Helen Pilkington, age 77, of Williamsburg, died Tuesday, March 15, 2005, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, March 31, 2005, at the Smith Funeral Home in Victor with Rev. Reva K. Rimmer officiating. A private family burial will be at Immanuel Cemetery south of Victor. Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be directed to Hillside Estates of Williamsburg. Friends may send condolence messages to the family via the internet by submitting them on the Smith Funeral Home website at www.smithfh.com. Helen was born August 15, 1927, to Robert H. Calvert and Amelia Niestedt Calvert south east of Victor, Iowa. She was baptized on August 28, 1928, at her parents home. Helen grew up on the family farm east of North English, Iowa. She attended Crossroads rural school and graduated from North English High School with the class of 1944. She attended Iowa State Teacher's College in Cedar Falls and taught at Lincoln #2 and Berry Schools in Iowa County. Helen was united in marriage to Raymond Pilkington in the fall of 1947. To this union, their daughter Paula was born on October 17, 1948. She enjoyed playing the piano, needlework, and reading. She was employed at Holden Seed in Williamsburg, Iowa in her later years and retired in the fall of 2003. Helen leaves to mourn her daughter, Paula Mullenbruch and her husband Ken of North Liberty Hills, Texas; two grandchildren; three great grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; her two brothers, Milo Calvert of Knoxville, Iowa and Arthur Calvert of Palo Alto, California; and her three sisters, Lois Rhinehart of Grinnell, Iowa, Betty Faas of Santa Maria, California, and Mildred Miller, of Omaha, Nebraska. Helen was preceded in death by her parents, and her two brothers, Oliver and Marvin. Memorials may be directed to Hillside Estates, 2227 225th. Street, Williamsburg, Iowa 52361.