Helen N. Keith, 80, of Akron, passed away on Monday, February 23, 2015, at her residence.

She was born in Ephrata to the late Melvin and Angela (Kershner) Zell and was the wife of the late Robert H. Keith who passed away in 2012.

Helen was a member of the Akron Grace E.C. Church, where she was a member of the Rose of Sharon Sunday school class. She was also a member of the Golden Girls TLC for 35 years. She had worked at the Horst Auction Center and Graybill's Dairy.

She is survived by 3 daughters Joy L., wife of Curvin Good of Denver, Jolene D., wife of Michael Kapczynski of Akron, June M., wife of Christopher Hall of Denver; 4 sons Jeffrey L., husband of Sue (Hess) Keith of Akron, Jan R. Keith of Acworth, GA, Joel R. Keith of Akron, Jerry D. Keith of Ephrata; 8 grandchildren Matthew R., husband of Jessica (Martin) Keith, Bradley and Jennifer Keith, Jazlyn Keith, James and Alex Good, Nathan Becker and Brenden Kapczynski; 2 great-granddaughters, Megan and Emma Keith; a sister, Martha, wife of Kenneth Zimmerman and a brother, Kenneth, husband of Shirley Zell.

In addition to her husband and parents, she is preceded in death by 4 siblings, F. Newton, Guy, June Zell and Mary Zerbe.

A memorial service will be held on Friday, February 27, at 11 am, at the Akron Grace E.C. Church, N. 7th St. and Fulton St., Akron, with Rev. Les Cool officiating. The family will receive friends following the service.

Memorial contributions in Helen's memory may be made to the Akron Grace E.C. Church, Spain Mission Trip, N. 7th St. and Fulton St., Akron, PA 17501.

Arrangements by Stradling Funeral Homes, Inc., Akron/Ephrata.