Obituary of Helen Binkowski

Binkowski-Miss Helen Binkowski, age 80 of John St., Derby, died December 13, 2007, at her home following a short illness. Miss Binkowski was born in Derby on March 9, 1927. She was the daughter of the late John and Mary Grabowsky Binkowski. Miss Binkowski was a lifelong resident of Derby and communicant of Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Ansonia. She was a graduate of Derby High School, Central Connecticut State University and earned her Masters Degree at the University of Bridgeport. She was a high school business teacher for 38 years having taught in NY, Southbury, and for the last 20 years of her career at East Haven High School. Miss Binkowski is survived by brothers, John Binkowski and his wife Martha, Paul Binkowski, William Binkowski and his wife Mary, all of Derby, and Msgr. George Binkowski of NY; a beloved sister, Sister Anne (Katherine Binkowski) of the Mother of God Academy in Stamford; sister-in-law, Josephine Binkowski of Derby; many loving nephews and nieces including Alice ODoy and Jean Petriw Walker of Derby. She was predeceased by sisters Mary Mudry and her husband, Paul, Anna Petriw and her husband, Stephen, Julia Binkowski, Peter Binkowski, and a nephew, Stephen Petriw. Funeral services will take place on Wednesday, December19th, 2007, at 9:15 A.M. from the Wakelee Memorial Funeral Home, 167 Wakelee Ave., Ansonia. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Sts. Peter and Paul Church, 105 Clifton Ave., Ansonia, at 10:00 AM. Springtime interment will be in Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery, Derby. Family and friends may call on Tuesday, December 18, 2007, from 4:00 to 7:00 PM. Memorial contributions may be made to Sts. Peter and Paul Church or to St. Anns Nursery, 111 W.North St., Stamford, CT 06902. The family wishes to extend their heartfelt thanks to CT Hospice Homecare of Shelton. On line condolences may be made at www.wakeleememorial.com.