Helen Theresa Archer

On the evening of October 7 in Mobile, AL, Helen passed away of natural causes. She was 90 years old.

Helen was born in Brooklyn New York on April 25, 1932, the second of three children born to John and Helen Colbert.

She was raised in Brooklyn, was an excellent student who developed a lifelong love for reading and writing. She loved music and dancing and was especially fond of opera and jazz.

On February 11. 1956, she married John Archer. Together, they raised five children, John, Bob, Colleen, Ed and Bill. In 1975, they moved to San Mateo, California and later to Columbus Ohio before retiring in Grass Valley, California. As her children grew into adults, Helen began a multi-decade career as a hospital volunteer beginning in San Mateo and carrying on throughout her time in Ohio and Grass Valley, serving as Volunteer President at multiple hospitals. In addition, Helen was eucharistic minister for care facilities and the homebound. She spent many hours in service to others and continued to do so well into her 80s.

Helen was preceded in death by her husband John and her parents John and Helen as well as several close friends and family. She is survived by her sister Colleen Colbert, OP and brother John Colbert, her five children and 10 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren with the 12th on the way. Many nieces, nephews and friends called her mom, aunt and best friend. At the time of her passing, she was living in Mobile with her oldest son John Jr and daughter in law Judy and was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church.

She was loving, humble, giving, kind, smart and generous to the many causes she supported over her lifetime. She touched so many lives in her large family the communities where she served.

Funeral services will be at 9:30am November 4, 2022, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church 1621 Boykin Boulevard, Mobile, AL.

Burial will be at St Patrick Cemetery in her adopted hometown, Grass Valley, California.

Online condolences may be given at www.mobilefhc.com. Mobile Funeral Home and Crematory – Mobile, Alabama.

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