Helen Eichman

April 4, 1932 – June 30, 2015

Helen Eichman, born April 4, 1932, passed away June 30, 2015 in Auburn, Washington.

She was born in Wellington, Kansas, to Albert and Doris Yount. In 1939, the family moved to Belen, New Mexico.

She married Carl Eichman, her high school sweetheart, in 1949. Two years later, they moved to Los Angeles, California. They were blessed with three children: one daughter, Jeri, and two sons, Randy and Douglas.

In the late sixties, her family moved to Redmond, Washington where her husband went to work for Boeing. Helen worked for SeaFirst Bank, now Bank of America, for 24 years.

She is survived by Jeri and her husband, Tom; Randy and his wife, Diana and Douglas and his wife, Sylvia. She is also survived by five grandchildren: Angela, Trisha, Aaron, Mathew and Brandon and three great grandchildren: Dylon, Emma and Abigail. Helen had one sister, Merlene, who predeceased her.

Helen was a member of Northwest Family Church in Auburn, where she has lived since 1992. She participated in several activities in her church and in her community. She loved spending time with her family and friends, gardening, hiking, reading, knitting, sewing and studying God’s word.

Rather than flowers, donations to the Northwest Family Church Missions ministry in Auburn would be appreciated.

Memorial services were held at Powers Funeral Home in Sumner on July 6, 2015.