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YOUNGSTOWN — A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, at Our Lady of Sorrows Parish at St. Matthias Church for Helen V. Laskay, 91, who passed away on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018.
She was born Jan. 27, 1927, in Struthers, the daughter of John and Susan (Salata) Bacak.
Helen was a 1945 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and attended Youngstown Business College. She worked for the City of Youngstown Income Tax Department as a bookkeeper for 20 years. She also worked as a secretary and treasurer for the family business Youngstown Curve Form.
Helen was a member of the Infant Jesus of Prague Guild and First Catholic Ladies Association No. 161 and Ladies Pennsylvania Union No. 163.
She leaves to cherish her memory, her son, Donald (Carole); her granddaughter, Monica Susan (Eric) Rebhan; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank A. Laskay, who passed away on Dec. 9, 2011; her parents; her brother, John Bacak Jr; and her sister, Mary Bacak.
Friends may call from 9 to 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Parish at St. Matthias Church on Friday prior to the Mass. Interment will take place at Calvary Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest next to her husband.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the professional care of the Rossi Brothers & Lellio Funeral Home, 4442 South Ave. in Boardman.
Family and friends may visit the Book of Memories at www.rossifunerals.com to view this obituary and send condolences to Helen’s family.