Helen M. (Keidel) Harper passed away on March 22, 2019. She was 82 years old. Helen was born on July 8, 1936 in Nyack, NY to Frederick and Margarite Keidel. She graduated from Congers High School in 1949. She worked as a pharmacy assistant for over twenty years at Schultz Pharmacy in West Haverstraw, NY. Helen married the love of her life and husband of 54 years, Garland Harper in 1956 and had two boys. For 35 years Helen spent 6 months of the year in Rockland County and the other 6 months of the year in Bonita Springs, FL which she spent with her husband, sister and her many friends in the Citrus Park community.
Helen was predeceased by her husband Garland; her sister Lois and her husband Carl. She is survived by her two sons Terence and his wife Mary, and Lawrence; her sister Wilma Keidel; her nieces Claudia Brousseau and her husband Peter and Alicia Brady; and will be missed deeply by her grandchildren, James and his wife JeanMarie and Elizabeth Harper and her long-time boyfriend Andrew. Family will receive friends on Monday from 2-4 & 7-9 at Higgins Funeral Home in New City, NY. Services will be held on Tuesday at 11am at the funeral home followed by burial at Brick Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Cancer Society.
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