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Helen C. (Hewitt) (Hastings) Cooper

June 26, 1932 — April 19, 2025

of Tyngsboro, formerly of Stoneham, Massachusetts

Helen C. (Hewitt) (Hastings) Cooper

Helen C. (Hewitt) (Hastings) Cooper of Tyngsboro, formerly of Stoneham, passed away on Saturday, April 19, 2025. She is 92 years of age.

Born on Sunday, June 26, 1932 in Boston, Helen was the loving daughter of the late Bert Hewitt and Minnie (Whitcher) Hewitt. Helen was a warm, gentle & loyal daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, cousin and friend who will be deeply missed.

Helen enjoyed reading, shopping, traveling, animals and doing puzzles.  Helen liked turtles!

Helen was the beloved wife of the late Richard C.F. Hastings and the late Reginald W. Cooper. She was the devoted mother of Richard P. Hastings and his fiancé Debra Kiernan, David A. Hastings, Kenneth R. Hastings and his late wife Carolyn and the late Janice E. (Hourihan) Balch. The cherished grandmother of Michelle Harland, Cheri Moores, Joseph Hourihan, Shara Herbert and Isabella Hastings, Helen was the doting great grandmother of Kayla, Julia, Samantha, Matthew, Victoria, Zachary, Aidan, MacKenzie and Avery. She was the dear sister of John Hewitt and the late Ernest Hewitt, Bertha Cowels and Elizabeth Quinlain. Helen is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.

A Funeral Service Celebrating Helen’s Eternal Life will be held on Wednesday, April 30th at 11am in the Barile Family Funeral Home, 482 Main St. (RT 28) STONEHAM. Family and friends are cordially invited to gather and share memories with Helen’s Family prior to the Service beginning at 9am. Parking attendants and elevator are available. Interment Lindenwood Cemetery, Stoneham.

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Visitation

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

9:00 - 11:00 am (Eastern time)

Barile Family Funeral Home-Stoneham

482 Main Street, Stoneham, MA 02180

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Celebration of Life

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

11:00am - 12:00 pm (Eastern time)

Barile Family Funeral Home-Stoneham

482 Main Street, Stoneham, MA 02180

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Interment

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

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