Helen M. Kehas

Helen (Margomenos) Kehas, 90, of Manchester, NH passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 2, 2023, after a brief period of declining health.

Born in Manchester, NH on June 16, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas Margomenos and Kichia (Tsetseranos) Margomenos. She graduated from Youngsville School and Manchester High School Central, class of 1951.  Helen worked at the downtown location of the Puritan Restaurant typing menus and performing office tasks.  Later, she worked as a secretary at various locations while her husband completed his graduate studies.

She was married for 62 years to the late Dr. Chris D. Kehas, prominent educator and pillar of the Greater Manchester community.

Helen volunteered for many years with the Manchester High School Central Alumni Network, assisting with major events including the Sesquicentennial Celebration and numerous Hall of Fame banquets. She was also an annual volunteer at the Glendi Greek Festival at St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Manchester alongside her husband and her late sister, Vasilike Isaak.

Always active, she ice-skated, played tennis, bowled, enjoyed playing cards and bingo, making puzzles, Greek dancing, and baking Greek pastries. She was a frequent patron of the Puritan Backroom Restaurant and the Merrimack Restaurant (which closed in 2008). She loved attending the sporting events of her grandnieces and grandnephews, and spending time at her summer home at Jenness Beach in Rye. She was a legendary maker of Christmas stockings for her loved ones and enjoyed traveling, especially to area casinos.

Helen was affectionately known as “Auntie” to so many friends and family, always sharing her kindness, wisdom, love, and generosity. She was selfless and humble and will be remembered as a devoted wife, loving aunt, and dedicated and loyal friend.  She will be sorely missed by all who knew her.

Helen is survived by her niece Andrea (Isaak) Elliot of Manchester with whom she lived for the past three years, and her partner David Fletcher; niece Stephanie (Isaak) Ricchi of Manchester; niece Judy (Kehas) Aiken and husband Doug of Florida; nephew George Kehas and wife Monika of Manchester; niece Janice (Kehas) Kelleigh of Amherst; and niece Elinor (Ferretti) Kehas of Manchester. She will also be remembered lovingly by her grand nieces and nephews Nicole (Vailas) Lane, husband Matthew and their sons, Ryan, Benjamin and Connor of Greenland, Zachery Elliot of Manchester and his girlfriend Morgan Tremblay, Christina (Dooley) Kenderdine and  husband Andy, Charles J. Dooley III, PhD, and wife Sarah of Arlington, MA, David Kehas, MD and family of Bow, Stephanie Kehas, DPT of Manchester, Christina Kehas Tolmie, DVM of California, Arthur Kehas, MD of Washington; and her godchildren Perry Bantis, George Bobotas, Andrea (Bobotas) Love, and Cosmos Saitas.

Helen was predeceased by her husband, Chris D. Kehas, sister, Vasilike (Margomenos) Isaak, brother-in-law, Andrew C. Isaak, nephew Stephen Kehas, and niece Roberta Kehas.

The family would like to thank Tina Flaherty, NP and Nikhil Munshi, MD of the Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, as well as Dr. Michel Murphy for the tremendous care they provided for Helen over the years.

Calling hours at Lambert Funeral Home & Crematory, 1799 Elm St, corner of North St, will be Friday, December 8th from 4 to 7 pm, with the Trisagion service to be held at 6:00 pm. A funeral service at St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral will be held on Saturday, December 9th at 11 am.  Burial will take place in the Pine Grove Cemetery.

Donations may be made to the Dr. Chris D. Kehas Memorial Scholarship Fund, 16 N. Acres Rd, Manchester, NH or to the Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center at Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Place West, Brookline, MA  02445 or via dana-farber.org/gift in memory of Helen Kehas.

Online messages of condolence may be sent through www.lambertfuneralhome.com.