Helen I. Jurewicz

Helen Jurewicz Obituary

JUREWICZ - Helen I. (nee Szczepanik) Of West Seneca, NY; passed away in Westlake, OH on October 8, 2008 after a lengthy illness; wife of the late Leonard Jurewicz; dearest mother of Christine (Paul) Osberg and the late David L. (Sharon) Jurewicz; also survived by 4 grandchildren, Robert P. (Kris) Hood, Charles Hood, Jason and Jessica Jurewicz; 2 great-grandchildren, Dakota and Sebastian Hood; daughter of the late Michael and Antoinette Szczepanik; sister of Clara (Frank) Marks and the late Vicky, Chester (Helen) Szczepanik and Thaddeus Wilczynski. Private services and entombment in Holy Cross Cemetery were held at the convenience of the family. Arrangements by the Curtin Funeral Home, Inc. In lieu of cards and flowers, donations can be made to the American Diabetes Association.

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Published by Buffalo News on Oct. 12, 2008.

Memories and Condolences
for Helen Jurewicz

8 Entries

Robert Hood

January 6, 2010

What a wonderful women.So giving and caring.Grandma was an amazing cook as well.Made the best homemade noodles and duck soup in the world.I wish I had been able to spend more time with her over the last ten years.I'm also glad she was able to spend a little time with her great grand kids Dakota and Sebastian.You are missed dearly,but know you are in a better place.Say hi to grandpa and uncle David for me.And if you could rub grandpa's belly for me.

Love,
Robbie

July 20, 2009

Helen -

What a wonderful lady! She was a special friend!

We went to lunch together, went grocery shopping and to doctors' offices - and wherever we went, she was always ready to share the Good News that Jesus is the only way to Heaven!

She came to know Jesus as her personal Savior many years ago, and her greatest desire was to show Jesus to others so they would come to know Him too!

If you have not yet seen your need for Jesus, Helen would right now be strongly encouraging you to open your Bible and read passages such as John 3:16, John 14:6 and Ephesians 2:8-9 to
see what God says!

Her greatest desire would be that every one of her loved ones would come to know Jesus as their personal Savior so they would be together with Jesus and her someday in Heaven!

With much love for Helen,
Carol Hanson, West Seneca, NY

Charles Hood

April 28, 2009

I will have many great memories of Grandma, from the summers Rob and I would spend in West Seneca when we were growing up through the last month here in Ohio. Little things like eating green grapes (best snack/always in the fridge) and playing pinochle (learned from the best) will always remind me of Grandma. Such a great sence of humor too, she had us in stiches many times. So unselfish, Grandma would always put our needs before hers. When she decided to move to Cleveland, it was such a gift to my mother and myself. We were able to see her anytime that we wanted to. It was nice to be able to stop in and help her as she ate her dinner, rubbed her back for her, and to just go and hold her hand. Grandma was a beautiful woman inside and out. She will be loved and missed always! Say hello to Grandpa and Uncle David for me.

Christmas 2007

Jessica Jurewicz

April 15, 2009

I'm so glad that gramma and I became closer as I got older (and she got younger). I just wish dad would've still been around so we could've all spent time together. I know gramma's finally home with the Lord, grampa, and dad and that she's finally pain-free. She was a confident, giving, intelligent, and beautiful woman who stood up for what (and who) she believed in. I can only hope that I inherited at least some of those traits.

I love and miss you gramma. Say hi to dad for me too : )

Donna Schall

January 19, 2009

I cared for Helen on the B wing at GHRC and then when I changed positions within the facility I would still go and visit her. I always appreciated her boldness and brassiness and respected her opinions on many topics! Many of us are afraid to speak our minds but not Helen! She was well known at Greenfields and missed by many in Nursing, Activities, and Dietary. She spoke of her family often with much fondness and was certainly proud to show off the picture of the little ones! My fondest memory of Helen was when she talked me into letting her stay in the whirlpool for more than one or two, (maybe 3 cycles)! and she tried to get me to bring her lunch tray into the bathroom! We had a good laugh many times over her trying to convince me that it would be okay! She called me a chicken and said it would be our little secret! She certainly had a strong faith and I'm sure she earned her wings,.... if not she'd have something to say about it!

jason jurewicz

December 31, 2008

i know you are finally where you want to be, but know that we miss you down here.

say hi to dad for me.

Christine Osberg

December 8, 2008

Mom passed away two months ago in her sleep at 8pm on October 8th at the young age of 82.

Mom lived with diabetes, a debilitating illness that she acquired as a result of her pregnancy with me. She struggled to stay healthy and survive each and every day. Over the years the disease took its toll on her body with the amputation of a toe in 2002, her right leg shortly after her 80th birthday in 2006, and ultimately contributed to her early death.

Yet her life was spent thinking of and doing for others, asking little in return, as she faced the challenges of living with the disease while raising her family. She was later forced to live alone after suffering the loss of her husband, Leonard, in 1985. Her only son, David, was killed in 1994 adding more loneliness in her life.

Mom was invited to live with me when Dad died, but Mom chose to remain independent, vowing never to be a burden to her children. While I wish she had moved earlier, I’m glad she chose to spend her last month here in Ohio with me. All the money in the world couldn’t replace this most valuable gift to me…the opportunity to spend time with her before the Lord took her…something that I had longed to be able to do for many, many years. It is a very precious gift I’ll cherish forever.

Her wishes to have a no frills, no fan fare funeral mimicked how she lived her life which, if you knew her, was very simple. She was real, not fake; she was incapable of telling a lie, as the old saying goes, she was as honest as the day is long; the most unselfish person I know.

I was privileged to be her daughter for over 57 years, although my early years as a rebellious child would make you believe otherwise. I love and miss her very much and although I know she is happier in heaven with Dad, David, and the Lord, and no longer suffering, her death has created yet another void in my life that can never be filled.

One of my many regrets is that her great-grandchildren will never get to know their great-grandmother and what a terrific person she was.

Jodie Hayes

October 13, 2008

Helen Was a one of a kind type of lady that I cared about dearly !!!
I was her Lead CNA at Greenfields in lancaster NY MY prayers go out to all her family

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