Helen Irene Wolcott

Helen Irene Wolcott obituary, Lake City, FL

Helen Irene Wolcott

Helen Wolcott Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Lanier Funeral and Cremation Services on Dec. 18, 2025.
Helen I. Cawood Wolcott died on Friday, December 12th at Haven Hospice in Lake City, FL. She was born in Milwaukee, WI on March 16, 1938.
She attended Southeastern Bible College in Lakeland in 1956-1957 where she met her first husband Arthur D. Gast, Jr. Later in life she married her second husband, Gail Wolcott, and they moved to Lakeland in 1995 where Helen would reside for 25 years.
During that time, Helen attended Carpenter's Home Church and Ignited Church. Helen was a full-charge bookkeeper for several companies/organizations over a span of four decades.
Mrs. Wolcott is survived by her children, Arthur D. Gast, III, Dandridge, TN; Terri Gast, Lake City, FL; and grandchildren Jordan Gast, Commerce, GA; Nina Krush, Longmont, CO; Destiny Jones, Denver, CO; Jubilee Gast, Chicago, IL: and one great grandchild, Rowan Krush.
The Celebration of Life service will be on Monday, Dec. 29th at Lanier Funeral Home, 717 W. Griffin Road, Lakeland. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. to10:00 a.m. followed by the Celebration of Life service at 10:00 a.m.
Online condolences can be made at www.lanier.care.
Funeral arrangements were trusted to Lanier Funeral and Cremation Services, 717 Griffin Road Lakeland, FL 33805, (863) 687-3996

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