Helen T. Austen, 98, formerly of Palmer Twp, died Wednesday, January 11, 2012 in Moravian Hall Square, Nazareth.
Born: May 1, 1913 in Easton she was a daughter of the late John G. and Elizabeth Bachman Taylor. She and her husband, John R. Austen have been married for 72 years.
Personal: A graduate of Wilson High School and Penn State University, she had been an English teacher at Wilson High School and a substitute teacher for the Easton Area School District. She was also a very active volunteer at the Easton Hospital Gift Shop.
Memberships: She was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Wilson; the Women’s Board of Easton Hospital; the Easton Hospital Board of Trustees and the Northampton Country Club.
Survivors: Her husband, John R.; sons: John T. and his wife Susan of Edgewater, FL and Branford, CT; Stephen R. and his wife Maureen of Charlotte, NC and Bluffton, SC; a sister: Mary Jane Leith of West Chester, PA; 5 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday (1/16) in the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 2115 Washington Blvd., Wilson; with a calling period from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday in the Ashton Funeral Home, 1337 Northampton St., Easton, PA. Interment will be in Northampton Memorial Shrine.
Memorial Contributions: May be made to the VNA Hospice of St. Luke’s, 1510 Valley Center Prky., Bethlehem, PA 18017 or Two Rivers Health and Wellness Foundation, 1101 Northampton St., Easton, PA 18042.
Arnie and Judy Zeidman Cohen
January 13, 2012 at 3:08 pm
Dear Steve and family,
We have such good memories about your mother and just wanted you to know we are thinking about all of us so long ago. She was a lovely woman and we always enjoyed seeing both her and your father. Please know our thoughts are with you.
Take care,
Judy and Arnie
dawn transue
January 19, 2012 at 6:32 pm
Mr Austen and Sons i want you to know it was my pleasure to take care of helen while i was still at MHS. so sorry to hear about her passing you all are in my prayers and my thoughts are with your dad at his time of loss. If he needs anything he has my number call me. with love and prayers
Dawn Transue
Sarah Twibell and Enid Ashford
March 15, 2012 at 11:27 am
John, I have been thinking about you as I just returned from Portland and visiting my Mom for two months. We were chatting about our Penn State adventures and especially the steamboat trip which was such fun. We are so sorry to hear about Helen and wanted to send our thoughts and prayers.
Regards,
Sarah and Enid