Helen (Orzell) Konopka, 87, of Bristol, died Aug. 9, 2009, at home. Helen was born July 11, 1922, in West Rutland, Vt., and was a daughter of the late John and Antoinette (Dydo) Orzell. A longtime Bristol resident, she was employed at General Electric before retiring and was a member of St. Stanislaus Church, Bristol. She is survived by a son, Richard Konopka of Glastonbury; two daughters, Cynthia Freier of Bradenton, Fla. and Karen Keegan of Deerfield Beach, Fla.; five grandchildren, Heather Campana, Kyle and Lyndsey Freier, Katherine and Kimberly Konopka; two great-grandchildren, Marina Freier and Isabella Freier-Flores; a brother, Stanley Orzell of Bristol; three sisters, Mary Stafford of Sarasota, Fla., Judy Sapinski of Mechanicville, NY and Theresa Grabowski of Rutland, Vt.; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by two brothers, John and Frank Orzell, and a sister, Alice Pencikowski.
Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Bristol.
Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Bristol.
Helen (Orzell) Konopka, 87, of Bristol, died Aug. 9, 2009, at home. Helen was born July 11, 1922, in West Rutland, Vt., and was a daughter of the late John and Antoinette (Dydo) Orzell. A longtime Bristol resident, she was employed at General Electric before retiring and was a member of St. Stanislaus Church, Bristol. She is survived by a son, Richard Konopka of Glastonbury; two daughters, Cynthia Freier of Bradenton, Fla. and Karen Keegan of Deerfield Beach, Fla.; five grandchildren, Heather Campana, Kyle and Lyndsey Freier, Katherine and Kimberly Konopka; two great-grandchildren, Marina Freier and Isabella Freier-Flores; a brother, Stanley Orzell of Bristol; three sisters, Mary Stafford of Sarasota, Fla., Judy Sapinski of Mechanicville, NY and Theresa Grabowski of Rutland, Vt.; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by two brothers, John and Frank Orzell, and a sister, Alice Pencikowski.
Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Bristol.
Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Bristol.
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