She was born on March 21, 1919, the daughter of the late Arthur and Anna (Risley) Derby. Helen was a 1937 graduate of Farmington High School.
Prior to her retirement in 1985, she had worked for Heublein Inc. for many years. Helen had many happy memories over the years traveling with her best friend Elsie.
Besides Elsie Marshall, her longtime companion she is survived by a niece Barbara and her husband Dr. William Gardner of Ohio, 4 grand nieces and nephews, Karen, James, Catherine and Jason.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 1 p.m. at the DellaVecchia Funeral Home, 211 N. Main St. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Farmington. There are no calling hours.