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Helen Mickols Obituary

Helen Mickols

-- loving wife, mother, and grandmother

STONEHAM, ME -- Helen Lillian (Paul) Mickols, 86, of Lowell, MA, loving wife, mother, and grandmother, died after a long battle with cancer at the home of her devoted daughter, Terry, in Stoneham, Maine, Saturday, June 23, 2012.

Born in Dracut, MA. on April 29, 1926, she was the daughter of the late John and Helen (Hollingsworth) Paul. Helen spent her childhood years between Dracut and Lowell, MA. She was a graduate of Lowell High School and furthered her education at Bradshaw Secretarial School.

She worked at Pollards Department Store, Cleighton Paper Box Company, Sylvania, as well as the IRS in Andover MA.

Helen is predeceased by her husband, Chester Mickols and two sisters, Gertrude Breen and Marjorie Smallwood.

She is survived by three daughters including Dr. Terry Mickols-Nunes and her husband, Bob, of Stoneham, Maine with whom she resided, Jacqueline Levine and her husband, Howard, of Nashua, NH and Linda Pongonis of Panama City Beach, Florida. She is also survived by one granddaughter, Kymberly Levine and her fiancé, Ross Parke, of New York City, NY and four grandsons including Benjamin Levine of Nashua, NH, Robert Pongonis of California, Albert Pongonis and his wife, Paolla, of Florida and Russell Pongonis of Colorado.

MICKOLS -- YOU ARE INVITED TO HER CALLING HOURS 4 UNTIL 8 P.M. ON THURSDAY, JUNE 28 AT THE MCDONOUGH FUNERAL HOME, 14 HIGHLAND STREET, LOWELL 978-458-6816. ON FRIDAY, HER FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT 11 A.M. AT THE FUNERAL HOME. BURIAL IN HOLY TRINITY CEMETERY, LOWELL. MEMORIALS IN HER NAME TO YOUR LOCAL HUMANE SOCIETY. E-CONDOLENCE SITE WWW.MCDONOUGHFUNERALHOME.COM

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Published by Lowell Sun on Jun. 27, 2012.

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John Smallwood

July 1, 2012

Dear Linda, Jackie, Terry, Howie, Kim and family,
Your mom had a kind and compassionate spirit. I still treasure memories from Christmas visits so many years ago. I'm sorry for our loss, but know that she is with my mom and Gerty.

Bud Smallwood

July 1, 2012

DEAR Linda, Jackie, Terry, Howie, Kim and the family
Thank you so much for the most beautiful service & allowing me the chance to say good bye to Helen.
She still looks very beautiful.
She is and always was very beautiful, comical, wise and a very very special soul. She will always have a very special place in my heart.

George Pacht

June 30, 2012

Linda, Jackie, Terry,
I am so sorry to hear of your loss. I have so many memories of your family as a young child growing up in Lowell.

Philip & Lynne Scannell

June 27, 2012

Linda,Sorry to hear about your Mom- our thoughts are with you.

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