In 1928, Helen and her husband Wilbur "Red" Walker were staying in a hotel in Joliet, awaiting moving into their home, when the hotel caught fire, and both were killed. Helen was 22 years old. Helen's mother Katherine had to identify the body and she was sick in bed for days after that experience. (source: sister Sophie Kaminsky)
In 1928, Helen and her husband Wilbur "Red" Walker were staying in a hotel in Joliet, awaiting moving into their home, when the hotel caught fire, and both were killed. Helen was 22 years old. Helen's mother Katherine had to identify the body and she was sick in bed for days after that experience. (source: sister Sophie Kaminsky)
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