Helen Besaw

On Tuesday, March 4, a group of Helen’s lady friends gathered in her room at Mercy living Center to celebrate her 84th birthday.

Frary Funeral Home of Tupper Lake is in charge of funeral arrangements. A service for Helen will take place at the Tupper Lake Christian Center Church, 102 Main St. Tupper Lake, on Saturday March 15. Calling hour will be from 10 to 11 a.m. followed by a funeral service. Burial will be in St. Alphonsus Cemetery in the Spring.

Helen was born in Tupper Lake, the daughter of Edgar and Edith Mayville, on March 4, 1941. Helen was very active in her Church. She led a Bible study group for the ladies of the Church for many years.

Helen loved sharing about her faith. She would say that Jesus changed the course of her life. He gave her a hope that could not be found in this world.

Helen received her LPN degree in nursing and worked at Mercy Hospital in Tupper Lake and afterward at Sunmount Developmental Center.

Helen is survived by her son Jim Abbott of Buford, Georgia, and by her nephews Micheal, Shawn and Richard Mayville and her nieces Pam Cantwell and Ann Mayville. She was predeceased, 10 days before her death, by her son David LeBoutillier, (who appears with her in the picture), and also by her brother Robert Mayville and his wife Ruth.

Helen loved to travel, especially her annual trip to Sight and Sound Theater in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. where the Bible comes alive. Each visit to Sight and Sound is a journey back in time, as stories from the Bible come to life on a panoramic stage. Every original production immerses you in the pages of Scriptures.

Condolences may be made online at fraryfuneralhomes.com.