Helen J. Walter

Helen J. Walter, 88, of Bellevue, passed away peacefully Sunday, June 3, 2012, at The Willows at Bellevue. She was born on March 22, 1924 in Bellevue, Ohio, the daughter of the late Harlow M. Stahl and Juanita A. (Davis) Stahl. She married Samuel T. Walter on September 14, 1946 at the First Congregational Church in Bellevue, Ohio. She graduated from Bellevue High School in 1942 and received a Bachelor of Music degree from Lindenwood University in 1946. She will be remembered for her faith, devotion and service to others through her music ministry as an organist for the First Congregational Church of Bellevue and First United Methodist Church in Clyde and Bellevue and her career as a teacher of special education in the communities of Bellevue, Fremont and Norwalk. She was also a dedicated supporter and untiring volunteer for school music programs, girl and boy scouting and historical associations. She was a member of the Historic Lyme Village, Bellevue Society of the Arts and the Bellevue Historical Society. She was actively involved with numerous music groups including the American Guild of Organists, North Coast Concert Band, Green Springs Community Band, Gang Band and Windjammers Circus Band. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and her brothers Harlow D. Stahl and David W. Stahl. She is survived by her daughter Victoria H. (Walter) Sigmund of Hilliard, Ohio; and sons Christopher T. Walter of Bellevue, Stephen M. Walter and daughter-in-law Margaret M. Walter of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Timothy S. Walter and daughter-in-law Marlene E. Walter of Hudson, Ohio; and 11 grandchildren (David and Heather Sigmund; David, Paul, Rebecca and Margaret Walter; and Lauren, London, Lily, Locklyn and Leighton Walter) and 2 great-grandchildren (Maddox Sigmund and Roberto Romero); her brother Harlow L. Stahl of Bellevue, Ohio; and long-time close personal friend Thomas L. Hildreth of Bellevue.

Visitation Date: June 11 2012

Visitation time: 6:00-8:00 pm

Visitation Location: Auxter Funeral Home -

Funeral Date: June 12 2012

Funeral Time: 10:30 am

Funeral Location: First United Methodist Church -