Helen Lord

was a date that will live in infamy. She moved to Akron Ohio in 1926 so she always

thought of this as home. She grew up in a very large family with 2 sisters and 5

brothers. The family was always very close and stayed that way throughout the

years. She met her future husband because he was best friends with her brother

Clay and became like family. They had served together in the Army Air Corp

during World War II.

Helen went to college for 2 years and worked in a wide variety of jobs including

Goodyear Tire Corp during the war. After the war was over, she started dating

Andrew M. Lord. They married one year later in Sept 1946 and were married for

52 years until Andy suddenly died in 1998. They lived in many places for the first 12

years of the marriage since his job with the Air Force required relocations with

promotions. They lived in Ohio, Washington DC, New York and her personal

favorite Germany.

They eventually settled down in Auburn CA in 1958. He worked at Aerojet Corp

while she raised the family and worked different jobs to help out. Her favorite of

these was the Board of Realtors and being on the Placer County Grand Jury. She

also enjoyed being in various service clubs which included Soroptimist Auburn

and the Town and County Bridge Club. She loved playing Bridge.

She is survived by 2 brothers, Donald of Denver Colorado and Dana of Wadsworth

Ohio. She is also survived by 3 sons, Craig of Reno Nevada, Drew of Auburn Ca and

Roger who is also living in Auburn CA. She is survived by 4 grandchildren, Brian

and Jaclyn of Reno Nevada and Brooke and Sabrina of Auburn Ca. She is survived

by too many nieces and nephews to list them all, but she loved them all.

Services will be at Chapel of the Hills in Auburn Ca at 10 am on Tuesday January

12th, 2016.

Memorial contributions can be made out of the American Cancer Society.