Obituary of Helen C. Matoska

Helen C. Matoska, age 95, of Trumbull, passed away on Wednesday, November 26, 2014 in St. Vincent's Medical Center. Born in New York City on January 17, 1919, she was a daughter of the late Stephan and Mary Panik Matoska. Helen was a longtime resident of Forest Hills, NY before moving to Trumbull. She received an Associate's degree from Charter Oak College and her Bachelor's degree majoring in History from Sacred Heart University after her retirement as a secretary for many years in the New York City School System. Helen was a member of the Trumbull Senior Center and especially enjoyed the art group. She was pre-deceased by a brother, Stephen Matoska and two sisters, Anna May and Vera Matoska. She will be missed by her dear friends Theresa and John Pellegrino and Margaret and Ronald Pepin and their families. Funeral services will take place on Saturday, November 29, 2014 at 10:15 a.m. from the Abriola Parkview Funeral Home, 419 White Plains Road, Trumbull and at 10:30 a.m. in St. Stephen Church, Trumbull for a Mass of Christian Burial. Entombment will follow in the Garden Mausoleum of St. Michael Cemetery, Stratford. Friends may call on Saturday morning from 9:30-10:15 a.m.