Helen Catherine Ferrell, 78, of California, MD, formerly of Johnstown, PA, passed away on January 31, 2013 in Solomons, MD. She was born on September 7, 1934 in Johnstown, PA to the late Eleanor Poremsky Wilker and the late Sylvester James Wilker.

She was the beloved wife to Raymond Ferrell whom she married on March 26, 1976 in Clinton United Methodist Church and he preceded her in death on April 21, 2008.

Helen graduated from Seton Hill College, Greensburg, PA in 1956. She went on to become a Music Teacher and Daycare Teacher moving to Camp Springs, MD in 1979 and eventually to California, MD. In her spare time she enjoyed quilting and cross stitching.

Helen is survived by her children, Lisa Neal of Dover, DE and Mike Halterman (Anna) of Lusby, MD; siblings, Jim Wilker of PA, Kathy Wilker of NJ, Mary Lou Simpson of Lakewood, CO, and Carol Ann Sullivan of Manchester, NH; and three grandchildren.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 11 AM in Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, Solomons, MD with Monsignor Michael Wilson officiating. Interment will be held at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery. The family request memorial contributions to be made in Helen's memory to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America, 322 Eighth Ave., 7th fl., New York, NY 10001, www.alzfdn.org .

Arrangements provided by Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., Lusby, MD.