Helen (Orzell) Konopka

Helen (Orzell) Konopka, 87, of Bristol, died on Sunday, Aug. 9 at home.

She was born on 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, FL, and Karen Keegan of  Deerfield Beach, FL; five grandchildren, Heather Campana, Kyle and Lyndsey Freier, Katherine and Kimberly Konopka; two great-gran dchildren, Marina Freier and Isabella Freier-Flores; a brother, Stanley Orzell of Bristol; three sisters, Mary Stafford of Sarasota, FL, 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.

Funeral services were held on Wednesday, Aug. 12 from Funk Funeral Home, 35 Bellevue Ave., Bristol, to St. Stanislaus Church for a Mass of Christian Burial.

Burial followed in St. Joseph Cemetery, Bristol.

Memorial donations may be made to St. Stanislaus Church, 510 West Street, Bristol, CT 06010.