Helen Leanna (Knight) Lampe, age 96, of Passavant Retirement Community in Zelienople PA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 2, 2024. She was a 16-year resident of the Passavant Community, and a previous resident of Pittsburgh, West View, Wexford, and Waynesburg PA.
Helen was born on July 27, 1927, to parents Floyd Henry and Grace Emma (Taylor) Knight, in Niles Ohio. She grew up in the Waynesburg PA area and moved to Pittsburgh in 1947 to live with her mother Grace and stepfather Thomas O Schmude. Helen was the loving wife for 44 years to the late Robert (Bob) William Lampe whom she married on May 1, 1948. Together they adopted their beloved infant daughter Jill Leanna (Lampe) Ryan currently of Pittsburgh PA. Helen was blessed with two long term companions after the death of her beloved Bob Lampe in 1992, the late Robert (Bob) Boles, and late Peter (Pete) Tepley.
Helen is survived by her daughter Jill (Lampe) Ryan, special cousin Marie (Lewis) Amistadi, good friends Shirley Herr, Flora M Mason, and Ginny L (Mason) DeMino, Nephews Larry and Steve Willson, Niece Amy (Willson) Rhoades and many other cousins and good friends whose lives she touched over the years with love, good meals, cookies, and pies. Helen worked for Minnesota Fabrics for over 20 years. After retirement she was always helping others and the driver for many other older adults in her community. She is a long-term member of Wexford United Presbyterian Church and lived a life of giving of herself to others.
A visitation for Helen will be held Monday, May 6, 2024, from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at H.P. Brandt Funeral Home, 1032 Perry Hwy, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237. A funeral service will take place at 7pm in the funeral home chapel with Pastor George Palombo officiating.
Burial at Allegheny County Memorial Park on Tuesday, May 7,2024 at 11AM Please meet at the funeral home at 10:15AM. In Lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Northland Public Library Foundation, 300 Cumberland Road, Pittsburgh PA 15237, where Helen volunteered or your charity of choice.
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