HELEN A. REZNYK
AGE: 90 METUCHEN
Helen A. Reznyk, 90, of Metuchen died on June 23, 2009 at Brighton Gardens of Edison. She was born in Perth Amboy, she has lived in Metuchen for the past 67 years. Helen was a communicant of St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral in Metuchen where she had also been past President of the Altar Rosary Society for many years. She belonged to the 4th Degree Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxilliary and the Columbiettes #9199 of Our Lady of Peace Church in Fords. She was a member of the St. Francis Senior Citizens Club, the Metuchen Senior Citizens Club, and was a charter member the AARP #3446 of Edison. Helen also belonged to the Edison Hungarian Democratic Club and the Pulaski Polish Club of Perth Amboy. She was also a member of the ILGWU, Local #13 - Newark where she was shop steward for over 13 years.

Helen is preceded in death by her husband, Joseph P. Reznyk in October, 1995 and a grandson, Shawn Harrigan in September, 2008. She is also predeceased by 7 sisters and 1 brother. She is survived by her daughters, Carol Kwiakowski of Milltown, Patricia Jenkins of East Stroudsburg, PA, Deborah Ruhland of Frenchtown, and Charlotte Carney of Coopersburg, PA; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Services will begin at 9:45 a.m. on Saturday, June 27, from Flynn & Son/Koyen Funeral Home, 319 Amboy Ave., Metuchen. A Funeral Liturgy will follow at 10:15 a.m. in St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral, Metuchen. Interment will take place in Holy Trinity Cemetery, Hopelawn. Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday, June 26, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Helen's memory to the St. Francis Cathedral Altar Rosary Society c/o the church, 32 Elm Ave., Metuchen, NJ 08840. For directions, or to send condolence messages, visit our website at www.flynnfuneral.com.

Published in Home News Tribune on June 25, 2009