Helen I. (Ross) Hulbert, 80, wife of the late George A. Hulbert, died Tuesday August 17, 2010 in her son’s Town Farm Road, Ipswich home following her long illness.

Born in Beverly December 13, 1929, daughter of the late Herbert and Bessie (Foss) Ross, she was raised in Hamilton where she attended public schools. Married 1954 in the Ascension Memorial Church, the Hulberts made their home and raised their family on Town Farm Road. Following her husband’s retirement in 1986, the Hulberts moved to Punta Gorda, FL where they lived until his death in 2008. She returned to Ipswich making her home at Agawam Village.

Mrs. Hulbert was an avid member and volunteer at the Ipswich Council on Aging. She also volunteered at Ipswich Museum, Agawam Village Farmers Market, and the Ipswich Food Pantry. Throughout the years she enjoyed boating with her family and more recently her travels with friends at the Council on Aging.

She was a longtime member of the United Methodist Church of Ipswich.

She is survived by her son George A. “Chuck” Hulbert and his wife Marlene of Ipswich; a daughter Sally Arledge and her husband Doug of Cape Coral, FL; four grandchildren, Wesley Pierce of Salem and Samantha, Cody and Jaclyn Hulbert all of Ipswich; a sister Jenney Cronin of S. Hamilton and many nephews and nieces. She was the mother of the late Susan Hulbert  of Ipswich and sister of the late Howard Ross of CA, Bessie Wood of NH and Elizabeth Atherley and  Bertha Smith  both of Ipswich.

Her funeral service will be held graveside Tuesday August 24 at 11 am in Cowles Memorial Cemetery, Town Farm Rd, Ipswich. Family and friends are respectfully welcomed. Arrangements are under the direction of the Whittier-Porter Funeral Home of Ipswich. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of the North Shore, 75 Sylvan Street, Suite B102, Danvers, MA 01923.