Helen W. Powers, 85, United Helpers Nursing Home, formerly of Monroe Avenue, died Thursday in Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center.
Mrs. Powers was a bookkeeper for the St. Lawrence County Department of Social Services accounting department, retiring in 1975 after 37 years' service.
She was a member of St. Mary's Cathedral parish, Order of the Eastern Star, United Helpers Bridge Club and Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center Auxiliary. She enjoyed traveling, knitting and playing bridge.
Born May 20, 1920, in Canton, daughter of Earl and Marion Cornell Wade , she graduated in 1939 from Canton High School and later from Effie Lou Wallace Secretarial School.
She married John H. Powers on Oct. 11, 1947, at St. Mary's rectory, Canton, with the Rev. Robert J. McCarthy officiating.
Surviving besides her husband are a daughter and her husband, two sisters, three grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
The funeral will be at noon Monday in Foxwood Memorial Park, where calling hours will begin at 9 a.m.
Helen W. Powers, 85, United Helpers Nursing Home, formerly of Monroe Avenue, died Thursday in Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center.
Mrs. Powers was a bookkeeper for the St. Lawrence County Department of Social Services accounting department, retiring in 1975 after 37 years' service.
She was a member of St. Mary's Cathedral parish, Order of the Eastern Star, United Helpers Bridge Club and Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center Auxiliary. She enjoyed traveling, knitting and playing bridge.
Born May 20, 1920, in Canton, daughter of Earl and Marion Cornell Wade , she graduated in 1939 from Canton High School and later from Effie Lou Wallace Secretarial School.
She married John H. Powers on Oct. 11, 1947, at St. Mary's rectory, Canton, with the Rev. Robert J. McCarthy officiating.
Surviving besides her husband are a daughter and her husband, two sisters, three grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
The funeral will be at noon Monday in Foxwood Memorial Park, where calling hours will begin at 9 a.m.
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