Helen Nadine Corcoran Roberts passed into the arms of Jesus on January 3, 2025, at the age of 87. Helen was born in Woodland, CA where she was raised with her siblings on the family farm until her high school graduation.Helen attended college in Huntington, IN where she met her beloved husband of 68 years Stanley Roberts. After they were married, Stan was in the Army and Helen joined him in Germany. Their young married life held many adventures in Europe traveling in their Karmann Ghia. They settled in Crescent City, CA where Helen was a devoted housewife and mother to their two daughters Jennifer and Kimberly. Helen was known for her incredible energy and work ethic. Our family agrees: Mom accomplished more between 5:00 and 10:00am than most people do in an entire day.Helen’s laugh was infectious as was her wild Irish sense of humor. She was definitely a One-of-a-kind person who made life just a little more fun and interesting. She loved to garden and cherished her beautiful flowers and fruit trees. She was a wonderful cook and best known at the neighborhood potlucks for her outstanding homemade blackberry cobbler and apple pie.Summers were spent with friends and family traveling, and hiking to the Devil’s Punchbowl, Buck Lake, and Damnation Creek Trail. She enjoyed camping and hunting adventures and swimming in the Smith River. Helen had an agate collection from hours spent walking the beaches and rock hunting with out-of-town visitors. She was always delighted to host and was very warm and welcoming of company into their home.Helen was fondly known as “The Scripture Lady” for years at the Fort Dick Christian School where she helped students memorize their Bible verses in a fun and amusing style. For those blessed by this particular experience, you know what this means and can appreciate the good humor she brought each Tuesday. Hopefully we can all still recite Psalm 1.Helen was known for hauling kids in her red VW Bus to various activities as well as a trip or two on the old Jaw Bone Road. Without fail every Wednesday, the same curbs would be jumped on C Street coming in for piano lessons and parking at the Post Office. A terrifying but fun experience in character-building for sure.Nothing brought more joy to Helen than being a grandma. She loved all her grandkids and even dubbed herself “Grandzilla” when she felt an occasion called for “Grandmotherly Discipline”. As with all things Helen, playing with the grandkids was executed with much laughter and loud exuberance. Playtime was spent “weed eating” and running a toy chain saw. Baking with grandkids yielded a guaranteed mess with flour on the floor and ceiling. Lego building was always an adventure, and no playtime was complete without Dr. Seuss books and a Toy Story or Cars video.Helen was a charismatic person who relished life to the fullest. She was a dedicated Christian who lived and shared her faith to the end. Countless lives have been prayed for and changed because she knew the power of prayer. She was an active member of the Fort Dick Bible Church and later attended Smith River Baptist Church. She will be missed, and her memories will live on in our hearts.Preceded in joining the Lord are parents John and Nora Corcoran, husband Stanley Roberts. Brothers Henry, James, Thomas, Joseph, Robert, and Charles Corcoran. Sisters Mary Culley, Margaret Fletcher, and Grandson Jacob Deming.Survived by daughters Jennifer Roberts Pratton (Morris) and Kimberly Roberts Deming (Thomas). Brother Daniel Corcoran (Janice). Sisters Kathleen Jones and Anna Smith. Grandchildren Malachi Pratton (Gabriela), Kellina Pratton, Kaleb Deming, Elijah Deming. Great Grandchildren Mataea, Nathan, and Timothy Pratton. Numerous loving nieces and nephews.We would like to thank the staff at Timber Ridge Eureka for their years of excellent care provided to our beloved Mother.Helen’s final resting place is at Catching Creek Cemetery in Myrtle Point, Oregon. The family would like to invite friends to celebrate the lives of Helen and Stanley Roberts on January 25, 2025, at 1:00pm at Smith River Baptist Church.As both Stanley and Helen found joy in life and shared it with others, we ask that you do the same. Go do something that brings YOU great joy and share it with those around you. Some fun ideas: Plant a tree, plan a potluck with friends, drive a new road, read a good mystery, play a song, sing, write a poem, memorize a new verse, take up photography. And if you feel so moved, please feel free to share. We’d love to hear how Stan and Helen inspired you.“Those who hope in the Lord will soar on wings like eagles” ~ Isaiah 40:31 To plant a tree in memory of Helen Roberts as a living tribute, please visit Tribute Store. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad-1515727'); });