Helen Medjeska Walker Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Helen Barbara Medjeska Walker was born in Philadelphia, PA, December 27, 1940, the daughter of Walter and Helen Medjeska. She attended the Philadelphia High School for Girls and graduated from Penn State University with a B.S. in Art Education in 1961. For a number of years prior to marriage and after, she taught both elementary and high school students. On September 2, 1967, Helen married Lewis J. Walker in Philadelphia. The couple had two children, Jason D. Walker, now a resident of Wilmington, Delaware, and Jennifer Walker Boettinger, Johns Creek, GA. Helen relished her role as a wife and mother. She loved traveling the United States and globally, enjoying adventures on all seven continents, including Australia and Antarctica. Helen carried her artistic talents into everything she did, including teaching her children and neighborhood children. She volunteered at the Spruill Center for the Arts in Dunwoody, Georgia, and was an active supporter of the Atlanta Boy Choir and Atlanta Young Singers of Callanwolde. Her son and daughter were singers respectively in those organizations. She spent countless hours on the road driving her children to musical, sports, and school activities. She also supported her husband in the family business. Helen took special delight in her four grandchildren, Brandon, Alessio, Clara, and Daniela, especially enjoying trips involving the family and grandchildren to Delaware, Florida, Club Med for spring break, and St. Croix in the Virgin Islands. She loved gardening and the family pets. Helen was gracious and warm, embracing family and friends. A woman of faith, Helen was taken to be with our Lord on July 26, 2026, after an extended illness. She was a parishioner at St. Brigid Catholic Church, Johns Creek, Georgia. Helen is survived by her husband of 54 years, Lewis, her son, Jason Walker, daughter Jennifer Walker Boettinger; son-in-law, Matthew Boettinger and daughter-in-law, Raffaella Cristanetti; and, grandchildren, Brandon Boettinger, Clara Boettinger, Alessio Cristanetti-Walker, and Daniela Cristanetti-Walker. A Celebration of Life will take place on Thursday, August 18, 2022 at 11:00 am at St. Brigid Catholic Church in Johns Creek. A reception at the church will follow the service. Helen will be interred at the Georgia National Cemetery, Canton, Georgia at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please consider contributing in her memory to the St. Vincent de Paul Society, in care of St. Brigid Catholic Church, 3400 Old Alabama Road, Johns Creek, GA 30022

Helen Medjeska Walker

December 27, 1940 - July 26, 2022