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Richter, Helen M

Richter, Helen M

Female 1938 - 2017  (78 years)

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  • Name Richter, Helen M 
    Birth 7 Sep 1938  Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Cemetery Schencks Cemetery, Howard Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Schencks Cemetery 
    Address:
    Schencks Cemetery 
    Residence 12 Jul 2017  Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 12 Jul 2017  Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Pinnacle Health, Harrisburg Hospital 
    Obituary 14 Jul 2017  Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Lock Haven Express 
    • Helen M. Kunes, 78, a resident of the Ridgecrest Community in Howard, passed away on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at the Pinnacle Health, Harrisburg Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer and Myasthenia Gravis.

      She was born in Dubuque, Iowa, on Sept. 7, 1938, a daughter of the late Walter and Margurite Richter.

      Helen was employed with the U.S. Postal service for 22 years retiring from the Beech Creek post office.

      She graduated from Aquinas Catholic High School in Lacrosse, Wis.

      Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Richard A. Kunes.

      She was of the Catholic faith. Helen enjoyed collecting stamps, and doing jigsaw puzzles, but her greatest pleasure came from spending time with her family, particularly Sunday dinners and time spent with her grandchildren.

      Helen is survived by two daughters, Debra J. (Charles) Mitchell of Beech Creek and Barbara A. (Ron) Young of Bellefonte; three sons, DuWayne A. (Susan) Kunes of Lock Haven, Steven W. (Valrie) Kunes of Middleburg and Daniel W. (Nicole) Kunes of Beech Creek; a brother, Nicholas Richter of East Moline, Ill., and a sister, Joyce Erikson of Elroy, Wis.; 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

      Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 17, 2017, at 7 p.m. at the Kader-Neff Funeral Home, 135 W. Main St., Howard. Friends will be received one hour prior to the service.

      Burial will be at Schencks Cemetery at the convenience of the family.

      Memorial contributions may be made to the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America, Inc., Lexington Ave., 15th floor, New York, N.Y. 10017.
    _UID 2F2B950BD74645569BB7A72C397679616030 
    Burial Howard Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Schencks Cemetery 
    Person ID I10572  Family Tree
    Last Modified 11 Aug 2017 

    Family Kunes, Richard A,   b. 23 Feb 1935, Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 2015, Beech Creek, Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Family ID F3562  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Aug 2017