Helen June Edwards, 88, of California, Pa., died Wednesday, January 21, 2004. She was born May 26, 1915, in Dalton, Ga., a daughter of the late John F. and Johnnie J. RICHARDSON TARVER. Helen was the fifth of 10 children. She moved with her family to Campbell County, Wyoming, in 1917. She graduated from Campbell County High School in 1933 as co-valedictorian of her class and won the Wyoming State typing championship, and she placed seventh in the International Competition. An accomplished musician and dedicated teacher, she believed in the value of education. While attending the Missouri Valley College, she was a member of the Chapel Choir and the orchestra and graduated in 1939. Helen went on to study vocal music at the Eastman Conservatory of Music in Rochester, New York, under the instruction of Jeanne Woolford, and earned a master's degree in 1946. She went on to teach music in a variety of settings, both in the United States and abroad. She married Frank EDWARDS on July 31, 1961. Together, they moved to California, Pa., in 1969. Helen traveled regularly to France and Austria, where she did post-graduate studies at the Sorbonne in Paris and the Mozartium in Salzburg. She completed her second master's, in French language, while studying at McGill University in Montreal. For many years, she was the organist at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in California, Pa. In addition to her parents, Helen was preceded in death by six sisters and three brothers. Left to cherish her memory are her husband of 42 years, Frank EDWARDS; one sister, Jessamine Stoenner, of Richmond, Mo.; and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received in the MARISCOTTI FUNERAL HOME INC., Anthony N. Mariscotti, supervisor, 323 Fourth Street, California, Pa., on Sunday, January 25, 2004, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday in St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Charleroi, Pa., with the Rev. Robert Coval and Deacon Ed Hay co-officiating. Interment will be held Wednesday, January 28, 2004, in the Lake Side Cemetery, Fairmont, Mn. Unrelated to me. Just sharing a resource. Edward DUNLEVY