Helen Cosgrove

Helen O'Neill Cosgrove April 4, 1920 August 7, 2017 Helen O'Neill Cosgrove, 97, of Bellefonte, died Monday, August 7, 2017, at Centre Crest Nursing Home, Bellefonte. Born April 4, 1920, in Houtzdale, she was the daughter of the late James and Annie Westover Brady where she grew up surrounded by five siblings. She moved to Osceola Mills and then to State College when she married John "Jack" H. O'Neill on June 26, 1941. They enjoyed 40 years of married life together until he died on October 9, 1981. She later married John "Jack" Cosgrove on May 7, 1989, State College, and shared 22 years together until he died on September 20, 2011. She is survived by two children, Elizabeth Ann Wintermute, and her husband, Edwin, of Arnold, Md., and John H. O'Neill, of State College; two siblings, John P. Brady and his wife, Emily, of Pittsburgh, and Margaret Stodart, of Houtzdale; five grandchildren: Catherine Hollerbach (Peter), of Annapolis, Md., Karen Keough (Le), of Austin, Texas, and Shane O'Neill, Brian O'Neill and Brady O'Neill, all of State College; and 11 great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents and husbands, she was preceded in death by two loving grandchildren, Jessica Gold (David) and Joachim Wintermute (Katie.) Helen was a graduate of Houtzdale High School. She attended the Altoona School of Commerce. Helen was a member of Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church. She was an avid golfer and belonged to the Centre Hills Country Club and the Nittany Country Club. She also enjoyed playing bridge. Visitation will be from 6 until 8 p.m. on Thursday, August 10, 2017, at Koch Funeral Home, 2401 S. Atherton Street, State College. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m., on Friday, August 11, 2017, at Our Lady of Victory, 820 Westerly Parkway, State College, with the Reverend Jonathan Dickson officiating. Burial will be in Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Osceola Mills. Donations can be made to Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church, 820 Westerly Pkwy., State College, PA 16801. Arrangements are under the care of Koch Funeral Home, State College. Online condolences and signing of the guest book may be entered at www.kochfuneralhome.com.