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Helen Jean LeRoy

circa 1939 (computed from age at death) – 12 August 1945

Died 12 August 1945, aged 6 years, daughter of Henry and Irene LeRoy — Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph death notice of 14 August 1945

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Obituary

Date of death

12 August 1945

Date of birth

circa 1939 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

aged 6 years

Transcribed at

of 1013 Wolfendale St., N.S.

Inscription transcription

LEROY - On Sunday, Aug. 12, 1945, Helen Jean, beloved daughter of Henry and Irene LeRoy, aged 6 years, of 1013 Wolfendale St., N.S. Friends received at B. B. Devlin Funeral Home, 602 Sherman Ave. Notice of funeral later.

This notice is from the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph of Tuesday, August 14, 1945, kept as submitted. The notice heading spells the surname LEROY and the parents' surname LeRoy; our archive's index entry reads "Leroy". The family address ("N.S.") is Pittsburgh's Northside; the notice states no place of death.

People named in this record

  • Helen Jean LeRoySubject
  • Henry LeRoyParent
  • Irene LeRoyParent

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Source & citation

Source type
Transcription only
Provenance
From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
Transcribed by
Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-07-06
Permalink
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Image vs transcription
Transcription only — no photograph or clipping image in this record

Citation: Death notice of Helen Jean LeRoy (d. 12 August 1945, aged 6), daughter of Henry and Irene LeRoy of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, Tuesday, 14 August 1945; transcription preserved in the Ancestors at Rest archive. (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/obituaries/leroy-helen-1945/ : accessed [your access date]).

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