Helen Mae Spargo was the second child born to John A. Spargo and Ida Martin Spargo.
Helen, who went by her middle name "Mae", made the best fudge ever, according to her cousin Mary Kelty (nee Betty Rose).
Mae's mother Ida died when Mae was only 8 years old. That same year, 1896, Miss Elizabeth (Lizzie) Cole joined the household as housekeeper. Some 8 years later, Mae's father John married Miss Cole.
In 1909, Mae's younger brother Roger D. Spargo died just before his fifteenth birthday.
In the late 1920's, Mae's stepmother was afflicted with severe rheumatoid arthritis. Mae took loving care of her stepmother until the latter's death in 1938.
Mae cared for her father John A. Spargo until his passing in 1941.
Mae, by all accounts, was a wonderful caregiver, wholly devoted to her family.
--Compiled and written by Linda M. Dudzic
Lizzie's first cousin twice removed.
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Obituaries:
Lead Daily Call newspaper, August 20, 1959
"Miss Spargo Found Dead.
A well-known Lead woman, Helen Mae Spargo, died sometime Wednesday night at her home at 403 Bleeker St.
Her body was found by a neighbor, Mrs. Ole Storsve, when she visited the Spargo home Thursday morning.
Mrs. [Miss] Spargo had been in failing health for several years.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Spargo, pioneer residents of the city, she was born Dec. 26, 1888 in Lead and attended school here, and later was a student at a girls' school in Harrisburg, Pa.
She was a member of the Lead Chapter, OES, the Rebekah Lodge and the Methodist Church.
Survivors include a brother, Clyde Spargo, a former lawyer for DuPont Co., who is an invalid; and a nephew, John Spargo, both of Wilmington, Del.
The body is at the McColley Funeral Home and arrangements are pending the arrival of her nephew."
Lead Daily Call, August 24, 1959
"Funeral Is Held For Miss Spargo.
Final rites were Monday afternoon for Miss Helen Mae Spargo, life-long resident, who died Wednesday.
The Rev. Vernon Morrison of the Lead Methodist Church conducted the funeral services at the McColley Funeral Home chapel.
Music was provided by Mrs. Forrest Koos, who sang ‘O Love That Will Not Let Me Go' and ‘The King of Love My Shepher Is.' She was accompanied by Mrs. George Vukovich.
Pallbearers were Barney Storsve, Harold Storsve, Wilbur Tretheway, Art Johns, Wallace Furze and Bryan Foreman.
Interment was in the IOOF section of the West Lead cemetery."
Helen, who went by her middle name "Mae", made the best fudge ever, according to her cousin Mary Kelty (nee Betty Rose).
Mae's mother Ida died when Mae was only 8 years old. That same year, 1896, Miss Elizabeth (Lizzie) Cole joined the household as housekeeper. Some 8 years later, Mae's father John married Miss Cole.
In 1909, Mae's younger brother Roger D. Spargo died just before his fifteenth birthday.
In the late 1920's, Mae's stepmother was afflicted with severe rheumatoid arthritis. Mae took loving care of her stepmother until the latter's death in 1938.
Mae cared for her father John A. Spargo until his passing in 1941.
Mae, by all accounts, was a wonderful caregiver, wholly devoted to her family.
--Compiled and written by Linda M. Dudzic
Lizzie's first cousin twice removed.
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Obituaries:
Lead Daily Call newspaper, August 20, 1959
"Miss Spargo Found Dead.
A well-known Lead woman, Helen Mae Spargo, died sometime Wednesday night at her home at 403 Bleeker St.
Her body was found by a neighbor, Mrs. Ole Storsve, when she visited the Spargo home Thursday morning.
Mrs. [Miss] Spargo had been in failing health for several years.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Spargo, pioneer residents of the city, she was born Dec. 26, 1888 in Lead and attended school here, and later was a student at a girls' school in Harrisburg, Pa.
She was a member of the Lead Chapter, OES, the Rebekah Lodge and the Methodist Church.
Survivors include a brother, Clyde Spargo, a former lawyer for DuPont Co., who is an invalid; and a nephew, John Spargo, both of Wilmington, Del.
The body is at the McColley Funeral Home and arrangements are pending the arrival of her nephew."
Lead Daily Call, August 24, 1959
"Funeral Is Held For Miss Spargo.
Final rites were Monday afternoon for Miss Helen Mae Spargo, life-long resident, who died Wednesday.
The Rev. Vernon Morrison of the Lead Methodist Church conducted the funeral services at the McColley Funeral Home chapel.
Music was provided by Mrs. Forrest Koos, who sang ‘O Love That Will Not Let Me Go' and ‘The King of Love My Shepher Is.' She was accompanied by Mrs. George Vukovich.
Pallbearers were Barney Storsve, Harold Storsve, Wilbur Tretheway, Art Johns, Wallace Furze and Bryan Foreman.
Interment was in the IOOF section of the West Lead cemetery."
