Helen (Logan) Astle

Helen Logan Astle, age 85, passed away peacefully surrounded by loving family on Friday, October 2, 2015 at Christiana Hospital. Helen was born January 7, 1930 in Havre de Grace, MD, to the late Wilmer B. and Margaret A. Logan. She graduated from Calvert High School. She drove a school bus for the Cecil County Public Schools for 15 years and worked as a paraprofessional at Rising Sun Elementary School for 12 years. Helen was the beloved wife of Norman E. Astle. The two shared 64 wonderful years together. She was a member of Hopewell United Methodist Church where she served in multiple capacities. She and Norman enjoyed serving with the Cecil County Farm Bureau. Helen loved serving at her church, singing in the choir, volunteering for the Cecil County Farm Bureau and serving on the Cecil County Farm Queen committee. She enjoyed sewing, crafting, reading and spending time with her family. In addition to her loving husband, she leaves behind a loving family who will cherish her memory. Six children, Eleanor DeLong (Kenneth), Alma DeLong (Gerald),  Norman Astle, Jr. (Stephanie), H. Louise Batory (Robert), Richard Astle, Brenda Waddell (Randy); grandchildren, Jonathan DeLong (Jessica), Jeremy DeLong, Jared DeLong, Madison and Natalie Astle, Nathan, Nicholas and Brent Batory, Alexis and Grant Astle, Quinton and Lily Waddell; great grandsons, Gideon and Kevin DeLong; sister, Margaret A. Logan; nieces, nephews and beloved friends. In addition to her parents, Helen was preceded in death by her sister, Mary Lewis Ross. Memorial contributions may be made to either Hopewell United Methodist Church or the Cecil County Farm Bureau Women in care of Lee A. Patterson & Son Funeral Home, P.A.,P.O. Box 766, Perryville, MD 21903-0766. Funeral services are scheduled for Wednesday, October 7, 2015, 11 AM, at   Hopewell United Methodist Church of Port Deposit, MD. Visitations for family and friends will be held Tuesday, October 6, 2015, 6 PM until 8 PM, at the Lee A. Patterson & Son Funeral Home, P.A., Perryville, MD. A second visitation will be held Wednesday, October 7, 2015, 10 AM until 11 AM, at the church prior to the funeral service. Pastor Herb Cain of Hopewell United Methodist Church and Pastor Jack Shitama will officiate. Interment will be in Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, PA.