Roscka Roth & Clapper Funeral Home - Monticello
Helen Margaret Kendig
( June 11, 1923 - January 24, 2016 )
Residence: Buffalo, Indiana
Died: Sunday, January 24, 2016
Location: 2:15 p.m., at the St. Elizabeth East Hospital in Lafayette, Indiana
Age: 92
Date of Birth: Monday, June 11, 1923
Birth place: Hollsopple, Pennsylvania
Father: Charles S. Trevorrow
Mother: Elizabeth ( Edmiston ) Trevorrow
Marital Status: Widowed
Resided in: Helen had lived in the Buffalo, Indiana, since 1969 coming from Gary, Indiana, and Hollsopple, Pennsylvania.
Funeral Date: Friday, January 29, 2016
Funeral Location: 10:30 a.m. (EST), Celebration of Life Service will be held on Friday, January 29, 2016 at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana
Clergy: Rev. Tom Haynie of the Buffalo Christian Church of Buffalo, Indiana
Burial will take place:
Hughes Cemetery in rural Monticello (White County), Indiana.
Visitation will be:
3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.(EST), Thursday, January 28, 2016, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Helen was a 1941 high school graduate from a small Holsopple School in Pennsylvania. She enrolled at California University in Pennsylvania and earned her bachelor’s degree in Education.
In lieu of student teaching, Helen was asked by her college to accept a teaching position in the Appalachian Mountain Range. Her strong-will and adventurous personality led her to a one-room school house where she taught children K-12 who came down from the mountains to learn. After her sweetheart returned from World War II, she married him in Gary, Indiana. Helen taught elementary in the Merrillville School System, Gary School System and North White School Corporation. She retired from her teaching career after several years as the Title 1 Coordinator for the North White School Corporation.
Helen was a member of the Ambridge Methodist Church in Gary, Indiana. She attended the Buffalo Christian Church of Buffalo, Indiana where she taught Children’s Sunday school and provided a free reading program to children. Helen lived by her faith and inspired those she met.
Helen was a charter member of the former Contact Help of White County. She was an active member of Indiana State Teachers Association and North White Classroom Teachers Association. Helen was involved in the International Reading Association as well as the Greater White County IRA. After retirement from the classroom, she volunteered at the Lafayette Adult Reading Academy. Helen then became a charter member of the Literacy Council of White County where she continued to volunteer until she was 90 years old. Helen received the President’s Award for “Tutor of the Year” in 2010 from the Literacy Volunteers of White County. She shared her passion for education and taught children and adults for 72 years. Helens life-time enjoyments were her faith, family, reading and candy-making at Christmas.
Special Services:
Memorial Information: In Lieu of flowers memorials are asked to be given to the White County Community Foundation to establish the "Helen Kendig Scholarship". Envelopes will be available at the funeral home or mail them to White County Community Foundation 1001 S. Main St. P.
Marriage Information: On November 19, 1948, in Gary, Indiana, She was married to Arthur J. "Art" Kendig. They celebrated 48 years of marriage. He passed away on December 7, 1996.
Survivors include:
Children,James A. (wife Barbara) Kendig of Merrillville, Indiana, Jean Kendig of Buffalo, Indiana, Marian Taylor of Lafayette, Indiana, and Donna (husband Kevin) Mcllrath of Monticello, Indiana; Daughter-in-law, Anna Jo Kendig of Bedford, Indiana;Grandchildren,Cari Hooper,David Beckham,Amy Beckham,Bobby Kendig,Jamie Ramiez,Ryan Taylor,Kyle Taylor,Eryn Pinkney,Sarah McIlrath, Elizabeth McIlrath, andAndrew McIlrath;Thirteen ( 13 ) Great Grandchildren; Sister, Nancy J. Smail of Cuba, Illinois;Numerous Nieces, Nephews, Great Nieces, and Great Nephews.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Charles and Elizabeth (Edmiston) Trevorrow;Husband, Arthur J. "Art" Kendig;Son, Thomas R. "Tom" Kendig. Sisters and Brother, Mary English,Hazel Marshall, Tom Trevorrow,Esther Miller,Alice Lloyd,Jane Hawke,Charlotte Wisor.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583 - 8488.
