Helen K. Wolfe

Died Sunday, September 30th at Lawrence General Hospital after a brave 14-month struggle with kidney disease and diabetes. She was predeceased by her husband of 57 years, Yale. H. Wolfe (United States Military Academy, Class of 1934, Colonel, US Army, retired). She was born in Long Island City, NY, daughter of the late Joseph F. and Mary (Gavin) Kane. Helen is survived by six children: Christa W. Jessico of Andover; Yale H., Jr. and his wife Donna of Amissville, VA; Joseph K. of Herndon, VA; R. Neil C. of Houston, TX; Philip G. of Bow, NH and his wife Rosemarie; and Edward S. and his wife Eve of Thousand Oaks, CA. She leaves 16 grandchildren: Kathleen L. and her husband Todd Wolfe of Catlett, VA; Master Sergeant Yale H., III of Fort Walton Beach, FL; Krista M. Seltzer and her husband Jim of Centreville, VA; Patrick M. and his wife Melissa of Vienna, VA; Jennifer Helen of Warrenton, VA; Renee Evans and her husband Neil of Burke, VA; Neil C., Jr. of Crystal Lake, IL and his wife Yvette; T. Lee of Madison, MS and his wife Karen; Sean J. of San Francisco, CA; Veronica Reed and her husband Mike of North Andover; Charles M. Jessico and his wife Lori of Dracut; Steven, Michael and Laura Wolfe of Bow, NH, Emily and Owen Wolfe of Thousand Oaks, CA; and 19 great-grandchildren. She will also be missed by her daughter-in-law Lynne Schreher of Warrenton, VA, who was like a second daughter to her. Her beloved brother, Joseph F. Kane died in 2001. She also leaves three nephews in Washington State for whom she cared for many months following the loss of their mother in 1957 at the tender ages of 9, 7 and 4. Helen attended Marymount College in Tarrytown, NY and was a graduate of New York University. She devoted her life to both her husband, a career army officer who was stationed all over the world, and her family, to whom she taught love of God and humanity, nature, art, politics, music, and much more. Among family members and friends, Helen was esteemed for her generosity, thoughtfulness and kindness. She was an active member of both St. Augustine's Parish in Andover, where she was a member the Catholic Daughters of America and for the past decade of St. Michael's Parish in North Andover, where she was a member of the Legion of Mary and an extraordinary minister who spent many hours visiting the sick and infirm. She was also a member of the North Andover Senior Center where she was involved in many activities, including the center's newspaper. A 10 AM Funeral Mass will be held Saturday, October 13th at St. Michael's Church, 196 Main St., North Andover. Calling hours are 9-10 AM at the Dewhirst & Conte Funeral Home, 17 Third St., NORTH ANDOVER (across the street from the Church). Burial, or rather, Homecoming will be on Monday, October 15th, at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, where Helen and her cadet husband met, courted and lived happily for several years with their young family. Donations may be made to Merrimack Valley Hospice, 360 Merrimack St., Building 9, Lawrence, MA 01843.