HELEN K. MACKEY

HELEN K. MACKEY
Jan. 14, 1928–Sept. 4, 2020
Helen K. Mackey, age 92, passed away peacefully at the Weston County Manor in Newcastle, Wyo., with her daughter and son-in-law by her side on Sept. 4, 2020. Helen, previously a resident of Cobleskill, N.Y., moved to the Manor in 2015 where she would be closer to family.
Helen was born to Otto and Wilhelmine Kopf on Jan. 14, 1928, in Brooklyn, N.Y. Helen married LeRoy Mackey on  June 10, 1950, in Carlisle, N.Y.
Upon arriving in Cobleskill, Helen first worked at Harder Refrigeration as a secretary, the American Finance as an administrative assistant, and was the school tax collector for the former Cobleskill Central School  and the merged Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School. She was a lifetime member of the Zion Evangelical Church and the Red Hat Society.
She will always be remembered in the hearts of her loving family consisting of her daughters, Barbara (Tim) Almy of Custer, S.D., and Linda Haverly of Hill City, S.D., sister, Matilda Stokes of Ft. Pierce, Fla.; grandchildren, Jeff (Rebecca) Almy, Ian Haverly, and Kyle Haverly; great-grandchildren, Piper and Axl Almy, Brody, Karter, and Alayna Haverly; and many nieces and nephews.
Helen was predeceased by her parents and her husband.
Due to the COVID pandemic, a memorial service will be held at a later date in Cobleskill. Those wishing to make a memorial donation in Helen’s name may do so at a charity of your choice.