Helen Ruth (Povida) Perry |
| Posted 2018-01-21 by Judy Wight Branson |
| The Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona Friday, January 19, 2018, page 5a Helen Ruth Podvia Perry passed away Sunday, Nov. 26. She was 96. Helen was born Nov. 14, 1921, in Akron, Ohio, to Thomas and Mary Podvia. Thomas Podvia worked for Firestone Tires. During the Depression, Helen and her older sister, Jean, were cared for by close relatives while their Podvia traveled internationally. The Podvia family eventually settled in Memphis, Tennessee, where Helen spent her teenage years. Well versed in secretarial and accounting skills, Helen worked a number of jobs throughout the country and moved to California after WWII. That was where she met Joseph Raymond Perry. The couple married in 1949 and were happily married for 55 years. After raising three sons, Helen continued working in a secretarial/accounting capacity, including working for the head of the MARTA rail system in Atlanta during its infancy. In retirement, she and her husband continued their love of travel, with long train trips across the country. They eventually settled in Bradenton, Florida. After her husband passed on in 2004, Helen moved to Prescott, to be close to her middle son, Robert. She is survived by her three sons -- Michael Perry of Jupiter, Florida, Robert Perry of Prescott, and Joseph Perry of Alpharetta, Georgia -- and her step-daughter, Beatrice Alexander and family of Sacramento, California. Helen is also survived by her grandchildren, Joe Perry IV and John Perry. She will be remembered by many for her strength and humility. Others will remember her sense of humor. She lived life with a quiet dignity and was admired by those who knew her. Family was the most important thing to her. She will be missed. Information provided by survivors. |
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