Helen Colman

Helen Colman, Lake Winola, died Monday afternoon at the Jewish Home of NEPA in Scranton.  She was the wife of Richard Colman. The couple married in 1954.

Born in Scranton she was the daughter of the late Israel Leroy and Helen Smith Green.  Prior to her retirement she worked alongside her husband for many years.  She was a member of the Clarks Summit United Methodist Church, the Century Club, as well as the Scranton Canoe Club.  Earlier she was an active member of the Asbury United Methodist Church.

Also surviving are a daughter Janet Brehm and her husband George, McDonough, Georgia; a son James Colman and his wife Cyndi, Clarks Summit; grandchildren Jaime Colman and her fiancée Matthew Eldred and Christine Washatka and her husband Jonathan.

She was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Elizabeth Ann Colman; and her brother Bob Green.

The family would like to thank Sacred Heart Hospice, the Jewish Home, and the staff of the Visiting Angels for the compassionate care shown toward Helen.

A funeral will be on Saturday at 11:30am from the Clarks Summit United Methodist Church, 1310 Morgan Highway, Clarks Summit.    Friends may call at the church on Saturday from 9:30am until the time of the service.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Lake Winola Fire Company, 1204 State Route 307, Lake Winola, PA 18625 ; or The Jewish Home Alzheimer's Foundation, 1101 Vine St, Scranton, PA 18510 ; or the Alzheimer's Association, 57 N Franklin St # 1, Wilkes Barre, PA 18701 ; or Hospice of the Sacred Heart, 600 Baltimore Dr., Wilkes Barre, Pa 18702.

Arrangements are entrusted to the Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home, 418 S. State St., Clarks Summit PA.