Helen M. Needham

Helen M. Needham, 95, of Taunton, died Monday, May 14, 2007 at Van Duyn Home & Hospital. Born in Folkestone, England on Sunday, November 26, 1911, she was the daughter of William Hill and Fanny Cane Hill. She was a member of the Taunton Memorial United Presbyterian Church and the Taunton Home Interest Club. Helen's husband, Cedric, died in August 1974. Surviving are her sons and daughters-in-law, Bruce and Barbara Needham of Camillus, John and Roz Needham of Holland, Ohio, Roger and Lois Needham of Camillus and Alan and Johanna Needham of Simsbury, Connecticut; grandchildren, Mark, Andrew, Meg, Douglas, John and Allison Needham, Lisa Brown, Jill Sengstock, Claire Layman, Nancy Battishill and Elizabeth Donaldson; 17 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 2, 2007 in Taunton Memorial United Presbyterian Church with Rev. Harold B. Sanderson officiating. Arrangements are by the Buranich Funeral Home. Burial will be private at Greenlawn Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Taunton Memorial United Presbyterian Church, 4326 Fay Rd., Syracuse, NY 13219.