Helen was born on January 11, 1937, in Newport, RI, daughter of the late Col. William and Helen Hoke. She graduated from Lebanon High School in 1955 and Albert Einstein Medical Center School of Nursing in 1958. Helen was retired from the Lebanon VA Medical Center after 20 years of service and was a devoted member of St. Stephen’s United Church of Christ, Lebanon. She was married to the late Maj. Harry Crawford for forty-four years and they had four children.
She is survived by children Margaret, wife of Thomas Minerick of Lebanon, Wayne, husband of Kirsten Crawford of Carlisle, Carolyn, wife of Bradley Spotts of Lebanon, and Douglas, husband of Sarah Crawford of Elizabethtown; ten grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren.
Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 30, at the Rohland Funeral Home, 508 Cumberland St., Lebanon. Viewing will be from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. prior to the service at Rohland’s. Interment will be in Grand View Memorial Park, North Annville Township.