Helen Mae Spargo was the second child born to John A. Spargo and Ida Martin Spargo.
Helen, who went by her middle name "Mae", made the best fudge ever, according to her cousin Mary Kelty (nee Betty Rose).
Mae's mother Ida died when Mae was only 8 years old. That same year, 1896, Miss Elizabeth (Lizzie) Cole joined the household as housekeeper. Some 8 years later, Mae's father John married Miss Cole.
In 1909, Mae's younger brother Roger D. Spargo died just before his fifteenth birthday.
In the late 1920's, Mae's stepmother was afflicted with severe rheumatoid arthritis. Mae took loving care of her stepmother until the latter's death in 1938.
Mae cared for her father John A. Spargo until his passing in 1941.
Mae, by all accounts, was a wonderful caregiver, wholly devoted to her family.
--Compiled and written by Linda M. Dudzic
Lizzie's first cousin twice removed.
-----------------------------------------
Obituaries:
Lead Daily Call newspaper, August 20, 1959
"Miss Spargo Found Dead.
A well-known Lead woman, Helen Mae Spargo, died sometime Wednesday night at her home at 403 Bleeker St.
Her body was found by a neighbor, Mrs. Ole Storsve, when she visited the Spargo home Thursday morning.
Mrs. [Miss] Spargo had been in failing health for several years.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Spargo, pioneer residents of the city, she was born Dec. 26, 1888 in Lead and attended school here, and later was a student at a girls' school in Harrisburg, Pa.
She was a member of the Lead Chapter, OES, the Rebekah Lodge and the Methodist Church.
Survivors include a brother, Clyde Spargo, a former lawyer for DuPont Co., who is an invalid; and a nephew, John Spargo, both of Wilmington, Del.
The body is at the McColley Funeral Home and arrangements are pending the arrival of her nephew."
Lead Daily Call, August 24, 1959
"Funeral Is Held For Miss Spargo.
Final rites were Monday afternoon for Miss Helen Mae Spargo, life-long resident, who died Wednesday.
The Rev. Vernon Morrison of the Lead Methodist Church conducted the funeral services at the McColley Funeral Home chapel.
Music was provided by Mrs. Forrest Koos, who sang ‘O Love That Will Not Let Me Go' and ‘The King of Love My Shepher Is.' She was accompanied by Mrs. George Vukovich.
Pallbearers were Barney Storsve, Harold Storsve, Wilbur Tretheway, Art Johns, Wallace Furze and Bryan Foreman.
Interment was in the IOOF section of the West Lead cemetery."
Helen, who went by her middle name "Mae", made the best fudge ever, according to her cousin Mary Kelty (nee Betty Rose).
Mae's mother Ida died when Mae was only 8 years old. That same year, 1896, Miss Elizabeth (Lizzie) Cole joined the household as housekeeper. Some 8 years later, Mae's father John married Miss Cole.
In 1909, Mae's younger brother Roger D. Spargo died just before his fifteenth birthday.
In the late 1920's, Mae's stepmother was afflicted with severe rheumatoid arthritis. Mae took loving care of her stepmother until the latter's death in 1938.
Mae cared for her father John A. Spargo until his passing in 1941.
Mae, by all accounts, was a wonderful caregiver, wholly devoted to her family.
--Compiled and written by Linda M. Dudzic
Lizzie's first cousin twice removed.
-----------------------------------------
Obituaries:
Lead Daily Call newspaper, August 20, 1959
"Miss Spargo Found Dead.
A well-known Lead woman, Helen Mae Spargo, died sometime Wednesday night at her home at 403 Bleeker St.
Her body was found by a neighbor, Mrs. Ole Storsve, when she visited the Spargo home Thursday morning.
Mrs. [Miss] Spargo had been in failing health for several years.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Spargo, pioneer residents of the city, she was born Dec. 26, 1888 in Lead and attended school here, and later was a student at a girls' school in Harrisburg, Pa.
She was a member of the Lead Chapter, OES, the Rebekah Lodge and the Methodist Church.
Survivors include a brother, Clyde Spargo, a former lawyer for DuPont Co., who is an invalid; and a nephew, John Spargo, both of Wilmington, Del.
The body is at the McColley Funeral Home and arrangements are pending the arrival of her nephew."
Lead Daily Call, August 24, 1959
"Funeral Is Held For Miss Spargo.
Final rites were Monday afternoon for Miss Helen Mae Spargo, life-long resident, who died Wednesday.
The Rev. Vernon Morrison of the Lead Methodist Church conducted the funeral services at the McColley Funeral Home chapel.
Music was provided by Mrs. Forrest Koos, who sang ‘O Love That Will Not Let Me Go' and ‘The King of Love My Shepher Is.' She was accompanied by Mrs. George Vukovich.
Pallbearers were Barney Storsve, Harold Storsve, Wilbur Tretheway, Art Johns, Wallace Furze and Bryan Foreman.
Interment was in the IOOF section of the West Lead cemetery."
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