Helen J. Aylward, 91, formerly of 471 Interstate Parkway, Bradford, passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2019, peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, at the Bradford Ecumenical Home.
Born October 17, 1927, in Bradford, she was a daughter of the late Francis and Ruth M. (Songer) Holleran. Helen was a 1945 graduate of St. Bernard High School.
On June 22, 1946, in St. Bernard Church, she married William J. Aylward, who died November 27,1992.
Mrs. Aylward had been employed as a civilian for the United States Navy in Washington DC. Later in life, she, along with her husband, owned and operated the Butcher Block on South Avenue for 10 years. She also sat for elderly people and was active at the Red Cross.
She was a member of St. Bernard Church.
Surviving are two daughters, Sueanne (the late William) Toomey, of Myrtle Beach, SC, and Barbara E. (the late William) Kubiak, of Bradford, three sons James T. (Donna) Aylward, of Bradford, Thomas F. (the late Donna) Aylward, of Spirit Lake, ID, and William J. Aylward, of Kodiak, Alaska, three granddaughters, Sherry Aylward, of Bradford, Laurie (Al) George, Hindsdale, NY, and Kimberley Gibbons, League City, TX, three great grandchildren, Michael Kline, Olivia Steck, Aaron George, four great great grandchildren, Brianna Gibbons, Kaitlyn Gibbons, McKenzie Gibbons and Karson Kline, two great great great grandchildren, Sophia Gibbons and Aiden Gibbons, and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, an infant daughter, Nancy Marie Aylward, three brothers, James Holleran, Richard Holleran, Thomas Holleran, and one sister Nancy Sutherland.
Friends will be received on Friday, February 22, 2019, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc, 372 East Main St., followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 1:00 p.m. in St. Bernard Church with Rev. Stanley Swacha, Senior Associate, as Celebrant. Burial will be in St. Bernard Cemetery.
Memorials, if desired may be made to the McKean County Chapter of the Disabled American Veterans #72, Box 645, Kane, PA, 16735, of the charity of the donor's choice.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.hollenbeckcahill.com