Helen Lavin Obituary
We are sad to announce that on January 22, 2024, at the age of 92, Helen Lavin of Pasadena, California passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her siblings, Mary Louise Phifer and Philip W. Shopbell; her former husbands, John David Kaufman and Francis J. Lavin, Jr. (Frank) of Rhode Island; her daughters, Elizabeth L. Kaufman of Friendswood, TX, Jane K. Winn of Seattle, WA and Katherine Riordan of Bellingham, WA.; and her grandparents, George and Clara Shopbell.
She is survived by: her granddaughters, Julia Winn Buckley, Lydia Winn Samuels and Rachel Goeken; her great grandchildren, Evan William Winn Buckley and Tristan Peter Winn Buckley; her sister-in-law Phyllis Shopbell of Granite Bay, CA; her nieces and nephews, Paisley and Preston; her former spouses, Frank III of Rhode Island and Pamela Fontaine of Rhode Island; and her spouse Michelle Teixeira of Rhode Island. She is also survived by six step-children.
