Helen Elizabeth Jarvis

peacefully on April 7, 2011. Born on August 14, 1926, in Alberta, Canada, her family moved to California

in 1933. She earned a degree in education at the University of Southern California where she was a

member of the Delta Gamma sorority. It was there that she met the love of her life, Casey Jarvis, her

husband of 63 years. In 1955, they moved to Corona del Mar where they started their family business,

Jarco Inc., and raised their four children. For many years Helen volunteered at the Dental Center of the

Newport Beach Assistance League. She adored playing bridge, gardening, knitting, tennis, and golf.

Never content to just ‘sit around’ she traveled to Europe and exotic locales on multiple cruises with

Casey. The two spent anniversaries on Maui, summers living aboard their boat in Avalon harbor and

enjoyed their friends at Catalina Island’s Isthmus Yacht Club. Lunch with ‘The Glendale Girls’ (Glendale

High School pals), Pan-Hellenic events supporting USC, and weekly bridge games with friends brought

her great joy. “H”, “Tenney”, “Sis”, “Mom” or “Grandma” was known to all as fun-loving, positive, and

inspirational. She had an easy laugh and was a great storyteller. But above all else, Helen found beauty

in life’s simple pleasures: a sunset on the bluff, selecting roses for the garden and sharing everyday

moments with her family. She is survived by her husband, Edward “Casey” Jarvis; her four children,

Nancy (Tuck) Coop, Julie (Sean) Tierney, Peter (Deborah) Jarvis and Michael (Tamerra) Jarvis; nine

grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and her sisters Mary (Clark) Hubbs and Susan (John) Herrschaft.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Corona del Mar Community

Church. Private services will be held. A celebration of Helen’s life will be scheduled at a date to be

announced.

Arrangements under the direction of Pacific View Memorial Park and Mortuary FD1176, Corona Del Mar, CA.