Helen HANDTE

1916 - 2010  (94 years)

• Name	Helen HANDTE  [1]
  Birth	1916	Poplar Bluff, Missouri
  Gender	Female
  HIST	at death- she had 6 grandchildren, 2 step-grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren Posted: Thursday, February 4, 2010 HELEN HANDTE MORSE NAPA, Calif. - Helen Handte Morse, a 17 year resident of Menlo Park, Calif., passed away peacefully on Jan. 24, 2010, at her home in Napa. She was 94. Born in Poplar Bluff, Mo., Helen soon moved to Sumter with her family. A strong-willed, athletic girl, she and her mother convinced her father to let Helen attend college instead of secretarial school. In 1936, after graduating from Agnes Scott College in Atlanta, Helen coached a girls basketball team. She married John H. Morse (U.S. Naval Academy, 1932) the following year and moved to Coronado, Calif., where Lt. Morse completed his Naval pilot training. Helen embarked on her life as a Navy wife with great enthusiasm, raising three children while moving and resettling their household every few years. The family moves took them to many places including Monterey, Calif., Washington, D.C., Newport, R.I., Hawaii and France. Helen's love of athletics and the outdoors continued throughout her life. An avid tennis player, she water skied at 60 and loved to snorkel in Hawaii with her grandchildren. She was a skilled gardener, winning blue ribbons in local garden clubs. Camellias and azaleas were her favorites. Helen was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She is survived by her children, Joan Sather of Pacific Palisades, Calif., John H. Morse of Louisville, Ky., and Dr. Peter Morse of Napa; six grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Private services will be held at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington D.C. Donations in Helen's name may be sent to Hospice of Napa Valley, 414 S. Jefferson St., Napa, CA 94559. The online guest book may be signed at www.tulocaycemetery.org. Tulocay Cemetery and Funeral Home of Napa is in charge of arrangements.  [1]
  HIST	at death- she had 6 grandchildren, 2 step-grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren Posted: Thursday, February 4, 2010 HELEN HANDTE MORSE NAPA, Calif. - Helen Handte Morse, a 17 year resident of Menlo Park, Calif., passed away peacefully on Jan. 24, 2010, at her home in Napa. She was 94. Born in Poplar Bluff, Mo., Helen soon moved to Sumter with her family. A strong-willed, athletic girl, she and her mother convinced her father to let Helen attend college instead of secretarial school. In 1936, after graduating from Agnes Scott College in Atlanta, Helen coached a girls basketball team. She married John H. Morse (U.S. Naval Academy, 1932) the following year and moved to Coronado, Calif., where Lt. Morse completed his Naval pilot training. Helen embarked on her life as a Navy wife with great enthusiasm, raising three children while moving and resettling their household every few years. The family moves took them to many places including Monterey, Calif., Washington, D.C., Newport, R.I., Hawaii and France. Helen's love of athletics and the outdoors continued throughout her life. An avid tennis player, she water skied at 60 and loved to snorkel in Hawaii with her grandchildren. She was a skilled gardener, winning blue ribbons in local garden clubs. Camellias and azaleas were her favorites. Helen was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She is survived by her children, Joan Sather of Pacific Palisades, Calif., John H. Morse of Louisville, Ky., and Dr. Peter Morse of Napa; six grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Private services will be held at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington D.C. Donations in Helen's name may be sent to Hospice of Napa Valley, 414 S. Jefferson St., Napa, CA 94559. The online guest book may be signed at www.tulocaycemetery.org. Tulocay Cemetery and Funeral Home of Napa is in charge of arrangements.
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  Death	24 Jan 2010	at her home in Napa, California
  Burial	Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   [1]
  	Tulocay Cemetery & Funeral Home, Napa, California Tulocay Cemetery & Funeral Home, Napa, California
  Person ID	I252089	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2010

  
  

  Family	Lt. John H. MORSE
  Marriage	1937  [1]
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  Children	1. Joan MORSE   2. John H. MORSE   3. Dr. Peter MORSE
  Family ID	F170102	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2010

  
  

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