Worcester – Helen B. (Blanchard) Cane, 93, died Tuesday Aug. 9, 2011, at 
Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center, Westborough. Her loving husband, Edwin L. Cane, died in 1970.
She is survived by her son Richard L. Cane and his wife Jill of Merrimack, New Hampshire, and a daughter, Janice E. Cane and her husband Walter Hess of Rockport. She was the very loving grandmother of seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her four siblings, Joseph, Roland and Francis Blanchard and Rita Blanchard Gelinas.
Born in Worcester and raised in Shrewsbury, the daughter of Valmore J.B. Blanchard and Cordelia Z. (Malhoit) Blanchard, she lived many years in Shrewsbury and Holden before moving to Worcester in 1976, where she remained until recently moving to Westborough.
Mrs. Cane had many friends and was always generous and ready to help others. She loved playing cards, doing puzzles and reading. She was a member of St. George's Church in Worcester.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday Aug. 13, in St. George's Church, 38 Brattle St., Worcester. Burial will follow at Worcester County Memorial Park, 217 Richards Ave. (Route 56), Paxton. Funeral arrangements are under the care of Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main St., Holden.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Crohns and Colitis Foundation of America, National Processing Center, attn: Honor & Memorial Gifts, P.O. Box 1245, Albert Lea, MN, 56007-9976 or to CARE, Gift Center, P.O. Box 7039, Merrifield, VA 2116-9753.
To view the online guest book and leave a message of condolence, please visit www.milesfuneralhome.com.
