BRUNSWICK — Helen Henderson, 95, resident of Sunnybrook Village Assisted Living in Brunswick died Sunday, December 25, 2011 at Horizons Rehabilitation and Living Center in Brunswick. She was born December 10, 1916 in Flushing, NY a daughter of William and Helen ( Dziemanowitz) Dane. She was very proud of her Polish heritage, and often told the story of her parents emigration from Poland to England, where they lived for five years. Eventually, they sailed to America and landed at Ellis Island, New York with hundreds of other émigrés from many other countries.

Helen went to school and worked in New York, and on September 3, 1939, she married Francis B. Henderson. In 1947, they moved with their son James to Maine.

In 1956, Francis was appointed the Sheriff of Somerset County by then Governor Edmund Muskie. Helen worked as a jail matron and as a court officer during the years of Francis’ term as Sheriff. She enjoyed telling many amusing stories from her time in that position.

She was predeceased by her husband Francis who died in 2000 and her four brothers and two sisters.

Helen is survived by her son, James S. Henderson and his wife Rebecca Williams of Harpswell, a daughter, Victoria H. and her husband David Ballard of Hampden, five grandchildren, Brady Williams of Harpswell; Aaron Henderson and his wife Colleen Duggan of Camden; Julia and her husband Michael Gibson of Seattle, WA; Shawn McBreairty and his wife Patricia of Cumberland; and Leah McBreairty of Missoula, MT. Helen also had five great grandchildren: Ian and Julian Henderson of Camden; Zane Gibson of Seattle; and Riley and Meaghan McBreairty of Cumberland.

Helen’s family would like to thank the staffs of Sunnybrook Village and Horizons Rehabilitation and Living Center for the kind, gentle and dignified care they provided to Helen.

Services will be private. Interment will be held in the spring in Skowhegan. In lieu of sending flowers, donations may be made to the Florence House, 190 Valley Street, Portland, ME 04102 or to the charity of ones choice in Helen Henderson’s memory. Arrangements are under the direction and care of Brackett Funeral Home, Brunswick, ME.