Helen Schmiech

1933 - 2025

Helen 'DoDo' Reilly Schmiech, 92, passed away on Friday, June 20, 2025, at the Seasons of Saxonburg. Born March 17, 1933, in Vandergrift, she was the daughter of the late Laurence J. and Helen A. (Honadle) Reilly. Helen was a 1951 graduate of Vandergrift High School and was a member of St. Gertrude Roman Catholic Church in Vandergrift, where she was a member and past regent of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court Vandergrift #1008. A founding member of the '51 Card Club, she loved playing cards, but her joy was hosting five generations of her family every Sunday. She was employed as an optometric assistant by Drs. Edward M. Pennington and Joseph J. Raglani from 1975 until 2012. She was a long-time member of the former Vandergrift Business and Professional Women's Club. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, George E. Schmiech, in 1975; her brothers, John (1965), Lawrence (2019), and Robert (2019); and her sister, Dorothy Klugh (2019). Survivors include her children, Karen, Kathleen (Robert) White, and Edward; grandchildren, Melissa, Chrissy, Melanie (Ryan), Katie (Neal Desai), and David (Megan); great-grandchildren, Marissa (Ryan), Kaley, Lexi, Riley, Makenna, Mazzie, Maleah, Lily, and Sophie; and great-great-grandchildren, Rhett and Khaleesi. In addition, she is survived by her sister-in-law, Dolores Reilly of Apollo; numerous nieces and nephews; and several cousins. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, June 23, 2025, at BRADY-CURRAN FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICES INC., 429 Franklin Ave., Vandergrift. Parting prayers of transfer will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 24, 2025, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. at St. Gertrude Roman Catholic Church, 303 Franklin Ave., Vandergrift, with Father Alan N. Polczynski as celebrant. Interment will follow in St. Gertrude Catholic Cemetery, Vandergrift. The family would like to extend their thanks to the staff of the Seasons of Saxonburg and Monarch Hospice for their care and support during the last few months. To send an online condolence to the family, please visit www.curranfuneralhome.com.