Avis de décès de Helen-Teresa Farrell - Nécrologie - MesAieux.com

February 28, 1943 - January 13, 2013 This world became a better place when Helen Teresa Farrell was born on February 28, 1943 in the small village of Portroe, Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland. She passed away peacefully on Sunday night January 13, 2013 following a cancer illness, encircled by her very close friends just a few weeks short of her 70th birthday.Helen was connected to so many people as she held out her hands with a gracious smile to greet a new friend who would be a friend forever. She hitchhiked through part of Europe with a friend in 1966 which led to her travels to Canada in 1967 where she has since resided. She has lived in Campbell River, BC for many years and worked for an insurance company before taking a receptionist position in April Point Resort where she loved to work for a number of years. She then took a more permanent position in the John Howard Society of North Island where she was the welcoming face at the front desk and friendly voice on the phone for 16 years from 1993 until her retirement in 2009. She was greatly loved by the staff and the youth clients.Helen was predeceased by her mother and father, sister Mary and brother John, and leaves to mourn her dear and beautiful daughter, Sonia Buchanan from Saskatoon, and four grandchildren: Thane, Rowan, Stevie Lee and Reese, her beloved sister Bridget Farrell and brother Brian Farrell both of Dublin, Ireland and cousin Mary Quenneville, of Duncan, B.C. Helen's family and friends would like to thank sincerely Dr. Liezl Sullivan for her heartfelt care and support and also the Central Team of Home Care Nurses without whose support she would not have been able to spend her last weeks in her home.There will be a Prayer Service at St. Patrick's Catholic Church on Alder Street, Campbell River at 7 p.m. on Friday, 18th January. The funeral mass will be held at 11 am on Saturday, 19th January, 2013, at the same church, with a reception to follow.In lieu of flowers, you may wish to make a donation to "Canadian Feed the Children", 174 Bartley Drive, Toronto, Ontario, M4A 1E1.Helen leaves behind a path of smiling footsteps for us to follow. How she'll be missed.