Helen Maxine Jewell

1917 - 2007  (90 years)

• Name	Helen Maxine Jewell
  Birth	4 Feb 1917	Burns, Marion, Kansas, United States
  Gender	Female
  Death	8 Aug 2007	Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I9050	Branches and Roots
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Frederick Arthur Jewell,   b. 18 Jul 1880, Dodgeville, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA d. 24 Aug 1953, Newton, Harvey, Kansas, United States (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Nettie Mae Skillicorn,   b. 13 May 1879, Linden, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA d. 27 Jul 1968, Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F3306	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Howard Milton Endsley,   b. 27 May 1921   d. 28 Jul 1996 (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	6 Jun 1948
  Children	> 1. Gregory Endsley  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 2. Living
  Family ID	F3310	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Endsley , Helen Maxine, 90, died peacefully Aug. 8, 2007 at HospiceCare, Inc. in Madison, Wis. She was born Feb. 4, 1917 in Burns, Kan., the daughter of Frederick and Nettie Jewell , the youngest of six children. She graduated from Kansas State Teachers College in Emporia in 1940. She worked at El Dorado Junior College and taught business classes at Mulvane High School in Kansas. During World War II, she worked at Beech Aircraft where she met Howard Endsley , whom she married June 6, 1948. Helen was a librarian in Wichita Public Schools, including Arkansas Avenue Elementary School and OK Elementary School until her retirement in 1981. Helen especially enjoyed gardening and filled her backyard with flowers. A local gardening club gave her awards for her beautiful yard. She and her husband traveled extensively after retirement, crossing the country in their RV, visiting their children and grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard; brothers, Paul and Dean Jewell and sisters, Lois Jewell , Marian Huffman and Thelma Smith. Survivors: son, Gregory (Linda) Endsley of Oregon, Wis.; daughter, Cheryl (Grant) Keast of Closter, N.J.; grandchildren, Sarah Endsley and Ted Keast. Visitation 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12, 2007; service 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 13, 2007, both at Resthaven Mortuary. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Helen Endsley Memorial Fund at Botanica, The Wichita Gardens, 701 Amidon, Wichita, KS 67203. Published in the Wichita Eagle from 8/11/2007 - 8/12/2007. Endsley , Helen Maxine, 90, died peacefully Aug. 8, 2007 at HospiceCare, Inc. in Madison, Wis. She was born Feb. 4, 1917 in Burns, Kan., the daughter of Frederick and Nettie Jewell , the youngest of six children. She graduated from Kansas State Teachers College in Emporia in 1940. She worked at El Dorado Junior College and taught business classes at Mulvane High School in Kansas. During World War II, she worked at Beech Aircraft where she met Howard Endsley , whom she married June 6, 1948. Helen was a librarian in Wichita Public Schools, including Arkansas Avenue Elementary School and OK Elementary School until her retirement in 1981. Helen especially enjoyed gardening and filled her backyard with flowers. A local gardening club gave her awards for her beautiful yard. She and her husband traveled extensively after retirement, crossing the country in their RV, visiting their children and grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard; brothers, Paul and Dean Jewell and sisters, Lois Jewell , Marian Huffman and Thelma Smith. Survivors: son, Gregory (Linda) Endsley of Oregon, Wis.; daughter, Cheryl (Grant) Keast of Closter, N.J.; grandchildren, Sarah Endsley and Ted Keast. Visitation 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12, 2007; service 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 13, 2007, both at Resthaven Mortuary. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Helen Endsley Memorial Fund at Botanica, The Wichita Gardens, 701 Amidon, Wichita, KS 67203. Published in the Wichita Eagle from 8/11/2007 - 8/12/2007.