Schuylkill County Obituaries for 01/11/2017
Helen E. Breisch, age 75, of Cumbola, PA passed away Monday, January 9th, 2017 at Schuylkill Center in Pottsville.
Born in Pottsville, PA on June 3, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Helen (Popnick) Wassel.
Helen worked as a machine operator in the garment industry for many years and then worked as a dietary aide for the Pottsville Hospital until retiring in 2003.
She was a member of Cumbola Methodist Church and the International Ladies Garment Workers Union.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother Joseph Wassel and a sister Theresa Large.
Helen is survived by her husband of 57 years, Nelson P. Breisch, Cumbola; a son Nelson J. Breisch and his wife Linda, Elizabethtown, PA; 2 daughters: Pamela H. Breisch, Cumbola, PA and Robin L. Pavlick and her husband Sam, Lake Wynonah, PA; 3 grandsons: Drew Pavlick and Matthew and Kevin Breisch; a granddaughter Sarah Pavlick; 3 sisters: Joan Thomas, Pottsville, PA, Anna Flail, MacAdoo, PA, and Christine Johnson, Tamaqua, PA; and nieces and nephews.
Religious Service at Robert A. Evans Jr. Funeral Home, Port Carbon, PA. at 11AM on Friday, January 13th, with Rev. Ashley Brown and Rev. Bob Berry officiating.
Relatives and Friends are invited to a viewing on Friday morning from 9-11AM at Robert A. Evans Jr. Funeral Home, 208 Pike St., Port Carbon.
Interment will be held in the Schuylkill Memorial Park Cemetery Schuylkill Haven, PA.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Cumbola Methodist Church, Market Street, Cumbola, PA 17930.
Please send condolences to www.robertaevansjrfh.com