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Helen Louise Piper Tarvin

1922 - 2013

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2013

Helen Tarvin Obituary

Helen Louise Piper Tarvin
July 6, 1922 - Sept. 2, 2013
Resident of Hercules
We are mourning the loss of Helen Tarvin, who spent most of her life, with Gerry, living in Contra Costa County, and lived for ten years with daughter Susan, William and Sean Wilkins in Hercules.
Join friends in a memorial service/reception at the Walnut Creek United Methodist Church, 1543 Sunnyvale Ave, 94547, Saturday, Sept. 14, at 11 a.m.
No flowers please. Donations to WCUMC.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Contra Costa Times on Sep. 12, 2013.

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