Helen Auger

DALTON -- Helen Stadulksi Auger, 73, of 64 High St., died Monday at Bay Front Medical Center in St. Petersburg, Fla., while wintering in Florida with her husband.

Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 2, 1933, daughter of Stanley and Josephine Kajinski Stadulski, she was a 1951 graduate of Pittsfield High School.

Mrs. Auger was employed as a cook at the former Benny's Restaurant in Dalton for many years before retiring in 1998. She also worked as manager of the delicatessen at the former Adams Superama (now Big Y) in Pittsfield; at A.H. Rice & Company; and at the former Bradlees Department Store.

She was a communicant of St. Agnes' Church in Dalton, and a member of the Dalton Veterans of Foreign Wars Women's Auxiliary and the Dalton Community Recreation Association Bowling League. She also enjoyed knitting and crocheting, trips to Connecticut casinos, and daily soap operas on television.

She leaves her husband, Charles A. Auger Sr., whom she married on April 16, 1955, in Holy Family Church of Pittsfield.

Besides her husband, Mrs. Auger leaves three sons, Michael C. Auger and Charles A. Auger Jr., both of Charlotte, N.C., and Steven J. Auger of Dalton; three daughters, Diane M. Love of Peru, Laurie A. Fassell of Mebane, N.C., and Paula J. Berlandy of Farmington, Conn.; 14 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

FUNERAL NOTICE -- The funeral for Helen A. Auger, who died Monday, Jan. 29, 2007, will be held Saturday at 8:15 a.m. from DERY-FOLEY FUNERAL HOME in Dalton, with a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 9 a.m. at St. Agnes' Church celebrated by the Rev. Christopher A. Malatesta, pastor. Burial will follow in Ashuelot Cemetery. Calling hours are Friday from 4 to 7 p.m., at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Mrs. Auger may be made to Dalton Ambulance and Rescue Association in care of the funeral home, 890 East Main St., Dalton. Mrs. Auger also leaves her brother-in-law, Richard Brophy, and her sister-in-law, Lois Brophy. She was especially proud of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and will be greatly missed by her grandchildren, Shannon, Becky, Stephanie, Amanda, Michael Paul, Charlene, Louis, Casandra, Peter, Alyssa, Mitchell, Colin, Carley and Kelson, and by her three great-grandchildren, Bryce, Douglas and Alexis. She was predeceased by three brothers, William, Joseph and Edward Stadulski, and three sisters, Stacia Koprek, Blanche Walger and Sophie Bombardier.