Helen Milligan Oglesby

Milligan Oglesby, Helen
Derwood, MD: Our loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, and Great-grandmother, age 92, passed peacefully into the presence of her Lord and Savior on July 31, 2008 in Derwood, MD. Helen was born on September 18, 1915 in Rochester, NY, the oldest of nine children born to Frank and Nellie (McKissock) Westfall. She married Frank H. Milligan on September 17, 1937, and he predeceased her in 1969. She is survived by her husband of 30 years, Richard Wellington Oglesby; six children: Frank Milligan (Alrun), Stuart Milligan, Mae Milligan Dillon (David), Cecil Milligan (Jean), Carl Milligan (Evie) and Wesley Milligan (Janet); 20 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and seven siblings: Ralph Westfall, Robert Westfall, Cecil Westfall, Jean Ritchie, Lillian Stoppe, Grace Bunce and David Westfall. She was predeceased by her sister, Mona Trezise. Before marriage, Helen worked as a Secretary at Kodak Park. Later, she was a full-time homemaker who loved family activities of all kinds. She was an active Church Member everywhere she lived; became an expert in counted cross-stitching; and brightened the lives of hundreds through her greeting card "Ministry". She was loved and respected by family and friends alike and will be greatly missed.
Family and friends may call at Miller Funeral Homes, Inc., 3325 Winton Rd. S., Rochester, NY on Friday, August 8, 2008 from 11 AM- 1 PM, to be followed immediately by Interment at Oakwood Cemetery in Penfield, NY. A Memorial Service will be held at Cornerstone Bible Chapel, 3231 Buffalo Rd., Rochester, NY on Saturday, August 23, 2008 at 3 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Camp Li-Lo-Li, 8811 Sunfish Run Road, Randolph, NY 14772. To email a message of condolence, please visit Helen's guestbook at:

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