Helen (Mendelson) Rolo

SALISBURY — Helen (Mendelson) Rolo, 84, of New York City died peacefully on July 26, 2011, at Noble Horizons. She was born in New York City on March 2, 1927, the daughter of Fannie and Abraham Mendelson. Helen attended The High School of Music & Art and The Julliard School. She spent a year at the University of Wisconsin before transferring to New York University, from which she graduated in 1948. Helen was married to Charles J. Rolo from 1953 to 1968. She worked in the editorial department at Time magazine and was a fashion editor at Harpers Bazaar. In 1958 she left the magazine world to be at home with her family. Helen had a great appreciation for the arts, especially classical music. She will be missed deeply by her son, Claude, and his wife, Kelly; and her grandchildren, Kyler and Owen, whom she lived for. She is also survived by her brother, Irving Mendelson.

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