Helen M. Corrado

LANSDALE, Pa. — Helen M. Corrado, 86, a longtime resident of Lansdale, PA, passed away Aug. 17, 2008, in Elm Terrace Gardens, Lansdale. She was the wife of the late John A. Corrado Sr., who died in 1984.

Born and raised in Traverse City, she was the daughter of the late Chester and Phoebe (Durga) Haywood.

Mrs. Corrado worked for a number of years at Bell Telephone in Michigan as a supervisor and later, in Lansdale, was employed as a store clerk.

She fully encouraged her children and grandchildren and was happy for their successes in academic and sporting events. At Elm Terrace Gardens, Mrs. Corrado joyfully mentored new residents and helped acclimate them to their surroundings. She enjoyed participating in daily activities at Elm Terrace Gardens, loved playing bingo and was a member of the Red Hat Society.

Surviving are three children, John A. Corrado Jr. of Tucson, AZ, Nancy K. Calafati of Harleysville and Steven R. Corrado and his wife, Alane, of Lansdale; nine grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and a sister, Kay Hall, and her husband, Robert of Traverse City.

In addition to her husband, she was also preceded in death by her daughter-in-law, Betsy Corrado, and two sisters, Mary Faron and Edith Robbins.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated today, Aug. 21, in Lansdale. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to St. Stanislaus Parish Center, 51 Lansdale Ave., Lansdale, PA 19446.

Arrangements were made by Huff & Lakjer, Lansdale.

This obituary was originally published in the Record-Eagle.