Helen J. Walker

Helen Josephine Walker, 92, of Moline, IL, passed away on Tuesday morning, April 15, 2025, surrounded by family at Bickford Assisted Living Home, where she resided.

The family will receive friends at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, located at 2767 9th Street, Rock Island, IL 61201, on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. A Memorial talk will be held at 3:00 p.m. and will be available on Zoom; Meeting ID: 261 708 2976; Meeting Password: 456 8223. A celebration of life will follow at 5:00 p.m. at Harmony Hall Event Center, located at 1510 47th Avenue. Moline, IL. 61265.

Helen Josephine Shuck was born on November 18, 1932, in Gary, IN. She was the loving daughter of Stuart Shuck and Josephine Romont. Her family moved to Rock Island, IL, when she was 4 years old. After graduating from Rock Island High School in 1950, she completed a course in secretarial and accounting at the Moline Institute of Commerce. She also attended the University of Illinois, Undergraduate Division in Chicago, and took several accounting classes at Blackhawk College in Moline. In 1951, she began her career doing secretarial and bookkeeping work, eventually becoming an accountant. She had also worked as a tax preparer since the early 1950s, preparing both corporate and individual tax returns. She finally retired in 2015, when her eyesight began to fail her at the age of 82.

Helen was united in marriage to Harry T. Walker, March 18, 1958. They moved to Big Island, Milan, IL in 1959. In 1976, their marriage ended, and she chose to remain single.

She loved her home on Big Island and lived there for 65 years until her move to Bickford Home in September 2024.

Helen wants to be remembered foremost as a faithful worshiper of Jehovah God, devoted to her five children and their families, as well as her spiritual family within Jehovah's Witnesses congregations throughout the area. Helen's family and friends will always have fond memories of her unconditional love, her kind and generous ways for those in need, her sense of humor, her positive and humble attitude, and her independent spirit. Helen really enjoyed volunteering her time to share God's message from the Bible with others. She also had a great love of reading and learning. She lived a long, happy, full life on her terms. She was truly a lovely lady.

Helen is survived by her children, Cyndi (Tracy) White, Tami (Ken) Kuhlenbeck, Wendy (Tom, deceased) Steele, and Scott (May) Walker, as well as 18 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by daughter, Diana Leigh Roby, her mother, father, sister, brother, sister-in-law, son-in-law, and one nephew.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in support of Epilepsy Research to the University of Iowa Center for Advancement, PO Box 4550, Iowa City, IA 52244-4550.

On the memo line or a note attached, please indicate "Gift in memory of Helen J. Walker". Credit card gifts may be made at givetoiowa.org. (Please instruct any deliveries to the Kingdom Hall to be made no later than 12:00 p.m. Saturday, May 31st, 2025.

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