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Helen Crockett KNEELAND

Female 1911 - 2005  (93 years)


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  • Name Helen Crockett KNEELAND 
    Birth 24 Dec 1911  Brooklyn, New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1920  Searsport, Waldo, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1930  Searsport, Waldo, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 27 Aug 2005  Napa, Napa, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Burial Tulocay Cemetery, Napa, Napa, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Siblings 1 brother and 1 sister 
    Person ID I5442  bmds
    Last Modified 23 Sep 2016 

    Father Frank Elmer KNEELAND,   b. 27 Jul 1870, Searsport, Waldo, Maine Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 1948, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Bertha Louise JUNKINS,   b. 8 May 1875, Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Oct 1971, North Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years) 
    Family ID F73  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Searsport, Waldo, Maine
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Searsport, Waldo, Maine
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 27 Aug 2005 - Napa, Napa, California
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Tulocay Cemetery, Napa, Napa, California
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • The Crescent of Gamma Phi Beta – Page 287:
      Born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Kneeland (Bertha Junkins, Delta, ’98), a daughter, Helen Crockett, on December 24th, 1911.

      She resided in Dover, NH during the 1930’s.

  • Sources 
    1. [S20] Junkins Family Association.

    2. [S6] 1920 US Census, 8 Jan 1920.

    3. [S4] Obituary.
      BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Helen Crockett Kneeland passed away Saturday Aug. 27, 2005, at a Napa, Calif. convalescent center. She was born, Dec. 24, 1911, to Frank E. and Bertha Junkins Kneeland, the family moved to Searsport in 1915, where Helen attended grades one through eight in a one-room schoolhouse. She graduated from Searsport High School in 1927, attended the Gorham Normal School from 1930-1932 and received her nursing education at Massachusetts General Hospital, in Boston.
       She served honorably in the U.S. Army Nursing Corps during World War II. Following the war, Helen moved to Santa Monica, Calif., and was employed by the Veterans’ Administration Hospital in Sawtelle, retiring in 1979. Traveling was a much enjoyed pastime; she explored much of Europe, Mexico and the United States. A resident of Napa since 1990, she took pleasure in her association with the Silver Spray Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star.
       She is survived by her brother, Frank Kneeland, of Napa, Calif.; three nephews, Tom, Ken, and Paul Kneeland; as well as great-nephews and great-nieces.
       At her request, no services will be held. Contributions in Helen’s memory can be made to the Eastern Star Scholarship Fund, care of Silver Spray Chapter No. 59, 37 Camelia Dr., Napa, CA 94558 Condolences may be relayed to the family at treadwayandwiggerfuneralchapel.com.
      — Bangor Daily News – Posted Sept. 25, 2008, at 11:19 p.m.

    4. [S5] Find A Grave, → Memorial ID 153195268.