Helen L. Canavan, 77, departed this life peacefully and surrounded by family and friends on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee, FL. Helen was born on March 31, 1938 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Walter S. Sr. and Alice L. (Driscoll) MacConnie. She is survived by her children, William F. Canavan III of Jamesport, NY, Keith B. Canavan (Denise) of Wellington, FL and Dorothy L. Noble (Darrell) of Longmont, CO; grandchildren, William IV, Hunter, Nicholas, Christopher, Kaeyla, Alaina and Alexander. She is also survived by two brothers, Walter MacConnie (Annaliese) and Paul MacConnie (Joyce) and sister-in-law, Dolores Giaramita (Nick). Helen was predeceased by her beloved husband, William F. Canavan Jr. in 2012. Helen worked as a personnel manager for Woolworths in Massapequa, New York before moving to Florida with her family in 1986. There she worked in retail sales for Hallmark in West Palm Beach. She was an avid bingo player and enjoyed cross-stitch and reading. She was loving, compassionate and always willing to help. She loved spending time with family and friends. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. Helen was an angel on earth and will be missed by everyone who knew her. Family will greet friends from 9AM to 9:45AM following with a funeral service at 9:45AM on Thursday, April 16th at the Palm Beach National Chapel in Lake Worth. Interment will be at the South Florida National Cemetery, Lake Worth. In lieu of flowers, the family asks a donation be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital at www.stjude.org