Helen L. Burt:
Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother
Helen L. Burt, 95, of 8538 Route 305 Black Creek, passed
away, Sunday, July 14, 2019 at Cuba Memorial Hospital’s Palliative Care Unit
with her daughter by her side after a short illness.
Born on October 23, 1923, in Black Creek, she was a daughter
of Henry and Ella Wildrick Van Fleet. On
June 4, 1947, in Black Creek she married Harold Burt who predeceased her. Helen
was a lifelong member of the Black Creek community and was proud to have
resided in the home her grandfather built most her life.
She had worked for a number of years as a secretary for
Phelps and Sibly Co., in Cuba, and later for Schryver’s Market as a cashier
prior to her retirement. She was also
the New Hudson Tax Collector for 20 years.
Helen was a member of Cuba Grange 799, The Black Creek
Cemetery Association, was a 4-H leader and a member of the Friendship Swingers
Square Dance Club.
She enjoyed knitting, playing the piano, playing the organ
for the Black Creek Baptist Church, square dancing, but most of all spending
time with her family and grandchildren.
She is survived by her children, Thomas (Kathy) Burt of Cuba,
Larry Burt of Black Creek, Dick (Diane) Burt of Cuba and Janet Burt of Black
Creek; her grandchildren Ian (Amanda), Adam (Sara), Jason (Jennifer), Nick
(Amanda); her great grandchildren Olivia, Owen, Wells, Henry, Brady, and Dalton;
her loving sister, Anna Green of Cuba
and her beloved cat Callie, as well as several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and husband she was predeceased
by a brother George Van Fleet, and two sisters Mary Swisher and Ruth Miller.
The family will receive friends at the Mark F. Rinker
Funeral Home & Memorial Service, Inc., 9 Bull Street, Cuba on Thursday,
July 18, 2019 from 5-8 p.m. and on Friday, July 19, 2019 from 10-11:00 a.m. at
which time funeral services will be held.
The Rev. John Asquith, will officiate.
Burial will be in Black Creek Cemetery, Town of New Hudson,
New York.
Online condolences may be sent at www.rinkerfuneralhome.com. Memorials
may be made to the Black Creek Cemetery Association or Cuba Grange 799.
