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student: Helen Holden Identified by W.B., Christie & friends Confirmed 8 Sep 2004 by her cousin Shirley (Holden) Ross
Helen Doris Holden born 25 Jan 1928 in Simcoe, eldest daughter of James
Wm. Holden (1899-1978) and Olive Emily Wakeford (1901-1997). Helen
attended North School, Simcoe High and Simcoe Business College then worked
in the office of Norfolk Fruit Growers and Francis Reid's law office. She
moved to Toronto and worked in several law offices and Osgood Hall. She
married Ben Johnson in 1955 and they lived in Ottawa, Port Colborne, then
Niagara Falls. After their divorce in 1967, Helen returned to Toronto and
worked in the office of the Attorney General. Giving up work due to
Multiple Sclerosis, she returned to Simcoe and two years later was
admitted to Long-term Care Wing of Norfolk General Hospital, where she
lived for 12 years. Helen passed away 22 Aug 1993. -- also see Helen
in the 1946 Simcoe High photo |
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