Helen M. (Chelgren) Hepburn, 94, of Grampian died Wednesday at the Clearfield Hospital.
Born Dec. 31, 1916, she was the daughter of Warner and Oleta (Bonsall) Chelgren. She was a member of the St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, where she dedicated years of service to the church as organist.
Mrs. Hepburn served as a Sunday school teacher. In addition, she held numerous offices in the local and district United Methodist Women.
She was retired from the Postal Distribution Center in DuBois. Prior to her service there, she worked at the Lumber City Brickyard/North American Refractories Co. Then, she was employed at the Grampian Post Office.
On Sept. 27, 1940, she wed Donald Hepburn, whom preceded her in death on Jan. 4, 1983. She was also preceded in death by her parents, one brother, Walter Chelgren and his wife, Geraldine and one brother-in-law, Leslie D. Leach.
Surviving are four daughters, Elaine Elensky and her husband, Ken and Susan Heitsenrether and her husband, David both of Grampian; Donna Lykens and her husband, Lee of Clearfield; and Janice Bloom and her husband, Gordon of Curwensville; 11 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Margaret Bachelier and her husband, Raymond of Brookville; and Dorothy Leach of Curwensville.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Sixth Street, Grampian, with the Rev. Emmett Anderson officiating. Interment will be in the Friends Cemetery, Grampian.
Friends will be received from 2 – 4 p.m. and 6 – 8 p.m. Sunday at the Chester C. Chidboy Funeral Home Inc. of Curwensville and from 1 p.m. until the hour of services Monday at the church.
The family suggests memorial contributions be made to either the St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, P.O. Box G, Grampian, PA 16838, or to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Western PA Chapter, 810 River Ave., Suite 100, Pittsburgh, PA 15212.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.chidboyfuneralhome.com.
The Chester C. Chidboy Funeral Home Inc. of Curwensville is in charge of the arrangements.
