Helen (Lafleuer) Desmarais of West Hartford, died, Friday, June 29, 2012. She was born in Exeter, NH on July 7, 1920 daughter of the late William and Ethel Lafleuer. She graduated Concord High School, Concord, NH class of 1938. Helen was very proud of her 42 years of work at the Royal Typewriter Co. retiring in 1985. She was active in her community as a loyal member of Mended Hearts (Secretary); the Parkville Senior Center (President of the Council); Hughes Health & Rehabilitation (Vice President – Residents Council); CSEA; and St. Francis Hospital Volunteer just to name a few. Helen also loved her church joining in 1952. She served South Congregational Church on: South Church Women, Rummage Sales, Christmas Fairs, Cum-Dubbls, Thursday Dinner Committee, Coffee Hour, as a Deacon and long time Sunday School teacher. Helen was such a positive influence in so many lives over the years and her legacy will live on in ways she may never have completely understood. She is survived by all her brothers and sisters-in-Christ at South Congregational Church; and her "adopted daughter" Julia Brown-McRae. Helen was predeceased by her first husband Sam Hong and her beloved Leon Desmarais whom she married at age 83 and with whom she often said she had "eight absolutely wonderful years." Helen was greatly loved and will be greatly missed. Helen's funeral service will be held on Friday July 6, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at the Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home 1276 Berlin Turnpike, Wethersfield, CT with the Rev. Adam T. Söderberg officiating. A committal will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, CT. Visiting hours will be Friday, prior to the funeral, 10-11 a.m. Memorial donations may be made to South Congregational Church 277 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06106. To share a memory with the family, please visit, www.dillonbaxter.com