FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED FUNERAL HOMES SINCE 1881
| Helen J. Melvin |
| October 1, 1926 - December 13, 2019 |
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Public Events and LocationsMemorial Service - Sunday, January 26, 2020, 2:00 PM at Spring House Estates, Lower Gwynedd |
ContactsFuneral Home - Wetzel and Son Funeral Home - 501 Easton Road, Willow Grove, PA 19090 - 215-659-0911 - Map |
| Clergy - Spring House Estates - 728 Norristown Road, Lower Gwynedd, PA 19002 - 215-628-8110 - Map |
| Family Florist - Schmidt’s Florist - CLOSED - 700 Solly Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111 - 215-745-6234 - Map |
| Donation - ACTS Legacy Foundation - SHE Samaritan Fund - 420 Delaware Drive, PO Box 2222, Fort Washington, PA 19034 - 215-628-8110 - Map |
Helen J. Melvin of Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania died Friday, December 13, 2019 at Spring House Estates. She was 93 years old. Helen was born October 1, 1926 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late Herbert Ruch and the late Helen Ruch (nee - Hebden) and sister of the late Herbert Ruch, Jr.. She is the beloved wife of the late Robert I. Melvin; loving mother of Linda S. Gloss (Jeffrey) and Donna Melvin (Paul Veit), dear grandmother of Erica Gloss and husband Jeffrey Levinsohn, David Gloss and wife, Emma, and Adrienne “Simi” Burg and husband Alex; proud great grandmother of Julian, Elijah and Sabrina. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Helen was born, raised, and educated in Philadelphia where she graduated from Olney High School in 1944. Helen and Bob raised their two daughters in Philadelphia until they moved to Jupiter, Florida for fifteen years. In 2003 Bob and Helen moved to Spring House Estates where they spent their remaining years together until his passing in 2011. Helen remained at Spring House Estates until her death in 2019.
Relatives and friends were invited to her visitation Sunday, January 26, 2020 from 1:30 P.M. and her memorial service at 2:00 P.M. at Spring House Estates, 728 Norristown Road, Lower Gwynedd, PA 19002.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to ACTS Legacy Foundation - SHE Samaritan Fund, 728 Norristown Road, Lower Gwynedd, PA 19002.
Family flowers arranged by Schmidt’s Florist 215-745-6234.
www.wetzelandson.com
Helen was born, raised, and educated in Philadelphia where she graduated from Olney High School in 1944. Helen and Bob raised their two daughters in Philadelphia until they moved to Jupiter, Florida for fifteen years. In 2003 Bob and Helen moved to Spring House Estates where they spent their remaining years together until his passing in 2011. Helen remained at Spring House Estates until her death in 2019.
Relatives and friends were invited to her visitation Sunday, January 26, 2020 from 1:30 P.M. and her memorial service at 2:00 P.M. at Spring House Estates, 728 Norristown Road, Lower Gwynedd, PA 19002.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to ACTS Legacy Foundation - SHE Samaritan Fund, 728 Norristown Road, Lower Gwynedd, PA 19002.
Family flowers arranged by Schmidt’s Florist 215-745-6234.
www.wetzelandson.com
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