Helen Cashman

Helen Cash­man passed away peace­fully in her sleep, sur­rounded by her fam­ily Tues­day morn­ing ( Oct. 2, 2012).

Orig­i­nally Helen Anguish from Malta-McConnelsville, Helen mar­ried William P. Cash­man in 1943 and accom­pa­nied him to Charleston, S.C., when he vol­un­teered for the U.S. Marine Corps. Like many in her gen­er­a­tion, Helen proudly joined the war effort, work­ing on the Army Air Field dur­ing the war. Bill and Helen moved to Delaware in 1950 and they ulti­mately set­tled on Casland Farm on U.S. 42N, the cur­rent site of the Cashman’s Drive Thru Feed Store and Horse Equip­ment. Helen was a mem­ber of St. Mary Catholic Church and was awarded the St. Mary Parish Life­time Achieve­ment Award in 2010 for her ded­i­ca­tion and devo­tion to the church. She was part of Bereave­ment Com­mit­tee, the Prayer Chain and also pro­vided use of the farm to St. Mary for the annual pic­nic. A staunch Demo­c­rat, Helen hosted fundrais­ing events for Gov­er­nors Ted Strick­land and Richard Celeste. She was a proud mem­ber of the Down­town Delaware Busi­ness Com­mu­nity, start­ing with the Cashman’s True Value Hard­ware Store, then The Delaware Trad­ing Com­pany and The Court­yard. She also worked for The Ohio Wes­leyan University.

Another proud achieve­ment was own­ing and oper­at­ing a work­ing Mor­gan Horse Farm, Casland Farm. Helen’s love of all ani­mals was one of her note­wor­thy traits and car­ing for her horses, cats and dogs was one of the great joys of her life.

Helen was 91 years old and is sur­vived by her son, W. Patrick Cash­man and daughter-in-law Kris Cash­man; her daugh­ter, Ann Cash­man; her five grand­chil­dren, Erin (Nathan) Hol­man, Bill (Jes­sica) Cash­man, Andrea Cash­man, Ed (Stephanie) Cash­man and Megan (Brad) Hampu; and her six great-grandchildren, Alex, Gin­nah, Dylan, MacKen­zie, Zach and Emma.

She was pre­ceded in death by her hus­band, W.P. Cash­man; her brother, Edward; and her sis­ter, Zeta.

There will be no call­ing hours. There will be a Funeral Mass in St. Mary Catholic Church at noon Thurs­day, Oct. 4, with the Rev. James Black as Cel­e­brant imme­di­ately fol­lowed by a grave­side ser­vice in St. Mary’s Cemetery.

In lieu of flow­ers the fam­ily requests you make a dona­tion to the Sarah Moore Home which pro­vided excep­tional care for Helen, care for which the entire fam­ily will be eter­nally grate­ful. Please con­tact Judy Davis at the Sarah Moore Home at 740–362-9641 for more information.

Robin­son Funeral Home is in charge of arrange­ments. Con­do­lences may be expressed at robinsonfuneralhomeinc.com.

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