Helen T. Joseph

QUINCY Helen T. (Thomas) Joseph, of Quincy, Marshfield and West Hollywood, CA died peacefully with her family at her side at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on Friday, December 5, 2008 at age 88. Born in Quincy, where she was raised and educated, she lived there most of her life. A hairdresser and cosmetician, Helen went to the Banford Beauty School and the Wilfred Academy in Boston and owned Georgette's Beauty Shop in Quincy. She was a vital part of her family's business, Quincy Syrian Baking Co., and was the first female masseuse at the Quincy YMCA where she worked for 17 years. Helen is the beloved mother of Nora T. Joseph of CA and Sandra Mattes and her husband Paul of Marshfield, dear grandmother of Alicia Rourke and Craig Mattes and great-grandmother of Lindsay, Lauren, Paul and Rachel. She was the daughter of the late George and Nora Thomas and the sister of Victoria Thomas of Canton and the late Georgette Nickerson, Louis, James, Alexander, John, Edward and Joseph Thomas and is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Her Funeral will be from the Dennis Sweeney Funeral Home, 74 Elm St., (off Hancock St.), Quincy Center on Saturday, December 13, 2008 at 9:00 am. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Saint Joseph's Church, Quincy Point at 10:00 am. Family and friends are invited. Visiting hours are on Friday from 4:00 to 8:00 pm. She will rest with her family at the Thomas Mausoleum in Mount Wollaston Cemetery. Donations in Helen's memory may be made to St. Anthony's Shrine, 100 Arch St., Boston, MA 02110. For directions and online guest book, please visit dennissweeneyfuneralhome.com. 617-773-2728.