Helen Gabriel Reinholtz

REINHOLTZ, HELEN GABRIEL, 88, formerly of Kingston, RI, passed away after a short illness at Lewis Gale Hospital on Sunday, August 3, 2008. She was born in Bristol, CT on November 28, 1919. She was preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, Henry O. Reinholtz.

For the past three years, she was a resident of Summerville Assisted Living at Ridgewood Gardens in Salem, VA.

She received her Bachelor's Degree in history from St. Joseph's College in Hartford, CT and her Master's Degree in English from the University of Rhode Island. She taught English for over 40 years in the public school systems of both Connecticut and Rhode Island.

For many years following her retirement, she was an active volunteer and officer for the South County Hospital Auxiliary and for the past three years she was the secretary of the Summerville Residents Association.

She is survived by two sons and their families, Henry Reinholtz and his wife Rhonda and daughter Katherine, all of Indiana, PA; William Reinholtz and his wife Jan of Roanoke, VA and their two sons, William II of Roanoake, VA and Michael of Richmond, VA. She is also survived by a sister Sophie Hayes of Hartford, CT and a brother, John Gabriel of Enfield, CT; one sister-in-law, Gert Toussaint of East Hartford, CT; and one brother-in-law, Edward Reinholtz of Fort Myers, FL; also many nieces and nephews.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, August 7, at 10:00 a.m. at Christ the King Church in Kingston, RI with burial at the Pine Grove Cemetery in Middletown, CT at 3:00 p.m. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, August 6 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Avery-Storti Funeral Home, Wakefield, RI. In lieu of flowers, memorials should be sent to Christ the King Church in Kingston, RI.