Helen J. Michalik

Helen J. (Galgoci) Michalik, formerly of Summit Hill, passed away on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. Born in Lansford, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Helen (Mikulka) Galgoci. Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Edward B. Michalik, Sr., who passed away in October 1983. They were wed in November 1949. Helen was a 1946 Graduate of St. Anne's High School, Lansford, where she was the Class Salutatorian, Chief Librarian, and staff member of the school yearbook, Silver Pennies. Additionally, she was a 1949 Graduate of the Sacred Heart Hospital School of Nursing, Allentown, earning her R.N. Degree and specializing in pediatrics. She was later employed by Sacred Heart Hospital, Gnaden Huetten Hospital, and Coaldale State General Hospital. Subsequently, she assisted her husband in his plumbing and heating business while raising their five children. Following her husband's early passing, Helen continued to manage her husband's plumbing business and was later employed as a senior aide with Head Start and the ReDCo Group of Lehighton. She continued with a position at ReDCo as a filing clerk/receptionist until her retirement in 2009. She was a devoted member of the St. Katharine Drexel Roman Catholic Church (formerly St. Michael's Church) in Lansford, where she was an active choir member for many years. Also, she was a member and former Treasurer of the Coaldale Business and Professional Women's Club. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, and babysitting her grandchildren. She was a devout Catholic and prayed her rosary every day. Helen was also a member of the Red Hat Society. She was preceded in death by five brothers, Samuel, Charles, Joseph, Ernest, Sylvester (Gus) and sisters, Sister Catherine Anne, M.S.C., Mary Kohler, and Sarah Yuskanish. Helen is survived by her children and their spouses: Marcia Michalik, Utah; Marie Midas (and husband, Thaddeus), Palmerton); Michele Selert (and husband, Robert), Weatherly; Edward B. Michalik, Jr. (and wife, Jennifer), Shillington; Mark Michalik (and wife, Sandra), Lehighton; grandchildren and their spouses: Sondra, Samuel, Eve (and husband, Shane), Nicole, Rachel (and husband, Jeremy), Julianne (and husband, Andrew), Ryan (and wife, Julia), Nicholas (and fiancée, Taylor), and Marissa: and great-grandchildren: Kaden, Cassidy, Andrzej, and Mabel. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025 at 11 a.m. from St. Joseph Parish of the Panther Valley, 462 W. Ludlow St., Summit Hill with the Rev. Eric Gruber officiating. Interment will follow at St. Michael's Cemetery, Summit Hill. Calling Hours are Thursday from 10-11 a.m. at the Church. Contributions, in her memory, may be made to the Church. Funeral Arrangements have been placed in the care of the Parambo Funeral Home of Summit Hill. Online Condolences may be signed at www.parambofh.com .