Helen Virginia (Owen) Johnson
Helen Virginia (Owen) Johnson, age 92, of Leckrone, Pennsylvania passed away Friday April 3, 2015 at her daughter’s home surrounded by her loving family.
She was born on Monday, July 17, 1922 to James D. Owen and Margaret (Whitehair) Owen in Clarksburg, West Virginia.
She was a former resident of New York and Florida before moving to Leckrone, Pennsylvania.
Helen was a retired Avon representative.
She enjoyed crafts, reading, and singing. Most of all, she cherished spending time with her many grandchildren and great grandchildren!
Her faith in God was an enduring influence on her family.
Helen was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Carl Johnson; brother, James Owen; sisters, Mary Margaret Volpe (Pat) and Evelyn VanDemark.
She is survived by her son, Robert S. Owen and his wife Ann of Virginia Beach Virginia; daughter Margaret Patterson of Leckrone, Pennsylvania; nine grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren, one great-great grandchild.
Friends and Family will be received in the BERNARD M. TOWNSEND FUNERAL HOME, 220 South Main Street, Masontown, Pa., on Tuesday, April 7, from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. and on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 from 12 Noon until 1 p.m. the hour of the Service with the Reverend Randy Byers officiating.
Interment will follow at Church Hill Cemetery McClellandtown, Pa.
Should friends desire, contributions may be sent to the Friends of the German-Masontown Public Library, 104 South Main Street, Masontown, PA 15461.