Helen Tilton

November 22, 1921 - August 4, 2018

Helen Tilton, age 96, resident of Pennsville (Lower Penns Neck), New Jersey, passed away on Saturday, August 4, 2018 in the comfort of her home surrounded by her family. Helen graduated from Penns Grove High School in 1939. She worked at Jackson Lab during World War II. After the war, Helen,as an Air Force Service wife, traveled across the United States and lived in the Aleutian Islands before returning to civilian life. She then stayed home and raised four children. She later worked as a baker in the Pennsville School System cafeterias: Penn Beach and Valley Park Elementary schools. Helen was pre-deceased by her father Alexander Harbula and mother, Helen Harbula, her husband, Harold G. Tilton, Sr. (Haddy) and her son Harold G. Tilton, Jr. Helen was also pre-deceased by her siblings: Michael, Peter, John, Alexander, Mary and Anne. She is survived by her sister, Margaret Staples in Brooklin, Maine, daughter Barbara Hollar (Richard “Bear”)of St. Pete Beach, FL; son, Russell J. Tilton of Absecon, NJ; daughter, Pamela Thom (Scott)of Bridgeton, NJ and three grandchildren: Alexander Hollar (Shannon), Pennsylvania; James Dilks (Krista), Oklahoma, and Emily Corcoran (Peter), Ireland. As well as 14 great-grand children. Helen was an avid reader and also loved to bake, sew, and crochet. Her piecrust was second to none. She also greatly enjoyed making and decorating theme cakes for the grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services are private at the discretion of the family. Burial will be at Eglington Cemetery in Clarksboro, NJ.