WORCESTER___Helen T. (Kaminski) DiPasquale, 96, of Worcester, died Friday, Sept. 11 in St. Vincent Hospital after a short illness. Her husband, Louis G. DiPasquale died in 1997.
She leaves four daughters, Marilyn DiPasquale of Worcester and her close friend Chester Hoyle, Carol Schmid and her husband, Walter of Pine Knoll Shores, N.C., Lois Kasprzak and her husband, Edward of Coventry, Ct., and Marie Owusu of Springfield, Ma., seven grandchildren, Michael and Matthew Schmid, Gail Hornaday, Diane Frazzetta, James and Andrew Kasprzak and Russell Owusu, six great-grandchildren, Lauren, James and Matthew Frazzetta, Kaitlyn Hornaday, Gabriel and Sebastian Kasprzak and many nephews and nieces. She was predeceased by four sisters and three brothers, Sophie Kaminski, Stacia Konapka, Josephine Arnieri, Genevieve Laban, Joseph Kaminski, Raymond Kaminski and Robert Kaminski. She was born in Worcester, a daughter of Roch and Katarzyna (Perlowski) Kaminski and lived here all her life.
Mrs. DiPasquale graduated from St. Mary’s Grammar School and Commerce High School. The family wishes to acknowledge and thank the Nurses and Doctors of the Cardiac Critical Care Unit at St. Vincent Hospital for the excellent and compassionate care provided to Helen.
The funeral will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 15 with a service at 1:00 pm in HENRY-DIRSA FUNERAL HOME, 33 Ward St. Burial will follow in Notre Dame Cemetery. A calling hour will be held in the funeral home on Tuesday, Sept. 15 from 12:00 NOON to 1:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Central New England Chapter, P.O. Box 845945, Boston, MA., 02284-5945 or to a charity of the donor’s choice.