
Mrs. Buckland had worked at Hy-Line International in Warren for 15 years. She had been a 4-H member for nine years and a 4-H leader for 23 years. She received the award as the outstanding 4-H leader in 2007.
She was a 1977 graduate of Huntington North High School and a lifelong resident of Huntington County. She attended Salamonie Church of the Brethren.
She was born on Sept. 12, 1959, in Huntington, to Wilbur and Roxie Palmer Wesco. They survive, in Huntington. Her marriage was on April 29, 1977, to Barry Buckland. He also survives.
Other survivors include two sons, Brooks Buckland and Bart Buckland, both of Warren; two daughters, Jamie Carl and Brianne Tysland, both of Huntington; a grandson; a brother, Lynn Wesco of Warren; and three sisters, Julie Ford and Lisa Wesco, both of Warren, and Melissa Bradford of Oxford, Mich.
Calling is from 2-8 p.m. Monday and from 9-10 a.m. Tuesday at Glancy Funeral Homes-H. Brown & Son Chapel, Warren, where the funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday with Pastor Mel Zumbrun officiating.
Burial will be at Gardens of Memory Cemetery, Marion.
Preferred memorials are to the Huntington County 4-H Association.

Huntington Herald-Press (IN) - April 28, 1981
Deceased Name: Berniece A. Flora
Berniece A. Flora, 91, Huntington, died at 8:15 a.m. Sunday (Feb. 3, 2008) at The Heritage of Huntington.
Mrs. Flora was a homemaker and farmed in Clear Creek Township for many years. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church and the church's Rosary Sodality. She enjoyed playing cards and square dancing.
She was born Aug. 9, 1916, in Huntington County, a daughter of George and Alice Bryant Eisenhauer. She married James A. Flora Feb. 3, 1940. Her husband died April 28, 1981.
Survivors include two sons, David Flora and Dale Flora, both of Huntington; five granddaughters and six great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by six brothers, Leroy Eisenhauer, Lawrence Eisenhauer, Albert Eisenhauer, Leo Eisenhauer, Joseph Eisenhauer, and Robert Eisenhauer; two sisters, Mae Zahm and Lucy Frantz; and a great-grandson.
Calling is 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at the McElhaney-Hart Funeral Home, with recitation of the rosary at 6 p.m. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary Catholic Church, with Father John Pfister officiating. Burial will be at St. Peter's First Church Cemetery.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or to St. Mary Catholic Church.


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