Helen M. Hayward, 77, of Houtzdale died Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017 at Penn Highlands Clearfield Hospital.
Born June 30, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Calvin and Beatrice (Shamp) Carns.
She married William R. Hayward on May 4, 1968 in Winchester, Va. He survives at home.
She was of the Christian faith.
Mrs. Hayward was retired from the Cen-Clear Child Services as a bus driver. She was a 1958 graduate of the Curwensville High School.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Emily Carns and Alice Kopchick.
Along with her husband, she is survived by one son, William J. Hayward and his wife, Lynn Ann of Osceola Mills; one sister, Jackie Hewitt of Mahaffey; one brother, Bernie Carns of California; four grandchildren, Breana, Hannah, Olivia and Jason; and numerous nieces and nephews.
The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Heath Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Osceola Mills with the Rev. William Murphy officiating.
Friends will be received from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Tuesday and from 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
To sign the online guestbook, go to: www.heathfuneral.com.