Helena Hoeft Lewis was Birda's sister-in-law.
She married Birda's older brother, Siney Jr.
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| From Siney Jr & Helena Lewis family history compilation Found within the personal albums of Bryce Merkley, also Carol Harless albums |
According to these documents the following dates apply:
BIRTH: 14 Jul 1883- Chicago, Cook, Illinois
DEATH: 11 May 1952- Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California
She was 68 years old when she died.
Funeral program:
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| From Siney Jr & Helena Lewis family history compilation Found within the personal albums of Bryce Merkley, also Carol Harless albums |
Death certificate:
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| From Siney Jr & Helena Lewis family history compilation Found within the personal albums of Bryce Merkley, also Carol Harless albums |
Local death notice:
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| SOURCE: Vernal Express 1952, May 15, p.4 |
Local death notice transcribed:
Charles P. Lewis received a telegram Sunday informing him of the death of Lena Hoeft Lewis, wife of Siney Lewis in Inglewood, Calif. Mrs. Lewis died Sunday morning. No details were given. The Siney Lewises are former Vernal residents.
California Funeral notice:
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| SOURCE: Inglewood Citizen 1942, May 15, p.15 From Siney Jr & Helena Lewis family history compilation Found within the personal albums of Bryce Merkley, also Carol Harless albums *Newspaper is dated 1942, but all other dates point to her death in 1952, thus this paper's date must be a typo. |
Funeral Rites Today for Mrs. Helena Lewis.
Mormon funeral services for Mrs. Helena Hoeft Lewis, 68-year-old mother of nine, will be held today at 11 a.m. in the Inglewood Ward Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ, Latter Day Saints, with Bishop Robert M. Smith of the Inglewood ward officiation. Interment will be in Inglewood parish cemetery with Hardin-Flanagan Mortuary in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Lewis died in her sleep at her home, 559 East 67th street, Inglewood, early Sunday morning. Formerly of Vernal, Utah, she had resided in California for 10 years and in Inglewood for six years. She was born of German parents in Chicago, Ill.
Mrs. Lewis leaves her husband, Siney; sons, William A. of Lynwood and Charles S. Lewis of Springville, Utah; daughters, Mrs. Enola Shelton, Mrs. Bertha DuRee, Mrs. Hazel Obert and Mrs. Merle E. Silvers of Inglewood, Mrs. June Williams of Silverado, Mrs. Nellie Rae McDaniel of Los Angeles, and Mrs. Karma Koci of Stibnite, Idaho; a brother, Edward Hoeft of Ogden, Utah, and a sister, Mrs. Myrtle Walker of San Francisco.
*Spelling corrected wherein I was aware.
Photo of headstone:
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| From Siney Jr & Helena Lewis family history compilation Found within the personal albums of Bryce Merkley, also Carol Harless albums |
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| From Siney Jr & Helena Lewis family history compilation Found within the personal albums of Bryce Merkley, also Carol Harless albums |
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