1925
Helen
2014
Helen Gregaitis
May 18, 1925 — March 25, 2014
Helen Gregaitis, 88, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at Superior Residences in Lecanto, Florida. Helen was the youngest of ten children, born to Joseph and Christiana (Chovanec) Matzura. She was predeceased by her first husband, Tony Porzi and second husband, Captain Alphonsus Gregaitis; brothers, Joseph, Michael, Andrew, Stephen and sisters, Mary Kriskie, Catherine Redlitz, Verna Lisa, Susan Tomesko, and Christina Derkacs. Helen is survived by a sister, Anna Tripodi of Clifton, New Jersey; nieces, Elizabeth Kriskie of Washington, D.C. and Diane Jones of Hardwick, New Jersey; nephews, Michael Matzura of Cave Creek, Arizona, Joseph Redlitz of Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, Joseph Tomesko of Bloomfield, New Jersey, Raymond Tripodi of Wayne, New Jersey and many great nephews and great nieces, all of whom she loved and adored.
Helen was born and raised in the tiny coal mining town of Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania. She terminated her schooling early to care for her ailing mother. After marriage to her beloved Tony Porzi, she moved to Clifton, New Jersey, where she and Tony worked for many years at Continental Can Company in Passaic. Upon retirement, they returned to Pennsylvania, where they lived in Elysburg until her husband’s death. Helen met Captain Alphonsus Gregaitis with whom she enjoyed many years of joyful marriage living in Lehighton, Pennsylvania and Hernando, Florida. Helen was a member of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania. Helen was a lively, vibrant woman with a terrific smile and laugh, who loved to dance, play golf, travel and socialize. She was one, who truly loved life to the very fullest. Helen will be sorely missed by all, who had the privilege to know her.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Sat. April 5, 2014 at 11 o'clock A.M. from S.S. Peter & Paul R.C.C. 307 Pine Street Tamaqua, Pa. 18252.
Friends shall be received in church from 10:00 A.M. until time of services.
Interment Sky-View Memorial Park, Tamaqua, Pennsylvania 18252.
Online registry and condolences may be signed at www.griffithsfuneralhomes.com
Helen was born and raised in the tiny coal mining town of Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania. She terminated her schooling early to care for her ailing mother. After marriage to her beloved Tony Porzi, she moved to Clifton, New Jersey, where she and Tony worked for many years at Continental Can Company in Passaic. Upon retirement, they returned to Pennsylvania, where they lived in Elysburg until her husband’s death. Helen met Captain Alphonsus Gregaitis with whom she enjoyed many years of joyful marriage living in Lehighton, Pennsylvania and Hernando, Florida. Helen was a member of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania. Helen was a lively, vibrant woman with a terrific smile and laugh, who loved to dance, play golf, travel and socialize. She was one, who truly loved life to the very fullest. Helen will be sorely missed by all, who had the privilege to know her.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Sat. April 5, 2014 at 11 o'clock A.M. from S.S. Peter & Paul R.C.C. 307 Pine Street Tamaqua, Pa. 18252.
Friends shall be received in church from 10:00 A.M. until time of services.
Interment Sky-View Memorial Park, Tamaqua, Pennsylvania 18252.
Online registry and condolences may be signed at www.griffithsfuneralhomes.com
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