On March 19, 2012, Ella Mae Helmick (nee Williams) went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ; beloved wife of the late Finley E. Helmick, Jr.; devoted mother of Barbara J. Lannen and F. Edwin Helmick, III and his wife Karen; loving grandmother of Nicole, Gina, Abigail, Monica, Valerie and Amy; great grandmother of Carrisa; dear sister of Russell, John, Geneva and Lester; daughter of the late Albert and Margie Williams. Pre-deceased by five brothers and one sister. Mrs. Helmick was a longtime member of Inverness Presbyterian Church.

Friends may call at the family owned Duda-Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk, Inc., 7922 Wise Ave. on Thursday 3-5 and 7-9 PM. A funeral service will be held at the Inverness Presbyterian Church on Friday at 10 AM. Interment Bel Air Memorial Gardens. Expressions of sympathy may be made to Inverness Presbyterian Church, 7909 Wise Ave., Dundalk, MD 21222.