Helen L. Ferlin

Mrs. Helen L. Ferlin, 78, of Meadville, widow of Albert E. Ferlin, died at City Hospital Thursday, October 28, 1982, after a brief illness.

A descendant of Cornelius Van Horne, a Meadville pioneer, Mrs. Ferlin was born in Hayfield Township, June 13, 1904, a daughter of Fred and Katherine DeRoss Van Horne.  Mr. Ferlin died in 1940.

Mrs. Ferlin retired in 1969 from Talon where she had been a slider inspector for 36 years.  She was a member of the Unitarian Church for more than 30 years.  She was a member of Meadville Grange.

Survivors include a son, Frank G. Ferlin of Cochranton; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and several nieces and cousins.  She was preceded in death by a brother and a sister.

Services were held at Waid Funeral Home.