LaPORTE, Helen A. (Wytas), of Winthrop, September 24, 2016. Beloved wife of the late James W. Laporte and the late Arthur J. Schultheiss. Devoted mother of Thomas W. Laporte and his wife Eileen of San Jose, CA and Theresa A. McNelis and her husband Dermot of Saugus. Adored grandmother of Olivia K. and Caroline J. McNelis. Funeral from the Maurice W. Kirby Funeral Home 210 Winthrop St. WINTHROP, on Weds, Sept. 28, at 9am. A Funeral Mass will follow in St. John the Evangelist Church-Winthrop at 10am. Relatives and friends are invited. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett. Visiting hours will be held in the funeral home on Tues. from 4-8pm. Helen was a member of the 3rd order of Mary and was a member of the Winthrop Catholic Woman's Club. She was a 1983 graduate of Northeastern University. Prior to her retirement, she worked for the Herbert Stuart Cohen Law Group in Boston, as a paralegal. Before working for the Stuart Cohen Law Group, she was an insurance agent for her own Insurance Agency. For guestbook and directions, please visit, www.mauricekirbyfh.com.