Helen Cullen's Obituary
Helen Cullen was born on March 28, 1916 in New York City, NY to Patrick John and Mary Ann Mansell. She passed away peacefully having just reached her 94th birthday on March 31, 2010 at the Family First Adult Care Home in Artondale, WA. Helen, is survived by her sister Julia d'Arcy in Virginia, her daughter Lillian Shierk, her son Richard S. Cullen Jr., eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren as well as many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband Richard S. Cullen, her daughter Patricia Benthien, two sisters and a brother.
She grew up and married in New York City leaving to be with her husband who was in the Army. Together they traveled many places in the United States, to Korea and to Germany. In 1949, she first came to Tacoma where she and her family eventually settled permanently. She retired from the Clover Park school system where she had many friends.
Funeral services will be held at St. Nicholas Catholic Church, 3510 Rosedale St., Gig Harbor, WA at 12:00 noon on Saturday, April 10, 2010.
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