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Cleveland, Helen Mere |
Othernames |
Helen Marie Kodish |
Genealogy ID |
84748 |
Born |
13 OCT 1926 |
Birthplace |
Mansfield, Tioga PA |
Deceased |
16 MAR 2021 |
Deceased where |
Belleville,Mifflin PA |
Cemetery |
Juniata Memorial Cemetery, Lewistown, Mifflin Co., PA |
Education |
Mansfield High School 1944 |
Occupation |
Mifflin County |
Father |
Welch M. Cleveland |
Mother |
Helen Dreas |
Spouse |
Carl Kodish |
Children |
Kathleen Kodish Carl Kodish Margaret Kodish Michelle Kodish |
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Helen Marie Cleveland = 84748 Find a Grave Helen Cleveland Kodish – b. 13 October 1926, Mansfield, PA; d. 16 March 2021, Belleville, Mifflin Co., PA; Burial – Juniata Memorial Cemetery, Lewistown, Mifflin Co., PA CLEVELAND, Helen Marie [SRGP 84748] - Helen Kodish, age 94 and formerly of Feeder Avenue in Lewistown, passed away peacefully on March 16, 2021 at Valley View Haven, Belleville. She was born October 13, 1926 in Mansfield to Welch and Helen Cleveland. Following graduation from Mansfield High School and from business school in Baltimore, Helen went to work at Mansfield State College where she met her future husband Carl. The couple married in 1949 and moved to Lewistown when Carl got a job teaching at Rothrock High School. Carl preceded Helen in death in November, 1999. Helen loved people, had a tremendous sense of humor, and she really loved sports. Helen was an avid bowler, bowling weekly well into her 80’s. She followed the Philadelphia Phillies, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and Boston Celtics religiously, and she especially enjoyed watching basketball and golf. Whether it was the Lewistown Lady Panthers, Notre Dame, or the Celtics on the hardwood, or Jack Nicklaus or Tiger Woods on the golf course, Helen was an enthusiastic fan who did not miss much of the action. Helen especially loved high school sports and supporting student athletes. She proudly served as treasurer of the Lewistown Panther Club for parts of five decades and stayed with the club until the school’s dissolution in 2011. She took great pride in her recordkeeping skills and always loved it when she received a nice note from the auditor when her books came back from the annual audit. She always enjoyed helping to plan the annual Panther Club Banquet, and loved her interactions with super club presidents like Carl Smith, long-time secretary Dana Henry, and chief advertising salesman Roger Barr. For many years Helen worked for Mifflin County. She started out in the county’s Civil Defense Department before finishing her county career as a secretary in the Court of Common Pleas office. As a county employee she founded the Employee Fund and was the creator of the annual courthouse holiday party. Helen always thought it was important to be kind, to do the right thing, and to help others. She showed that in her work and personal relationships throughout her life. Helen is survived by her sister Donna of Montoursville. She was preceded in death by her brother Ellis and sisters Beatrice and Doris. Helen was a proud mother of four children: Kathleen Reeder, and husband Timothy; Carl "Buddy" Kodish; Margaret Zook; and Kevin Kodish, and wife Machelle. Helen adored her six grandchildren: Jake Reeder; Emily Reeder; Jennifer Casanova (husband Fernando); Jason Zook; Katy Warke (husband Derek), and Brooke Rutledge (husband Kyle). Helen is also survived by three great grandchildren – Fitzgerald Rutledge, London Rutledge, and Max Warke. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 18 at King-Barr Funeral Home, 120 Logan Street, Lewistown. Masks will be required. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Friday, March 19 at 10 a.m. Interment will be in Juniata Memorial Park. Memorial contributions can be made to: Skills of Central PA, 6395 State Route 103 North, Building 35, Lewistown, PA 17044; or to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 106 North Dorcas Street, Lewistown, PA 17044. - no source Spouse – Carl C. "Candyman" Kodish – b. 6 November 1925, Edwardsville, Luzerne Co., PA; d. 5 November 1999, Lewistown, Mifflin Co., PA;Burial – Juniata Memorial Cemetery, Lewistown, Mifflin Co., PA KODISH, Carl C. - LEWISTOWN - Carl C. "Candyman" Kodish, 73, of 9 Feeder Ave., Lewistown, died at 10:40 p.m. Friday Nov. 5, 1999, at his home. Born Nov. 6, 1925, in Edwardsville, he was the son of the late Stanley and Catherine (Mazauskas) Kodish. His wife, Helen (Cleveland) Kodish, whom he married in 1949, survives. Also surviving are: children, Mrs. Timothy (Kathleen) Reeder, State College, Mrs. Franklin (Margy) Zook, Reedsville, Carl "Buddy" Kodish and Kevin Kodish, both of Lewistown; brothers and sisters, Stanley Kodish and John Kodish, both of Kingston, Ray Kodish, Lock Haven, Sally Kodish, Selinsgrove, and Jennie Dubuaskas, Connecticut; and six grandchildren. He was a U. S. Army veteran of World War II. He was an English teacher at Rothrock High School and worked at Standard Steel for 26 years, retiring in 1983. He was a member of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, with the Rev. Father Thomas Marickovic officiating. Interment will be in Juniata Memorial Park, where graveside military honors will be given by VFW Post 7011, Lewistown. Friends may call from 7-9 p.m. today at the Barr Funeral Home, 120 Logan St., Lewistown, where there will be a scripture reading at 8:45 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to: Sacred Heart Church, 106 N. Dorcas St., Lewistown, PA 17044 or to HOSPICE: The Bridge, West Fourth Street, Lewistown, PA 17044, or to the Lewistown Girls Basketball Team, Manor Drive, Lewistown, PA 17044 - no source Mansfield Advertiser, PA, 28 December 1949, Wednesday, p.1 Cleveland-Kodish Nuptials Solemnized In a pretty ceremony performed at 2 p.m. Tuesday, December 27, 1949, at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Welch Cleveland, 68 W. Elmira Street, their daughter, Helen Marie, became the bride of Carl Kodish, son of Mrs. Catherine Kodish, of Kingston, PA. The double ring ceremony was performed by the Rev. David J. Griffiths, pastor of the Baptist Church, before a bank of ferns, white carnations, snapdragons, chrysanthemums and candelabra. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a street length dress of silver jacquard with royal blue accessories and corsage of red rose buds. Her maid of honor, Miss Drusilla Newman, of Mansfield, wore steel grey with black accessories and pink rose bud corsage. Raymond Kodish, of Williamsport, was best man for his brother. A reception at the home followed the ceremony, after which Mr. & Mrs. Kodish left for a motor trip to New York City. After January 3 they will be at home on East Main Street. The bride is a graduate of Mansfield Senior High School, 1944, and Strayers Business College, Baltimore, MD. She is employed as a secretary at Mansfield State Teacher’s College. Mr. Kodish is a graduate of Kingston High School and served in the Army in World War II. He is a student at Mansfield State Teacher’s College. |
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