Helen T. Noniewicz

NONIEWICZ, Helen T. Helen T. Noniewicz died on Friday, (April 8, 2005) at Hartford Hospital after a brief illness. She was born in New Britain to the late Jan and Rozalia (Rodzen) Noniewicz and most recently resided in West Simsbury. Helen was a retiree of LIAMA/LIMRA International following a long and very successful tenure. She began her career in 1947 as a Statistical Analyst and rose to positions of increasing responsibility, including Director of the Market Research Unit, Assistant Vice President of the Marketing Operations Research Program until she retired as Vice President in 1991. Helen developed the Research Operations of LIMRA's European office, authored a series of landmark reports on the European insurance industry and served as a consultant for several major insurance companies. She was a prolific author of articles and reports on diverse insurance industry issues and was an invited speaker on many conference programs. Helen earned the CLU and ChSC insurance industry designations. Following her retirement from LIMRA Helen remained very active. Several of Helen's most enjoyable activities included serving as docent at the Wadsworth Atheneum and securing speakers for the Simsbury Public Library Book Author luncheons. Cioci Helen had an unparalleled love for life and found pleasure in everything she did. Her smile and laughter were contagious and never failed to enable those around her to share her enjoyment. She had an amazing knack for engaging everyone in lively and interesting conversation and had the uncanny ability to bring out the best in all people from the youngest child to her contemporaries. She loved to travel, read, work outdoors, be with loved ones at the shore and explore the arts. Cioci loved to spend time with family and friends and was always a significant presence. Education was of the utmost importance and she succeeded at instilling her beliefs on her family. Cioc's generous giving of herself and the love she shared with us will live forever in all the hearts she touched. Helen was predeceased by her sister, Irene Lasota, and her brother, Dr. Stanley Noniewicz. She leaves behind her sister-in-law, Elizabeth Noniewicz; nieces, Christine Orzel and her husband Paul, Joan Lasota and her husband Santford Overton, Janet Gordon and her husband Edward, Ruth Lasota and Rosie Wyatt; nephews, John Lasota and the late Aundria Lasota, Mark Noniewicz and his wife Cynthia, Andrew Noniewicz and his wife Jessica, Paul Noniewicz and his fiancee Jackie Ingram, Thomas Noniewicz and his wife Maryann; great nieces and nephews, Christopher Orzel and his wife Amy, Justine and Catherine Orzel, Celina and Casey Lasota, Julie, Brian and Drew Gordon, Tucker and Brady Noniewicz, Briana and Alison Noniewicz, Lindsey Noniewicz, Caroline and Abby Noniewicz. In addition to family, Helen also leaves behind many close friends with whom she spent numerous delightful hours. Funeral services for Helen will be held on Tuesday, April 12, 9 a.m. from the Burritt Hill Funeral Home, 332 Burritt St., New Britain, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at St. Dominic's Church, 1010 Flanders Rd., Southington. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Relatives and friends are invited to call on Monday from 5-8 p.m. at Burritt Hill. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to The Helen T. Noniewicz Award in Mathematics, c/o St. Joseph College, 1678 Asylum Ave., West Hartford, CT 06117-2791. To share a memory with the family, please visit us at www.burritthill.com.