Helen was born on February 9th, 1917 in Bedford Indiana. Helen's father was Béla Daraghy and his mother was Mary Kovács. His paternal grandparents were Béla Daraghy and Etelka Dobolyi. He had two brothers named Albert and Charles Andrew. He was the youngest of the three children. He had a half-sister named Mary. He died at the age of 87 on October 17th, 2004.