Helen Everhart

Helen Everhart NORFOLK - Helen Everhart, 95, passed away Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010. Born Helen Brandt Elsenhans Jan. 14, 1915 to parents Marguerite and George, she grew up in Camp Hill, Pa. After graduating in 1937 from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa., she married Edgar S. Everhart. They lived in Baltimore before moving to Portsmouth, and then to Churchland. She later lived in Virginia Beach and eventually settled in Norfolk. She was active at Saint Christopher's Church in Portsmouth. She volunteered at her children's schools, at Portsmouth Naval Hospital, at the Chrysler Museum and for Lee's Friends. A lifelong lover of learning, Helen took classes at Old Dominion University and participated in study groups through the Association for Research and Enlightenment and Christ and St. Luke's Episcopal Church. She was a serious student of religion and depth psychology and maintained a strong interest in fine art and poetry. She will be remembered by those who knew and loved her for her sweet disposition and sense of humor. Helen is survived by four children, Katharine Paull of Los Angeles, Calif., Anne Bradley of Great Falls, Va., Brandt Everhart of Suffolk, and James Everhart of Bethesda, Md. She is also survived by four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at Christ and St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Norfolk, in January 2011. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Lee's Friends, 618 Stockley Gardens, Norfolk, VA 23507. H. D. Oliver Funeral Apts., Norfolk Chapel, is handling arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to hdoliver.com.