Helen A. Fox, 87, of Emmaus, died Nov. 15, 2017, in Cedarbrook. She was the wife of the late James J. Fox Sr. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Helen (Hoffman) Mlynek.

She was a loving and hardworking homemaker.

She was a member of St. Ann Catholic Church, Emmaus.

She is survived by children, James J. Jr. and his wife Kathy, Richard and his wife Ann, Robert and his wife Laura, Susan and her husband Frederick Flemming, Thomas, Jerome and his wife Cha Ok; brothers, Edward and Carl Mlynek; sisters, Elizabeth Fernandez, Margaret Fetchko, Catherine Mlynek, Mary Mlynek and Dolores Reed; 13 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by brothers, Frank and George Mlynek.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Nov. 24 in St. Ann Catholic Church, 415 S. 6th St., Emmaus. A viewing will take place 9:30 to 11 a.m. in the church. Arrangements were made by the Schantz Funeral Home, P.C., Emmaus.