Helen Cahoon

Helen T. Cahoon, 88, of Los Angeles, CA, formerly of Van Wert, OH, died peacefully on Monday, January 16 at home.

She was born June 27, 1928 in Wheeling, West Virginia to the late Agnes (Keltus) Emmerth and Robert Emmerth, Sr. Helen married James P. Cahoon (deceased 2010) on September 6, 1948.

Survivors include her children: Dr. Kathleen Cahoon, of Arizona, Cynthia (Paul) Brautigam of St. Mary’s, Ohio; James P., Jr. (Kim) of Rio Rico, Arizona; William (Heather) Cahoon of Scottsdale, Arizona; and Thomas Cahoon, PhD of Los Angeles, CA; six grandchildren: Joseph Brautigam, Hannah Brautigam, Alyssa Cahoon, James P. Cahoon III, Andrew Cahoon, Austin Cahoon, and two great-grandchildren: Charlotte Brautigam and James Brautigam.

She was preceded in death by her husband, James P. Cahoon Sr., her son Robert Cahoon, her brother Robert Emmerth, and niece Sharon Emmerth.

Helen was a member of St. Mary’s of the Assumption Catholic Parish for 58 years before moving to Los Angeles in 2010 to live with her son Thomas. Over the years at St. Mary’s, she was a member of the Rosary Altar Society, taught sixth grade CCD, and served as Director of Religious Education. She was an American Red Cross Gray Lady at the Van Wert County Hospital, and a member of the Van Wert Civic Theater.

Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, January 23, 2017 at Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home & Crematory, Van Wert, OH, where there will be a time of reflection at 7:30 p.m. followed by a rosary service.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 24,2017 at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, Fr. Stanley Szybka, celebrant. Interment will follow in Woodland Cemetery, Van Wert, OH.