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Obituary of Helen Louise Hillard , 88

Name of Deceased Helen Louise Hillard
Age 88
Date of Death 12/19/2009
Date of Birth 02/22/1921
Funeral Home Bruce E. Cox Funeral Home

Helen Louise (Brown) Hillard, 88, of Pennsylvania Furnace, died Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009, at Mount Nittany Medical Center, following a brief illness. Born Feb. 22, 1921, in Tyrone, she was the daughter of Harry Brown and Emma Iona Baumgardner. On June 24, 1939, in Cumberland, Md., she married Reid Thomas Hillard, who died Sept. 9, 2007.

Surviving are a daughter, Marsha Louise and husband Carl, of Yorba Linda, Calif.; two granddaughters, Amy and husband Dave Virona, of Foot Hill Ranch, Calif., and Jill Ann and Rob Bredow, of Westchester, Calif.; and five great-grandchildren, Gabriella, Zachary, Joshua Reid, Abigail and Allison, all of California.

She was a graduate of Tyrone Area High School, class of 1939. She was a member of the Nittany Bible Church, Pennsylvania Furnace. Helen was employed at the Penn State University Admissions Office, retiring in 1978, following 18 years service.

Friends will be received at the Nittany Bible Church, 461 Diebler Road, Pennsylvania Furnace, on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009, from 1-2 p.m. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, at the church, with Pastor Doug Williams officiating. Burial will be Graysville Cemetery, Franklin Township.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Nittany Bible Church, 461 Diebler Road, Pennsylvania Furnace. Arrangements under the direction of the Bruce E. Cox Funeral Home, Warriors Mark.