Helen Jane (Hirneisen) Daugherty, 91, Akron and the Ephrata area, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Oct 30, 2026. She was a resident at Mt Hope Nazarene Retirement under Caring Bridge Hospice Care. Born in Schoeneck, PA, Jan 2, 1935, to Calvin Hirneisen and Mary (Goshert) Hirneisen Martz and was the loving wife to David Dean Daugherty with whom she shared 72 wonderful years of marriage, until his passing in 2023.

Helen will be remembered by her family and friends as a wonderful, caring daughter, wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She enjoyed having holiday dinners, traveling, shopping and Longaberger baskets, selling Longaberger Baskets, Avon and helping a dear friend with her Children's clothing store in Lititz.

She was a lifetime member of Grace Point Church of the Nazarene in Ephrata; she sang in the choir and taught Sunday School.

Helen is survived by 2 sisters Jeannette Barr of Ephrata and Faye (Dave) Peachey of Ephrata. She is preceded in death by her parents, and 3 sisters, Mary Lou Freeman of Sarasota, Fl, Shirley (May) White of Manheim, and Arvilla Peiffer of Narvon. Helen is survived by 3 children Lynette (Mike) Brown of Ephrata, Denise Ashton of Millersville, and Dwight (Dawn) Daugherty of Ephrata. She has 8 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild.

A private graveside service is planned for the family. Helen's final resting place is Memory Gardens, Ephrata.

In lieu of flowers contributions are appreciated to the Mt Hope Nazarene Retirement Community at www.mthopenazarene.org/donate