Died: Sunday, January 24, 2016
Location: 2:15 p.m., at the St. Elizabeth East Hospital in Lafayette, Indiana
Age: 92
Date of Birth: Monday, June 11, 1923
Birth place: Hollsopple, Pennsylvania
Father: Charles S. Trevorrow
Mother: Elizabeth ( Edmiston ) Trevorrow
Marital Status: Widowed
Resided in: Helen had lived in the Buffalo, Indiana, since 1969 coming from Gary, Indiana, and Hollsopple, Pennsylvania.
Funeral Date: Friday, January 29, 2016
Funeral Location: 10:30 a.m. (EST), Celebration of Life Service will be held on Friday, January 29, 2016 at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana
Clergy: Rev. Tom Haynie of the Buffalo Christian Church of Buffalo, Indiana
Burial will take place:
Hughes Cemetery in rural Monticello (White County), Indiana.
Visitation will be:
3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.(EST), Thursday, January 28, 2016, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Helen was a 1941 high school graduate from a small Holsopple School in Pennsylvania. She enrolled at California University in Pennsylvania and earned her bachelor’s degree in Education.
In lieu of student teaching, Helen was asked by her college to accept a teaching position in the Appalachian Mountain Range. Her strong-will and adventurous personality led her to a one-room school house where she taught children K-12 who came down from the mountains to learn. After her sweetheart returned from World War II, she married him in Gary, Indiana. Helen taught elementary in the Merrillville School System, Gary School System and North White School Corporation. She retired from her teaching career after several years as the Title 1 Coordinator for the North White School Corporation.
Helen was a member of the Ambridge Methodist Church in Gary, Indiana. She attended the Buffalo Christian Church of Buffalo, Indiana where she taught Children’s Sunday school and provided a free reading program to children. Helen lived by her faith and inspired those she met.
Helen was a charter member of the former Contact Help of White County. She was an active member of Indiana State Teachers Association and North White Classroom Teachers Association. Helen was involved in the International Reading Association as well as the Greater White County IRA. After retirement from the classroom, she volunteered at the Lafayette Adult Reading Academy. Helen then became a charter member of the Literacy Council of White County where she continued to volunteer until she was 90 years old. Helen received the President’s Award for “Tutor of the Year” in 2010 from the Literacy Volunteers of White County. She shared her passion for education and taught children and adults for 72 years. Helens life-time enjoyments were her faith, family, reading and candy-making at Christmas.
Special Services:
Memorial Information: In Lieu of flowers memorials are asked to be given to the White County Community Foundation to establish the "Helen Kendig Scholarship". Envelopes will be available at the funeral home or mail them to White County Community Foundation 1001 S. Main St. P.
Marriage Information: On November 19, 1948, in Gary, Indiana, She was married to Arthur J. "Art" Kendig. They celebrated 48 years of marriage. He passed away on December 7, 1996.
Survivors include:
Children,James A. (wife Barbara) Kendig of Merrillville, Indiana, Jean Kendig of Buffalo, Indiana, Marian Taylor of Lafayette, Indiana, and Donna (husband Kevin) Mcllrath of Monticello, Indiana; Daughter-in-law, Anna Jo Kendig of Bedford, Indiana;Grandchildren,Cari Hooper,David Beckham,Amy Beckham,Bobby Kendig,Jamie Ramiez,Ryan Taylor,Kyle Taylor,Eryn Pinkney,Sarah McIlrath, Elizabeth McIlrath, andAndrew McIlrath;Thirteen ( 13 ) Great Grandchildren; Sister, Nancy J. Smail of Cuba, Illinois;Numerous Nieces, Nephews, Great Nieces, and Great Nephews.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Charles and Elizabeth (Edmiston) Trevorrow;Husband, Arthur J. "Art" Kendig;Son, Thomas R. "Tom" Kendig. Sisters and Brother, Mary English,Hazel Marshall, Tom Trevorrow,Esther Miller,Alice Lloyd,Jane Hawke,Charlotte Wisor.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583 - 8488.