Helen T. Ferriman

Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend a visitation on Thursday, January 2nd from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., in St. Anthony of Padua Church, 250 Revere St., Revere, for Helen T. (Butori) Ferriman, who passed away on Tuesday, December 24th, 2024, at home, following a brief illness. She was 96 years old. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Interment will be held privately.
Helen was born in Somerville on January 2, 1928. She was the daughter of the late Domenic and Helen (McGrath) Butori. Helen was one of ten children. She was raised and educated in Somerville and received her education from Somerville Public Schools. Helen worked as a waitress in the John Hancock Tower in Boston for many years, until the time of her retirement. She loved her job as a waitress and enjoyed meeting and talking to new people.
Helen had many hobbies. She was an avid bowler and loved to play cards. She especially enjoyed playing bingo. Helen also enjoyed traveling with friends and family. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and cherished the time spent with her family.
Helen was the beloved wife of the late William E. Ferriman, with whom she shared 6 decades of marriage, prior to his passing on December 20, 2014. Devoted mother of Gilman Brewer of Revere, Timothy Donovan of Revere, Terrence Donovan and his wife Mary of Wakefield, William Ferriman of Cape Coral, FL., Carolyn Richard and her husband Michael of Medford, Kelly DeBonis and her husband Steven of Revere and the late Albert Donovan, Virginia Viscay and Kevin Donovan. She was the cherished grandmother of 22 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren, and 1 great-great grandchild. Helen was the last surviving of her 10 siblings, and she is also lovingly survived by many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude’s Place, Memphis, TN 38105.