- Date Of Birth: January 13, 1921
- Date Of Death: June 27, 2019
- State: New Jersey
Helen S. Dichter, nee Sharamatew, 98 of Lakewood, NJ, died on Thursday June 27, 2019. Born in Philadelphia, she lived there and in Secane, PA, before moving to Lakewood five years ago. Helen received her Bachelor’s Degree from Temple University and her Masters in Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh.
She was a Guidance Counselor for the Philadelphia School District prior to her retirement. Helen was devoted to social justice and proud to be a lifelong Democrat and a member of the Granny Peace Brigade. She took delight in helping others, and though a frugal child of the Depression, was generous to her family, friends and charitable institutions. Helen was predeceased by her loving husband of 60 years, J. Lawrence “Larry” Dichter, in 2005 and by her brother Steven Sharamatew.
She is survived by her beloved sister-in-law Merle (Ricci) Dichter, her son Steven Dichter and his wife Kate Buckley of Santa Fe, New Mexico, her two daughters, Dianne A. Dichter of Philadelphia and Marta D. Harrison and her husband Glenn Harrison of Lakewood, NJ, her four grandchildren, Elizabeth and Kate Harrison, and Alexandra and Matthew Docherty, and one great grandchild Luca Harrison Leon.
