Individual Details

Helen Raney Kirk

(27 Apr 1900 - 16 Jul 1990)

New Castle News, New Castle, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, August 15, 1990, Page 8, Col. 1: Mrs. Helen Raney Kirk McAfee, 90, of Brookline, Mass., died July 17, 1990, in a Brookline hospital. A native of New Castle, she was born April 12, 1900, to Mr. and Mrs. Howard M. Kirk, Sr. Her husband, James Harrington McAfee, preceded her in death. A graduate of New Castle High School, Mrs. McAfee attended the University of Wisconsin.

Survivors include three daughters, Elizabeth McAfee of Brookline, and Jean Edwards and Martha Capin, both of Ashburnham, Mass.; a sister, Dr. Elizabeth Kirk Rose of Kenneth Square, Pa.; two brothers, Howard M. Kirk Jr. of New Castle and the Rev. William H. Kirk of Hamden, Conn.; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, Leander R. Kirk.

Memorial services will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Oak Park Cemetery in New Castle by Rev. John E. Blewett, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church.

Events

Birth27 Apr 1900Pennsylvania
MarriageAbt 1921Lawrence Co., Pennsylvania - James Harrington McAfee
Death16 Jul 1990Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
BurialOak Park Cemetery, New Castle, Lawrence Co., Pennsylvania

Families

SpouseJames Harrington McAfee (1895 - 1957)
ChildElizabeth McAfee ( - )
ChildJean McAfee ( - )
ChildMartha McAfee ( - )
FatherHoward Manning Kirk (1868 - 1952)
MotherElizabeth Raney (1875 - 1950)
SiblingElizabeth R. Kirk (1901 - 2008)
SiblingLeander Raney Kirk (1903 - 1955)
SiblingHoward Manning Kirk Jr. (1905 - 1997)
SiblingWilliam Henry Kirk (1909 - 2001)

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