Obituary: Helen Gagen Lee, Formerly of Southold, Dies at 93

Info via DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home

Helen Gagen Lee of West Palm Beach, Florida and formerly of Southold died on July 20, 2015 in Florida. She was 93.

She was born on July 28, 1921 in Illinois to Paul and Gertrude (nee Eller) Hubert and raised in Greensboro, North Carolina.

In 1945, she married Arthur Gagen and together they moved Southold where she was a member of St. Patrick’s R.C. Church and served as a Eucharistic Minister. She was also a member of the Rosary Altar Society.

She moved to Florida in 1996.

Helen was a housewife, mother and active grandmother. She will be remembered by many friends and family for her strong faith in God and her warm smile said family members.

In addition to her husband Gagen, Helen is predeceased by second husband Jack Lee.

She is survived by her children: Mary Gagen of Toledo, Ohio, Mark (Denise) Gagen of Southold and Paul (Cathy) Gagen of Califon, New Jersey; a brother, Tom Hubert of Georgia and Ada Wilkins of Florida; seven grandchildren: Sheila, Christine, Sean, Matthew and Sara Gagen, Michelle Neale and Kerry McNally and two great-grandchildren.

The family received friends on July 24t at the DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold.

The Liturgy of Christian Burial was celebrated on July 25 at St. Patrick’s R.C. Church in Southold by Father Peter Garry. Interment was in St. Patrick’s R.C. Cemetery.