Helen (Walter) (Stantial) Lakin, 84, died April 18, 2011 following a lengthy illness. She was the wife of the late Frank Lakin, who died in 1992.
Born in Topsfield on Feb. 13, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Mildred (Parkhurst) Walter. She was raised and educated in Danvers and was a graduate of Holten High School.
Mrs. Walter was employed at Danvers State Hospital for twenty years, retiring in 1993.
She is survived by four children, Gwendi Smart and her husband Vernon of NY, Diane Durkee of Danvers, Cynthia Nelson of Danvers, and Richard Stantial and his wife Nancy of Danvers, nine grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, a sister, Mildred Clark of Middleton, and a brother, John Walter of Salem. She was the mother of the late Paul Stantial, sister of the late Rebecca Hartman and George Walter, and former wife of the late Richard Stantial.
Her Funeral Service will be Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at 11AM in C.R. Lyons & Sons, Funeral Directors, 28 Elm St., Danvers Square. Burial will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery, Topsfield. Relatives and friends are invited. Visiting hours are Tuesday from 4-8PM in C.R. Lyons & Sons, Funeral Directors, 28 Elm St., Danvers Square. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the charity of one's choice.