DARIEN, Conn. Helen-Marie Howe Poole, a native of Darien, died Aug. 8 at Danbury Hospital. She was 81.
Poole was born Nov. 2, 1930, in Darien to Frederick and Helen Dakin Howe. She lived in Darien before moving to Bethel in 1972. Married to Sherwood D. Poole for 50 years, she worked as a senior engineering clerk for Burndy Corp. in Bethel.
Prior to that, Poole worked for Consolidated Controls Corp. in Bethel. She was a member of AARP 2449 and the Bethel Senior Center. She enjoyed writing poetry and had published many poems.
She is survived by a son, John S. Poole, of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; a granddaughter and many nephews and nieces. She was predeceased by her husband, Sherwood; a son, Ronald E. Poole; four sisters, Grace Jones, Gladys McClure, Alice Bilodeau and Dorothy Detmer and two brothers, Frederick P. Howe Jr. and Elvin B. Howe. Poole is also survived by her dear friend, Ernest Fetchko, of New York.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Bethel Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Center Cemetery in Bethel.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, Connecticut Affiliate, 5 Brookside Drive, P.O. Box 5022, Wallingford, CT 06492.
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