Helen A. Bormann, age 73, of Wilmington, passed away peacefully on May 20th, in Haverhill at the Merrimack Valley Hospice Home following a lengthy illness. She was the beloved wife of the late Dwaine F. Bormann. Born in Lowell she was the daughter of the late Walter J. and Kathleen (Sarmento) Roper.
Helen was raised and educated in Woburn where she graduated from Woburn High School with the class of 1957. She has been a Wilmington resident for the past fifty years. She worked for twenty-five years at the Dunkin Donuts in North Wilmington and also worked for thirty years at the Stop & Go Sandwich Shoppe of Wilmington. Helen had a wonderful outgoing personality and was eager to talk and interact with her customers, getting to know them and their families with her genuine and caring personality. When not working, Helen enjoyed dancing at the Hillview Country Club in North Reading on Thursday evenings. She also looked forward to her Saturday nights at the movies with friends and the occasional trips to Mohegan Sun Casino to try her luck.
Helen is survived by her children, Deborah Bourassa of Billerica, David Johnstone of Revere, Rosemarie Daniels of Methuen, and John Johnstone and his wife Cindy of Billerica. She is also survived by six loving grandchildren and one loving great grandchild. She was the cherished sister of Susanna Clancy and her husband Jim of Lowell, Alice Baillie of Woburn, Doris Shelton and her husband Jim of Maryland, Mary Revitzer and her husband Ron of Florida.
A funeral service will be conducted in the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 374 Main St. Wilmington, Thursday, at 11 a.m. relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday from 4 thru 8 p.m. Services will conclude with burial at Wildwood Cemetery, Wilmington. For directions, obituary or to leave an online message of condolence please visit www.dellorusso.net