Helen Catherine Ferrell, 78, of California, MD, formerly of Johnstown, PA, passed away on January 31, 2013 in Solomons, MD. She was born on September 7, 1934 in Johnstown, PA to the late Eleanor Poremsky Wilker and the late Sylvester James Wilker. She was the beloved wife to Raymond Ferrell whom she married on March 26, 1976 in Clinton United Methodist Church and he preceded her in death on April 21, 2008.
Helen graduated from Seton Hill College, Greensburg, PA in 1956. She went on to become a Music Teacher and Daycare Teacher moving to Camp Springs, MD in 1979 and eventually to California, MD. In her spare time she enjoyed quilting and cross stitching.
Helen is survived by her children, Lisa Neal of Dover, DE and Mike Halterman (Anna) of Lusby, MD; siblings, Jim Wilker of PA, Kathy Wilker of NJ, Mary Lou Simpson of Lakewood, CO, and Carol Ann Sullivan of Manchester, NH; and three grandchildren.