Helen Louise Lair

Helen Louise Lair passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 13th at Governor’s Pointe Assisted Living Facility in Mentor.

Helen was born on February 16, 1932, in Cincinnati, Ohio to Craig Wiles and Lola (Land) Wiles. 

Helen was a graduate of Hughes High School in Cincinnati. Helen was a secretary for Cincinnati Public and then Akron Public Schools until her retirement in 1994.

Helen loved volunteering her time, reading, exercising, and meeting new people. She was an active member at the Mentor Senior Center working in the library and participating in various activities. She also attended Prince of Peace Church where she volunteered in the kitchen and enjoyed many of the social activities at the church. She enjoyed spending time with family and friends, and especially loved being a Grandma to her three grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by sisters, Barbara Jean Atwood and Ruth Englehardt. She is survived by her daughter, Ami (Daniel) O’Malley; and was extremely proud of her three grandchildren, Connor O’Malley, Colleen O’Malley, and Brennan O’Malley.

A “Celebration of Life” service will be held at Prince of Peace Church on Saturday, November 5th, at noon at 7193 Reynolds Rd., Mentor, Ohio. There will be a luncheon following with two of Helen’s favorites (hotdog bar and cookies). She would always say “I never met a cookie I didn’t like.”