Helena "Lena" Honaker, age 81, died Tuesday, March 7, 2017 in McAlester.

Mass will be held on Monday, March 13, 2017 at 10:00 am at St. John's Catholic Church with Father Leonard Higgins officating. A Rosary will be held on Sunday, March 12, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. at Brumley-Mills Funeral Home Chapel. Arrangements are under the direction of Brumley-Mills Funeral Home of McAlester.

Helena "Lena" Honaker was born on April 19, 1935 in Derry, Ireland to James and Bridget (McClusky) McGeady. She grew up there until she moved to California in 1965. That is where she met Martin Honaker and they moved to McAlester and got married on June 22, 1974, and they have made their home here ever since. Lena worked in the cafeteria at McAlester Regional Hospital for several years. Lena liked to read in her spare time and especially liked spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren and enjoyed working with the elderly. Lena was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church and was very generous with numerous Catholic charities.

Survivors include her husband, Martin Honaker, of the home; children, John Browne and wife Christine, of McAlester, Andrena Browne, of Springfield, Oregon, Noreen Hogan and husband Bill, of Pleasant Hill, Oregon; grandchildren, Christopher Holman and Maria Davis and their daughter, Eleanora, Erin Holman and her daughter, Maeve; brothers and sisters, Liam McGeady, Jim McGeady, Kevin McGeady, Mary Norris, Sue Mason, Bernadette McGowen, Angela McGinly, Briege Doherty, Clara Yates and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Pat McGeady.