" Arial; COLOR: #715c49; of Lake Orion; died September 1, 2014. " Arial; COLOR: #715c49; "He was 88. " Arial; COLOR: #715c49; "Born May 29, 1926 in Mt. Forest, MI to the late Marion Edward and Bessie (nee: Dorman) Helm. " Arial; COLOR: #715c49; "He married the former Phyllis L. Traver in Pontiac on January 10, 1946. " Arial; COLOR: #715c49; "He is survived by his loving wife of 68 years, Phyllis; 2 children, Ron (Betty) Helm and Kathy (Jim) Schmidt; daughter-in-law Colleen Helm; 7 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren and an extensive family on both of Howard and Phyllis