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Helen Lemley Pallai

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Helen Lemley Pallai, 88, of Greensburg, formerly of Mt. Morris, died Saturday, December 27, 2014, at the New Haven Court at Linwood in Greensburg.

She was born Wednesday, July 14, 1926 in Mt. Morris, a daughter of the late Grover Cleveland Lemley and Marie Wade Lemley.

Mrs. Pallai lived for 76 years in Mt. Morris and moved to Morgantown, West Virginia in 2002 where she lived until 2012 when she moved to Greensburg.

She was a member of the Mt. Morris United Methodist Church where she had served as Sunday School Secretary for several years. She was a former member of the United Methodist Women and the Women’s Auxiliary of the James T. Maxon American Legion Post #992 of Mt. Morris. She enjoyed gardening and West Virginia Mountaineer football.

She had worked for several years as the secretary for the Mt. Morris Water Authority and was a Homemaker.

Her husband John Pallai, whom she married March 12, 1948, died April 21, 1999.

Surviving is one daughter, Patricia (George) Stewart, of Morgantown, West Virginia; one son, John R. (Beth) Pallai, of Sequim, Washington; four grandchildren, Scott Stewart, Joshua Stewart, Erin Pallai, and Caitlin Pallai; three great grandchildren; one sister, Louise Cupcheck of Greensburg and several nieces and nephews.

Deceased is one brother, James R. Lemley.

Friends will be received from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 in the Milliken and Throckmorton Funeral Home, Inc., Daryl L. Throckmorton, Owner/Director, 324 Mt. Morris Road, P.O. Box 478, Mount Morris, PA 15349 where services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 31, 2014 with Rev. Jacob Judy officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Mt. Morris, PA.

In lieu of flowers the family ask that donations be made to the United Methodist Church or the Alzheimer’s Association.

Information is online at www.milliken-throckmortonfh.com.

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