Helene G. (Vanasse) Dion, age 85, passed away on August 10, 2025 at the Chicopee Gardens for Nursing Rehabilitation Center. She was born on November 1, 1939 in Drummondville, Canada, daughter of the late Josephat and Jeanette (Cote) Vanasse. She was a communicant of St Rose de Lima Parish. Helene worked as the Head cook for Fairview Elementary School for many years before she retired. She is predeceased by her husband Claude L. Dion, two brothers, Rene and Rejean Vanasse and two sisters, Liliane Plourde and Hugette Vanasse. She is survived by her daughters Lisa Houle and her husband John of Chicopee and Natalie Houle and her husband Gary of Chicopee; one brother Yvan Vanasse and his wife Estelle of Chicopee and two sisters, Denise Lacerte and Nicole Richard of Drummondville, Canada. She also leaves five grandchildren and two beloved great grandchildren. A Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, August 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM in St Rose de Lima Church, 600 Grattan St, Chicopee followed by burial in Notre Dame Cemetery, South Hadley. The Grise Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements. For online condolences, please visit www.GriseFH.com.