Helen K. Nearing, Maine Writer, Dies at 91
Helen K. Nearing, Maine Writer, Dies at 91 By JOHN T. McQUISTON Published: Tuesday, September 19, 1995 Helen K. Nearing, who with her husband, Scott Nearing, wrote about leaving the congested streets of Manhattan to find peace and happiness through hard work and self-sufficiency on a New England farm, died on Sunday in an automobile accident near her home in Harborside, Me. She was 91. Mrs. Near..