Helen Collins White
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Helen Collins White, 91, of Natrona Heights, Pa., passed away on Jan. 11, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Hospice House in Wexford, Pa.
Born on Sept. 11, 1927 in Hillsboro, to Grover Cleveland and Pearl Prine Collins, she lived in Natrona Heights for the past 58 years.
A graduate of Hillsboro High School in 1945, she continued her studies at Bliss Business School and was employed by Predmore and Pence Law Firm as a Legal Secretary from 1945-52. After moving to Pennsylvania, she became a homemaker. She volunteered many years for Meals on Wheels. Early on, she was a Girl Scout leader, den mother and a volunteer at Allegheny Valley Hospital.
Helen enjoyed reading, knitting, needlepoint, boating, bowling, travelling, playing cards and cheering on the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pirates, Cincinnati Reds and the Ohio State Buckeyes. She was also the No. 1 fan for her children’s sporting events of baseball, basketball and swimming.
She was a member of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Brackenridge, Pa., where she had served on the Altar Guild. She was a former member of the Brackenridge Heights Country Club, Oakmont Yacht Club, River Forest Yacht Club, Petal and Twig Club, BHCC Bowling League, The Knitting Club, The Needlepoint Club and the Pittsburgh Power Squadron.
She is survived by two sons, Kenneth (Joanne) White of Delmar, N.Y. and David (Cathy) White of Export, Pa., two daughters, Ann (Werner) Emmrich of Plainfield, Ill. and Susan (Gary) Sobkiw with whom she resided with in Natrona Heights, Pa.
She has six grandchildren: Kristen (Tim) Melia of Overland Park, Kan., Bryan (Ashley) White of Charlotte, N.C., Clay Emmrich of Indianapolis, Ind., Savannah (Carter) Elms of Shalimar, Fla. and John and Katie White of Export, Pa. She has one great granddaughter, Rowen Melia of Overland Park, Kan. She is also survived by a sister, Margery Barney; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, John Barlett White; and two brothers, Frank and George Collins of Hillsboro.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 17 at Thompson Funeral Home. Burial will follow at the Hillsboro Cemetery. Visitation will be 10 a.m. to time of service Thursday, Jan. 17 at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to: Highland County District Library, 10 Willetsville Pike, Hillsboro 45133 or St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 234 N. High Street, Hillsboro.
To sign the online guest book, visit www.thompsonfuneralhomes.com.
Born on Sept. 11, 1927 in Hillsboro, to Grover Cleveland and Pearl Prine Collins, she lived in Natrona Heights for the past 58 years.
A graduate of Hillsboro High School in 1945, she continued her studies at Bliss Business School and was employed by Predmore and Pence Law Firm as a Legal Secretary from 1945-52. After moving to Pennsylvania, she became a homemaker. She volunteered many years for Meals on Wheels. Early on, she was a Girl Scout leader, den mother and a volunteer at Allegheny Valley Hospital.
Helen enjoyed reading, knitting, needlepoint, boating, bowling, travelling, playing cards and cheering on the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pirates, Cincinnati Reds and the Ohio State Buckeyes. She was also the No. 1 fan for her children’s sporting events of baseball, basketball and swimming.
She was a member of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Brackenridge, Pa., where she had served on the Altar Guild. She was a former member of the Brackenridge Heights Country Club, Oakmont Yacht Club, River Forest Yacht Club, Petal and Twig Club, BHCC Bowling League, The Knitting Club, The Needlepoint Club and the Pittsburgh Power Squadron.
She is survived by two sons, Kenneth (Joanne) White of Delmar, N.Y. and David (Cathy) White of Export, Pa., two daughters, Ann (Werner) Emmrich of Plainfield, Ill. and Susan (Gary) Sobkiw with whom she resided with in Natrona Heights, Pa.
She has six grandchildren: Kristen (Tim) Melia of Overland Park, Kan., Bryan (Ashley) White of Charlotte, N.C., Clay Emmrich of Indianapolis, Ind., Savannah (Carter) Elms of Shalimar, Fla. and John and Katie White of Export, Pa. She has one great granddaughter, Rowen Melia of Overland Park, Kan. She is also survived by a sister, Margery Barney; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, John Barlett White; and two brothers, Frank and George Collins of Hillsboro.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 17 at Thompson Funeral Home. Burial will follow at the Hillsboro Cemetery. Visitation will be 10 a.m. to time of service Thursday, Jan. 17 at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to: Highland County District Library, 10 Willetsville Pike, Hillsboro 45133 or St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 234 N. High Street, Hillsboro.
To sign the online guest book, visit www.thompsonfuneralhomes.com.