Helen B. Pierce, 84, of Harmony, passed away on Friday, January 3, 2020, while under the care of Quality Life Services in Mercer.
Born March 11, 1935, in Ellwood City, she was the daughter of the late Oscar Burry and Marjorie Wright Burry.
Helen was a 1954 graduate of Lincoln High School in Ellwood City. She graduated from Geneva College, Beaver Falls, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education. Helen was a well-loved elementary school teacher, grades one and two, at Connoquenessing Valley Elementary School over two separate stints.
Helen enjoyed gardening and she dearly loved watching the birds she fed at home. She loved teddy bears, but was less enamored by the real thing that destroyed her bird feeders.
Her greatest joy was her grandchildren, who she loved dearly. Helen leaves behind to cherish her memory her two sons, James (Karen) Pierce of Harrisville and Jeffrey (Angela) Pierce of Ellwood City; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; her sister, Dorothy Gallagher of New Brighton; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, Helen was preceded in death by her husband, David, whom she married on June 18, 1960, and her daughter, Julie Speicher.
Friends will be received on Friday, January 10, 2020, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at the BOYLAN FUNERAL HOME INC., 324 East Grandview Ave., Zelienople. Additional visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of the funeral service at 12 p.m. on Saturday, January 11, 2020, at Camp Run United Presbyterian Church, 489 Church Rd., Harmony, PA 16037 (Fombell, Franklin Twp.) with the Rev. James Swanson officiating. Helen will be laid to rest at the Camp Run U.P. Church Cemetery.
Pub Beaver County Times, 6 Jan 2020
Born March 11, 1935, in Ellwood City, she was the daughter of the late Oscar Burry and Marjorie Wright Burry.
Helen was a 1954 graduate of Lincoln High School in Ellwood City. She graduated from Geneva College, Beaver Falls, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education. Helen was a well-loved elementary school teacher, grades one and two, at Connoquenessing Valley Elementary School over two separate stints.
Helen enjoyed gardening and she dearly loved watching the birds she fed at home. She loved teddy bears, but was less enamored by the real thing that destroyed her bird feeders.
Her greatest joy was her grandchildren, who she loved dearly. Helen leaves behind to cherish her memory her two sons, James (Karen) Pierce of Harrisville and Jeffrey (Angela) Pierce of Ellwood City; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; her sister, Dorothy Gallagher of New Brighton; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, Helen was preceded in death by her husband, David, whom she married on June 18, 1960, and her daughter, Julie Speicher.
Friends will be received on Friday, January 10, 2020, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at the BOYLAN FUNERAL HOME INC., 324 East Grandview Ave., Zelienople. Additional visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of the funeral service at 12 p.m. on Saturday, January 11, 2020, at Camp Run United Presbyterian Church, 489 Church Rd., Harmony, PA 16037 (Fombell, Franklin Twp.) with the Rev. James Swanson officiating. Helen will be laid to rest at the Camp Run U.P. Church Cemetery.
Pub Beaver County Times, 6 Jan 2020
Helen B. Pierce, 84, of Harmony, passed away on Friday, January 3, 2020, while under the care of Quality Life Services in Mercer.
Born March 11, 1935, in Ellwood City, she was the daughter of the late Oscar Burry and Marjorie Wright Burry.
Helen was a 1954 graduate of Lincoln High School in Ellwood City. She graduated from Geneva College, Beaver Falls, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education. Helen was a well-loved elementary school teacher, grades one and two, at Connoquenessing Valley Elementary School over two separate stints.
Helen enjoyed gardening and she dearly loved watching the birds she fed at home. She loved teddy bears, but was less enamored by the real thing that destroyed her bird feeders.
Her greatest joy was her grandchildren, who she loved dearly. Helen leaves behind to cherish her memory her two sons, James (Karen) Pierce of Harrisville and Jeffrey (Angela) Pierce of Ellwood City; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; her sister, Dorothy Gallagher of New Brighton; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, Helen was preceded in death by her husband, David, whom she married on June 18, 1960, and her daughter, Julie Speicher.
Friends will be received on Friday, January 10, 2020, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at the BOYLAN FUNERAL HOME INC., 324 East Grandview Ave., Zelienople. Additional visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of the funeral service at 12 p.m. on Saturday, January 11, 2020, at Camp Run United Presbyterian Church, 489 Church Rd., Harmony, PA 16037 (Fombell, Franklin Twp.) with the Rev. James Swanson officiating. Helen will be laid to rest at the Camp Run U.P. Church Cemetery.
Pub Beaver County Times, 6 Jan 2020
Born March 11, 1935, in Ellwood City, she was the daughter of the late Oscar Burry and Marjorie Wright Burry.
Helen was a 1954 graduate of Lincoln High School in Ellwood City. She graduated from Geneva College, Beaver Falls, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education. Helen was a well-loved elementary school teacher, grades one and two, at Connoquenessing Valley Elementary School over two separate stints.
Helen enjoyed gardening and she dearly loved watching the birds she fed at home. She loved teddy bears, but was less enamored by the real thing that destroyed her bird feeders.
Her greatest joy was her grandchildren, who she loved dearly. Helen leaves behind to cherish her memory her two sons, James (Karen) Pierce of Harrisville and Jeffrey (Angela) Pierce of Ellwood City; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; her sister, Dorothy Gallagher of New Brighton; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, Helen was preceded in death by her husband, David, whom she married on June 18, 1960, and her daughter, Julie Speicher.
Friends will be received on Friday, January 10, 2020, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at the BOYLAN FUNERAL HOME INC., 324 East Grandview Ave., Zelienople. Additional visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of the funeral service at 12 p.m. on Saturday, January 11, 2020, at Camp Run United Presbyterian Church, 489 Church Rd., Harmony, PA 16037 (Fombell, Franklin Twp.) with the Rev. James Swanson officiating. Helen will be laid to rest at the Camp Run U.P. Church Cemetery.
Pub Beaver County Times, 6 Jan 2020
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