Florence H. ‘Helen’ Vanlaningham Florence H. ‘Helen’ Vanlaningham Florence H. “Helen” Vanlaningham
Florence H. ‘Helen’ Vanlaningham Florence H. ‘Helen’ Vanlaningham Florence H. “Helen” Vanlaningham
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Florence H. ‘Helen’ Vanlaningham Florence H. ‘Helen’ Vanlaningham Florence H. “Helen” VanlaninghamSYRACUSE – Florence H. “Helen” Vanlaningham, 89, of Milford, passed away at 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, at her son’s home in Milford.
She was born on June 14, 1930, in Burrows to Clarence and Myrtle Gibson Starbuck.
She graduated from Camden High School and was married on Jan. 3, 1949, in Delphi to Hazel R. Vanlaningham, who preceded her on Nov. 21, 2017. She moved to Milford 68 years ago from Camden and retired from Chore Time in Milford after 20 years.
She was a member of the Syracuse Church of God, formerly attended Bethel Brethren Church of Milford and was an avid swimmer at the YMCA in Warsaw.
She is survived by daughter, Cheryl (Dan) Robinson, of Warsaw; three sons, Rick (Sandy) Vanlaningham, of Columbia City; Michael Vanlaningham, of Warsaw; and Steve (Susan) Vanlaningham, of Milford; 13 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and sister, Beverly Barturek, of Logansport.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; two daughters, Amy Vanlaningham and Karen Sue Vanlaningham; three sisters, Viola Simons, Evelyn Jervis and Sarah Lane; and four brothers, George, Clarence, Marion and Jim Starbuck.
Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 23 at Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S. Huntington St., Syracuse. Funeral services will follow at 3 p.m. on Monday in the funeral home with her son, Rick Vanlaningham, officiating. Burial will take place in the Milford Cemetery.
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Memorial to the Amy Vanlaningham Nursing Scholarship Fund, c/o Goshen College, 1700 S. Main St., Goshen, IN 46526.
To send condolences to the family in memory of Helen Vanlaningham, please visit www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com.
