Helen (Johnson) Uhlendorff Nygard, 97

SILVER SPRING, Md. - Helen (Johnson) Uhlendorff Nygard of Silver Spring died Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007, at her home. She was 97.

Mrs. Nygard was the last of 12 children born to the late Floyd and Margaret (Cockran) Johnson, and the widow of Arthur H. Nygard and Chaplain Lewis F. Uhlendorff.

She was the oldest living member of the Smyrna (Del.) Wesleyan Church.

She was preceded in death by her stepdaughter, Margaret U. Palmer.

Mrs. Nygard is survived by her stepdaughter, Donna U. (Bob) Huber of Bethesda; her stepson, Lewis F. (Margaret) Uhlendorff of Smyrna; her grandchildren, Stephen Cox of Irmo, S.C., Robert Huber Jr. of Silver Spring, Helen Margaret Huber-Lacy of Riverdale Park and Connie U. Keen and Donald L. Uhlendorff, both of Smyrna; six great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; and 19 nieces and nephews.

Services and burial will be 3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31, at Arlington National Cemetery.

Expressions of sympathy may be made to a charity of choice.

Arrangements are by Rapp Funeral and Cremation Services, Silver Spring.