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Helen M. Housler

Helen M. Housler

Female 1920 - 2016  (95 years)


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  • Name Helen M. Housler  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Birth 17 Oct 1920  Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 22 Jul 2016  St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial 25 Jul 2016  Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • St. Marks Catholic Cemetery
    Person ID I7241  Branches and Roots
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

    Father Raymond Marion Housler,   b. 6 May 1897, Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Feb 1973, Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary Catherine Hout,   b. 29 Dec 1895, Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 1989, Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 17 Jan 1918  Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F427  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family George B. Erskine,   b. 17 Apr 1908, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jun 1994, Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 18 Jan 1908  Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F99  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

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    1. [S95] Staff, Obituary: Erskine, Helen M (Housler), (Name: Barnett Funeral Home, Inc.; Location: Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, United States;), Obituary: Erskine, Helen M. (Housler).
      Helen M. Erskine, 95, of 2235 Rich Valley Rd., Emporium, PA died at Penn Highlands Elk, St. Marys, PA on Friday morning. (July 22, 2016) There will be no visitation per Helen's request. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial to be Celebrated at the St. Mark Catholic Church, 235 East Fourth Street, Emporium, PA on Monday, July 25, 2016 at 10:30 AM with Rev. Paul S. Siebert, Pastor, as Celebrant. Burial will be in the St. Mark Catholic Cemetery, Emporium, PA In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Emporium Volunteer Fire Department, 419 N. Broad St., Emporium, PA 15834 or to the Cameron County Ambulance Service, 299 E. Second St., Emporium, PA 15834

      Barnett Funeral Home, Inc.
      HFA: 24APR2022

    2. [S166] Staff, Obituary: Housler, Mary C. (Hout), (Name: Cameron County Echo; Location: Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, United States; Date: 24JAN1989;), Obituary: Housler, Mary C. (Hout).
      1989 - Tuesday, January 24 – Cameron County Echo

      MARY C. HOUSLER

      Mary C. Housler, 93, of the Guy and Mary Felt Manor died Tuesday, January 10th at the Manor following an extended illness.

      Born December 29, 1895 in Emporium, she was a daughter of George and Margaret Prechtl Hout. On January 18, 1916 in Emporium, she married Ray M. Housler, who died February 6, 1973.

      A lifelong Emporium area resident, Mrs. Housler resided in Rich Valley for 35 years. She was a member of St. Mark’s Church and the Catholic Daughter of America.

      Surviving are three daughters, Helen, Mrs. George Erskine, and Marie Pellam, both of Emporium, and Dorothy, Mrs. Harold Wood of West Chester, Pa.; a son, Raymond C. Housler of Emporium; nine grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; and a sister Julia Cleary of Emporium.

      She was preceded in death by three sisters and four brothers.

      Friends were received Thursday, January 12 a the Edward M. Barnett Funeral Home where the Rosary was recited at 8 p.m. Thursday evening. A mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Mark’s Church with the Rev. William Rice, Paster, as Celebrant. Burial was in St. Mark’s Cemetery.

      Memorials in memory of Mrs. Housler may be made to the Guy and Mary Felt Manor Auxiliary.

      Cameron County Historical Society
      HFA

    3. [S167] Staff, Obituary: Housler, Raymond M, (Name: Cameron County Echo; Location: Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, United States; Date: 14FEB1973;), Obituary: Housler, Raymond M.
      1973 – Wednesday, February 14 – Cameron County Echo – page 10

      RAYMOND M. HOUSLER

      Mr. Raymond M. Housler, 75 year old Rich Valley resident and lifetime area resident, passed away Tuesday evening, February 6 at the Guy and Mary Felt Manor in Emporium following a lengthy illness.

      Mr. Housler was born in Emporium May 6, 1897 and was a son of the late Andrew and Nellie Housler. He was united in marriage with his wife, the former Mary C. Hout in Emporium January 17, 1917. During his lifetime, Mr. Housler was a self employed carpenter and contractor and was well known throughout the area.

      He is survived by his wife; by four children, Mrs. Bernard (Marie) Pellam, Mrs. George (Helen) Erskine and Raymond C. Housler, all living in Rich Valley and Mrs. Harold (Dorothy) Wood, West Chester, Pa.; by a sister, Mrs. Lee Campfield, also living in Rich Valley; and by 9 grandchildren and 6 great great grandchildren.

      Funeral services were held at the Rich Valley Wesleyan Church Friday afternoon and burial followed in the Rich Valley Cemetery.

      It has been requested that Memorial contributions may be made for the purchase of x-ray equipment for the Guy and Mary Felt Manor in Emporium.

      Cameron County Historical Society
      HFA

    4. [S221] Staff, Obituary: Wood, Dorothy A (Housler), (Name: Daily Local, The; Location: West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States; Date: 07MAR2018;), Obituary: Wood, Dorothy A. (Housler).
      Dorothy A. Wood, 93, of West Chester, died on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at Brandywine Hospital after a short illness. She was married for 47 years to the late Harold L. Wood who passed away in 1995. Born in Emporium, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ray M. and Mary C. Housler. She was preceded in death by 2 sisters and 1 brother, Marie Pellam, Helen Erskine, and Raymond C. Housler all of Emporium. She was a member of several area Episcopal Churches where she served as acolyte seamstress, altar guild and prayer group member. For many years she worked as a resister calibrater at Vishay Americas Inc. of Malvern. She is survived by two sons, Richard C. Wood and wife Sandra, of Jonestown, PA, and James H. Wood and wife Clare of West Chester. She had four grandchildren, Steven R. Wood of Lebanon, PA, Marianne M. Wood of Jonestown, PA, Christopher J. Wood of Washington, DC, and Jean A. Wood of West Chester. A private gravesite funeral was held on Tuesday, March 6 with interment at Philadelphia Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the Dorothy Day Center, 233 W. Gay St., West Chester, PA. Funeral arrangements were made by the Logan Funeral Home in Exton. www.loganfuneralhomes.com

      Published by The Daily Local from Mar. 6 to Mar. 7, 2018.
      HFA: 07MAR2019.

    5. [S227] Staff, Cameron County Historical Society Obituaries, (Name: Press/Independent; Location: Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, United States;), Pellam, Marie C.
      Marie Pellam
      (1918 - 2012)

      Marie C. Pellam, 93, of Guy and Mary Felt Manor, formerly of Rich Valley Rd., died Wednesday morning (Feb. 29, 2012) at the Manor.

      She was born Nov. 24, 1918, in Emporium, a daughter of the late Raymond M. and Mary Hout Housler.

      She married the late Bernard L. Pellam, Sr.

      Mrs. Pellam had been a member of the Order of Eastern Star, emporium Chapter #101, where she had served as a Worthy Past matron. She had worked at the former Market Basket for several years and years ago had worked at Sylvania.

      Surviving are two sons, James E. Pellam and his wife Barb of Emporium, and Fred Pellam and his wife Bonnie of Rome, NY; one daughter, Nancy m. Yeager and her husband Marty of Rochester, NY; 14 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; and two sisters, Helen Erskine of Emporium and Dorothy Wood of West Chester.

      In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two sons, Bernard Pellam, Jr. and Gary Pellam, and one brother, Raymond C. Housler.

      Visitation was at the Barnett Funeral Home on Sunday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m.

      Funeral service was held at the funeral home on Monday, (March 5, 2012) at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Gary Atkinson, pastor, First United Methodist Church, officiating.

      Burial was in the Rich Valley Cemetery.

      Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.

      Online condolences may be placed at www.BarnettFuneralHome.net

      Unknown Source; Unknown Date. Cameron County Historical Society
      HFA: 25MAR2023