Helena Deneke

1878–1973 (age 95)

Biography

Helena Deneke dedicated decades to librarianship, ensuring that readers could find calm guidance and thoughtful care among the shelves she tended.

Wolvercote Cemetery holds the quiet tradition of her faithfulness to knowledge, a place where those who treasured her service can still honor her.

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