Helen Stella Walter
Helen Stella Walter was born July 7, 1941 to Mary and Amedeo DiTommaso. She was carried softly to heaven with the beauty and grace by which she lived on June 10, 2015 surrounded by her family following a brief illness. Raised with her Italian heritage by her large family of 10 aunts and uncles in Waynesburg, Ohio. Helen was a devoted Catholic who attended St. James Catholic Church. She graduated from Sandy Valley High School in 1959 and met her husband, Gary, whom she married in 1962. Helen was proud of the 10 years she worked in the engineering department at the Timken Company until she left in 1967 to raise her family. The love with which she raised her family was seen in all she did at holidays and family gatherings, as homeroom mother, Girl Scout volunteer, and dance class and baseball mom. She was especially proud of the accomplishments of her children including teaching her son, Scotty, to read and write and was influential in organizing special education in the Canton Local Schools.
Helen had a beautiful, loving spirit and lived everyday with kindness, generosity, and gratitude toward everyone she met. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gary Walter in 2003, parents, Amedeo and Mary DiTommaso, and brother, William DiTommaso. Survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Mary (David) Kosita of Louisville; three sons and daughters-in-law, Mike (Nannette McLemore) of East Canton, Todd (Bobbi) of Canton, and Scott of Canton; two granddaughters, Celine and Samantha Kosita: and one grandson, Jacob Walter. She was cared for by her loving son, Todd, and her daughter-in-law, Bobbi, for over 10 years.
Our hearts are forever grateful for the care and support shown to our mother and family by the doctors, numerous nurses, and staff at the Aultman Compassionate Care Center. We also want to express our gratitude to Dr. Schmotzer, his staff, and the Memorial 6 South nurses of Aultman Hospital. Thank you to all of our friends and family for your love and support. The family requests that donations be made to the Aultman Compassionate Care Center, 2821 Woodlawn Ave NW, Canton, OH. 44708.
A person like our mother is very rare, and we find comfort knowing she walks with Jesus with all of His grace and love. We will forever miss her and know she will always be in our hearts.
Mass of Christian burial will be Saturday, June 13, 2015 at 10:00 am in St. Mary's Catholic Church, 1602 Market Ave S., Canton, OH. 44707, with Fr. Benson Okpara as celebrant. Interment in Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Louisville. Friends may call Friday from 6-8 pm in the Kreighbaum-Sanders Funeral Home on South Cleveland Ave.
Kreighbaum-Sanders
330-484-2525
www.sandersfuneralhomes.com
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Helen Stella Walter was born July 7, 1941 to Mary and Amedeo DiTommaso. She was carried softly to heaven with the beauty and grace by which she lived on June 10, 2015 surrounded by her family following a brief illness. Raised with her Italian heritage by her large family of 10 aunts and uncles in Waynesburg, Ohio. Helen was a devoted Catholic who attended St. James Catholic Church. She graduated from Sandy Valley High School in 1959 and met her husband, Gary, whom she married in 1962. Helen was proud of the 10 years she worked in the engineering department at the Timken Company until she left in 1967 to raise her family. The love with which she raised her family was seen in all she did at holidays and family gatherings, as homeroom mother, Girl Scout volunteer, and dance class and baseball mom. She was especially proud of the accomplishments of her children including teaching her son, Scotty, to read and write and was influential in organizing special education in the Canton Local Schools.
Helen had a beautiful, loving spirit and lived everyday with kindness, generosity, and gratitude toward everyone she met. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gary Walter in 2003, parents, Amedeo and Mary DiTommaso, and brother, William DiTommaso. Survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Mary (David) Kosita of Louisville; three sons and daughters-in-law, Mike (Nannette McLemore) of East Canton, Todd (Bobbi) of Canton, and Scott of Canton; two granddaughters, Celine and Samantha Kosita: and one grandson, Jacob Walter. She was cared for by her loving son, Todd, and her daughter-in-law, Bobbi, for over 10 years.
Our hearts are forever grateful for the care and support shown to our mother and family by the doctors, numerous nurses, and staff at the Aultman Compassionate Care Center. We also want to express our gratitude to Dr. Schmotzer, his staff, and the Memorial 6 South nurses of Aultman Hospital. Thank you to all of our friends and family for your love and support. The family requests that donations be made to the Aultman Compassionate Care Center, 2821 Woodlawn Ave NW, Canton, OH. 44708.
A person like our mother is very rare, and we find comfort knowing she walks with Jesus with all of His grace and love. We will forever miss her and know she will always be in our hearts.
Mass of Christian burial will be Saturday, June 13, 2015 at 10:00 am in St. Mary's Catholic Church, 1602 Market Ave S., Canton, OH. 44707, with Fr. Benson Okpara as celebrant. Interment in Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Louisville. Friends may call Friday from 6-8 pm in the Kreighbaum-Sanders Funeral Home on South Cleveland Ave.
Kreighbaum-Sanders
330-484-2525
www.sandersfuneralhomes.com