Helen Claire Arnwine, age 90, formerly of Mifflinville, died on Tuesday, August 29, 2017, a resident of The Gardens at Orangeville.
Helen, affectionately known as Claire, was born November 6, 1926, in Bloomsburg, daughter of the late Melvin A. Farver and Margaret (Burke) Farver. She graduated from Bloomsburg High School in 1943.
On February 5, 1945, Helen married Allen C. Arnwine in Bloomsburg. They were married for 72 years until his death on April 18, 2017.
For 33 years, Helen lived in Bristol, PA with her husband and two children. She worked at Bristol Textile and served as a Troop Leader for the Junior Catholic Daughters. In 1983, she and Allen retired to Mifflinville where they enjoyed an active life together, gardening and square dancing.
While living in Bristol, she attended St. Mark's church and then St. Michael the Archangel church in Levittown, PA. Upon moving to Mifflinville, she became a parishioner of St. Columba, Bloomsburg.
Throughout her life, Helen enjoyed canning, baking, crocheting, spending time with family and entertaining her grandchildren. She loved country music, pink carnations and collecting cookbooks.
In addition to her parents and husband, Helen was preceded in death by her two brothers and sister-in-law: Robert E. Farver on March 1, 1997, his wife, Marjorie M. (Jones) Farver, September 28, 2009, and Donald M. Farver on May 5, 2017.
Helen is survived and greatly missed by her two children and their spouses, Allen C. Arnwine, Jr. and Margaret Harrison of the Villages, FL; and Deborah and David Kern of New Bern, NC; her sister-in-law, Bonnie (Knecht) Farver; five grand-daughters, seven great-grandchildren; her niece, nephews and cousins.
We would like to thank Commonwealth Home Health & Hospice of Berwick for their excellent services and support in caring for our loved ones, Helen and Allen. Your kind ministrations were much appreciated.
A time of visitation for family and friends will be held on Friday, September 8 from 10:00 to 11:00 am in the Allen Funeral Home, Inc., 745 Market at Eighth Street, Bloomsburg.
Funeral services will follow at 11am with Monsignor Robert E. Lawrence, St. Columba Catholic Church, Bloomsburg, officiating. A graveside service will follow immediately in the New Rosemont Cemetery, Bloomsburg, PA.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to your favorite charity, in memory of Helen C. Arnwine.
Friends and family wishing to send a memorial gift, share a personal memory or offer condolences to the family, a Memorial Tribute Page in Helen's honor and a Sympathy Store are available at www.Allen FuneralHome.com.