Helen Bartley of Lake Orion celebrated her 80th birthday recently with a party attended by more than 40 family members.
The second of three children, Helen was born on Halloween, two days after the stock market crash of 1929. After marrying Lloyd Bartley in 1948, the couple moved to Lake Orion in 1950, where their children all attended Lake Orion schools. Lloyd Sr. worked as a Custodian at Blanche Sims Elementary for over 30 years, family members said.
Traveling from as far away as Chicago, a total of 42 family members, including siblings, children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews attended the party Saturday Oct 17.