Obituary Notice: Helen M. Taylor (Provided photo)
Helen M. Taylor, 99, of Clearfield died Monday, Sept. 19, 2016 at the Knickerbocker Villa, Clearfield.
She was born Jan. 4, 1917 in Hyde, a daughter of the late Lewis E. and Catherine E. (Rafferty) Danver.
Mrs. Taylor was a skilled seamstress and was head of the local union. She was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church.
She volunteered at both the St. Francis cafeteria and at Mountain Laurel Nursing & Rehabilitation Center for many years. Mrs. Taylor also loved to bowl and enjoyed dancing.
She is survived by four children, Rita Maher and her husband, Howard of Richardson, Texas, Anita Liptak of Harleysville and Quay Taylor and Mark Taylor and his wife, Kitty, both of Clearfield; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two sisters, Rosella Duttry and Ruth Ann McCracken, both of Clearfield; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, G. Elry Taylor, on March 8, 2000, to whom she was wed May 10, 1952.
She was also preceded in death by a granddaughter, Jessica Lynn Taylor; three sisters, Jane Coons, Lois Danver and Alice Danver; and two brothers, Frank and James ‘Bump’ Danver; and a son-in-law, Louis Liptak.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be said at 10 a.m. Friday at the St. Francis Catholic Church, Clearfield, with Fr. James Power as celebrant. Burial will follow in the Calvary Cemetery, Clearfield.
Friends will be received from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. and from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Thursday and from 9 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Friday at the Kevin A. Beardsley Funeral Home, Clearfield.
At the funeral home Thursday, a Christian Vigil service will be held at 1:45 p.m. and the Rosary will be said at 5:45 p.m.
The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to St. Francis Educational Endowment Fund, 212 S. Front St., Clearfield.
To sign the online guestbook, go to www.beardsleyfuneralhome.com.