Elliot

Helen H. Reott Elliott, 88, loving wife, mother and grandmother, died peacefully Thursday in Butler.

Born Aug. 4, 1918, in Butler, she was a daughter of Florian P. and Martha Green Reott.

As a young lady during World War II, she was the first woman crane operator at the Pullman-Standard and continued working there until 1949.

She moved to Sandusky, Ohio, in 1949, and she worked at the Philco Television Plant for 11 years. She then was a nurse's aide at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Sandusky for another 11 years until her retirement.

She was a member of St. Peter Roman Catholic Church and the Women's Council at St. Peter. While living in Sandusky, she was a member of St. Mary Roman Catholic Church.

Her husband, Gilbert Elliot, died May 28, 1982. Following his death, she returned to Butler to be near her family.

Surviving are a son, James C. Elliott and his wife, Eileen, of Milan, Ohio; a daughter, Mrs. Timothy (Martha) Shiffer of McKean, Pa.; a brother, Edward C. Reott, Sr., of Butler; a sister, Mrs. Anna Nagy of Butler; eight grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

A son, Jack Elliott; a great-grandson, Jacob Robert Elliot; two brothers, and two sisters also preceded her in death.

<B>ELLIOTT </B>— Friends of Helen H. Reott Elliott, who died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2006, will be received from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the <B>Geibel Funeral Home</B>, 201 E. Cunningham St. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Peter Roman Catholic Church with the Rev. Pierre Falkenhan officiating. She will then be returned to Sandusky, where she will be buried next to her husband at the Calvary Cemetery.The Women's Council of St. Peter will recite the rosary at 9:35 a.m. Monday at the church.Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 10 Duff Road, Suite 304, Pittsburgh, PA 15235.Information also is available at www.geibelfuneralhome.com.