Helen Olive (Burggraf) Wilcox

Helen Olive (Burggraf) Wilcox, a woman whose life was a song and whose kitchen was always warm, passed away leaving a legacy of sweetness and melody. Born in Marion, Ohio, on August 14, 1964, Helen was the daughter of the late Jack Darold and Anita Joy (Newell) Burggraf.

Helen’s life was a beautiful song, but its most joyful chorus began on New Years Eve in 2015, when she married her husband, Danny Wilcox. Their anniversary was a yearly celebration of the deep love and partnership they built together.

To know Helen, was to know a woman whose hands were always busy and whose heart was always open. As a baker at Red Lobster, she turned her craft into a gift for others, finding a quiet peace in the rhythm of the kitchen. But if baking was her talent, music was her very soul- it was her “whole life,” the backdrop to every memory and the spark in her eyes. Whether she was humming a melody while shopping for treasures or sharing a song with those she loved, Helen sang life in her own beautiful key.

More than anything, Helen’s world revolved around her family. She is survived by her children, Kaylee Joy Lines, Thomas Marvin Lines III, Jonathan Daniel Wilcox, and Shelena Danielle Wilcox. She was the proudest grandmother to five: Damian William, Twins; Thomas Marvin IV, and James Michael Randy Ray, Mallory Marie, and Gage Alexander.

She is also survived by her siblings, Jacqueline Kay Yeoman, Brent Alan Burggraf, and Brian Darold Burggraf. She now joins her parents and her sister, Janet Lee Jackson, in rest. Helen’s warmth, her love of a good shopping trip, and her cookies will be deeply missed by all who knew her.