Helen M. Gerber of Newtown passed away Monday July 27, 2015 at Chandler Hall Hospice with her loving family by her side. She was 92. Helen was the beloved wife of the late Joseph E. Gerber with whom she had shared 71 years of marriage.

Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Charles P. and Florence Regan Welsh.

Helen was a former resident of West Philadelphia and the Somerton section of Philadelphia before moving to Holland in 1979 and eventually to Newtown in 1993. She was a proud graduate of West Catholic High School for girls. Fervently devoted to her Catholic Faith, she was a long time parishioner of St. Andrew’s in Newtown and regularly prayed the rosary.

Above all else, Helen was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother whose family always came first and foremost. She will be dearly missed.

Helen is survived by her children, Joseph E. Gerber Jr. and his wife Patricia of Springfield, VA, Edward J. Gerber, Robert J. Gerber and his companion Nancy of Palm Beach Gardens, FL, Mark J. Gerber and his wife Maureen of Newtown and her daughter-in-law Carol Drea Gerber.  She is also survived by 14 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren, and her brother, James Welsh.

In addition to her husband she was preceded in death by her grandson, Noah Gerber; her great-granddaughter Tyre Hicks; her sisters, Catherine Minnick and Florence Brady; and her brother, Charles Welsh. 

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewings on Thursday July 30, 2015 from 6:30-9:00 PM on Friday July 31, 2015 from 10:00 AM until her Funeral Mass 11:00 AM at the Olde Church of St. Andrew, 131 S. Sycamore Street, Newtown, PA 18940. Her interment will follow in the adjacent parish cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to Chandler Hall Hospice, 99 Barclay St., Newtown, PA 18940.