Helen Walton Pelkey
Born: October 22, 1922
Died: May 26, 2007
Married: Norman W. Pelkey (September 27, 1939)
Children: Jacqueline Olsen, Norman R. Pelkey, Helen Luzzi, Francis Pelkey, Sandra Bickford, Dr. Kathleen Pelkey, Michelle Gibson
Helen Katherine Walton Pelkey
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, May 28, 2007
Helen Katherine Pelkey
SARANAC LAKE — Helen Katherine Pelkey, 84, began her flight to heaven Saturday, May 26, 2007, surrounded by friends and family members.
Born Oct. 22, 1922 to Ernest and Irene Walton (Quintel), she was the oldest of eight children.
Helen was married Sept. 27, 1939 to Norman W. Pelkey.
Helen resided at 54 Dorsey St., Saranac Lake for about 60 years. In 2005, the street was renamed Pelkey Lane. Our kind and gifted Saranac Lake resident was well known for her beautiful cake making skills. She had been employed at Will Rogers Hospital, the Berkeley Delicatessen and the Saranac Lake Central School District.
Helen was a thoughtful and well loved woman who took great pleasure sharing time with her many friends and family members. Her smile and generosity will be missed by many.
Helen is survived by her youngest sister, Geraldine Gilbert of St. Petersburg, Fla.; seven children: Jacqueline Olsen of Manassas, Va., Norman and his wife Linda Pelkey of Jonesboro, AK, Helen Luzzi and Francis Pelkey of Saranac Lake, Sandra and her husband David Bickford of Ray Brook, Dr. Kathleen Pelkey of Hancock, Maine, and Michelle and her husband Paul Gibson of Irmon, S.C.; 15 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her parents, her husband in 1987, and six siblings: Raymond, Ruth, Harold, Jean, George, and Richard.
Calling hours will be held from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 29 at the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home in Saranac Lake. A Bible vigil service will be held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, May 30, at St. Bernard’s Church in Saranac Lake. Following cremation, a graveside service will take place at St. Bernard’s Cemetery, to be announced at a later date. The family has requested that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Saranac Lake Volunteer Fire Department.