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8 stouffville suntribune thursday aug 25 i pilpmin ppnrrk leukemia knows no boundaries it l e u k e mi cr r e s e a r c h can ma m qf m fund or canada sex or race it infiltrates the body 936 emcp through white cells in the blood itis ittev ii considered a form of cancer and ftrr attacks the various blood forming p tissues of the body such as the f 4166613340 spleen bone marrow ancl lymph vwwieukeni0cov this message brought to you as a community- service of the economist suntribuhe end of summer warehouse outlet sale big big sale on big flower pots vases home decoration giftware home ware figurines souvenirs watches crystal jewellery citartech corp 210 cochrane drive unit 7 markham ont l3r 8e6 hwy 7woodbine ph 9054705959 fax 905-780- 1 546 wwwcitartechcom email citartsympaticoca lowest prices directly from manufacturers with guaranteed quality time of sale mon sun ii 30 am to 500 pm cash carry only after sales period pis call for appointment 416 6181 085 byhannelorevolpe staff writer f helen abell died april 2in stouffville after a lifetime of travelling around the globe the pioneering rural sociol ogist wasnt afraid to follow her studies to areas such as colombia ghana and indonesia at a time when few women worked outside their home ms abell was born in toronto in 1917 and moved with her par ents carolyn and john abell to ringwood a few years later her niece who has the same name recalls how dur ing the depression years of the 1930s friends and relatives would stop by for dinner at the ringwood house and return home with lots of good pro duce people really needed it she said there were eight children in the family jack sheldon george helen robert jim billy and marion after studying home eco nomics at the macdonald institute in guelph and the university of toronto she went on to earn her phd in rural sociology in 1951 from cornell university the following year ms abell headed the rural soci ology research unit for the eco nomic division of the department of agriculture helen abell memorial service for wellknown stouffville resident to be held sept 19 until 1962 as well as teaching at several universities she worked on international stud ies in rural sociology she com pleted projects for organiza tions such as the canadian international development agency as a sociologist she was proud to be the first in canada to study rural people she was always interested in what makes people tick helen abell said she travelled the world when women didnt do those things her niece said she was always interested in what makes people tick ms abell gave her scholarly papers and books to the university of guelph library although she travelled to remote areas to study how people lived she always returned to canada and to her parents in stouffville to help care for them as they grew older in 1947 ms abell and a brother bought a house for their parents at the corner of harold avenue and albert street dr abell never married and family and friends were always important when visiting her famous aunt helen abell recalled that ms abell sat down with each niece or nephew individually to ask them about their lives their interests and what they were studying she made you feel special her niece said dr abell enjoyed the out doors owning cottages in both prince edward island and haliburton a memorial service for ms abell is being held at the oneill funeral home in stouffville sept 19 friends and relatives will have a chance to gather and remi nisce at 10 am with a united church service following at 11 am i newmarket 1 80 ongestrcetvcurnywoijs markliani 2 heritage rcyadimuvknicmjini w wwseawa poiilsiuiihsicom