Helen J. Marquis

MARQUIS, Helen J. (Dudzinski) Helen J. (Dudzinski) Marquis, 51, of New Britain, died peacefully on Monday (March 30, 2009) after a long, courageous battle with diabetes. She was the beloved wife for 25 years of Ivan Marquis. Daughter of Helen (Benusis) Dudzinski of Newington, and the late Eugene Dudzinski, she was a Newington resident for many years before moving to New Britain. She was formerly employed by the Internal Revenue Service, Hartford, prior to her employment with Atty. Susanne McNamara, New Britain. Helen was a member of St. Maurice Church, New Britain, and throughout her life she loved spending her summers in Nova Scotia. A loving and devoted mother, she leaves her daughter Celina Marquis of New Britain. She also leaves her step-children Christopher Marquis of Winsted, Laurie Marquis of New Haven, and Karen O'Dell of Colebrook; her brother and sister-in-law Gene and Jill Denver, and their daughters Jacqueline and Brooke, all of New Britain; and many dear extended family members. Her funeral service will be held on Friday, at 9:30 a.m. from the Burritt Hill Funeral Home, 332 Burritt St., New Britain, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. at St. Maurice Church, New Britain. Interment will be in St. Mary Cemetery, New Britain. Relatives and friends are invited to call THIS EVENING (Thursday) from 5-8 p.m. at Burritt Hill. Memorial donations may be made to the Celina Marquis Education Fund, c/o TD Banknorth, 1127 Farmington Ave., Berlin, CT 06037. To share a memory with her family, please visit us at www.burritthill.com.