Elena Helin Foley

Elena Marian Helin Foley, 87, of Lynchburg passed away Saturday, February 25, 2017, at the Guggenheimer Nursing Home. Born April 19, 1929, in Gardner, MA, she was the daughter of the late William Helin and the late Anna Marie Rantanen Helin. Elena was a retired registered nurse for the Rivercrest Nursing Home in Concord, MA. Elena is survived by her four children, Anne Foley of Dennis, MA, Karen Foley Swinker and her husband Murrell of Fort Myers, FL, Shawn M. Foley and his wife Yvonne of Fresno, CA and Mark E. Foley and his wife Anna of Chapel Hill, NC; one sister, Nancy Daniewicz of East Hartford, CT; nine grandchildren; and four nephews and other loving family members and friends. To send online condolences to the family, please visit www.whittenparkavenue.com. Whitten Park Avenue Chapel is serving the family, (434) 845-4521.