Helen Nowaczynski (Hartville) 's Obituary
Helen M. Nowaczynski (Busia), daughter of Frank and Mary (Pawlowski) Soloniewicz, departed this life Friday, June 27, 2014, at Christian Health & Rehab Lebanon South, in Lebanon, Missouri, at the exact age of ninety-three years.
One of two children, she was born Helen Mary Soloniewicz on June 27, 1921, in Chicago, Illinois. It was there she was raised and, except for a few years in Fort Meyers, Florida, lived all of her years in the Chicago area until moving to Lebanon in 2005 to be near family. She married Stanley W. Nowaczynski on April 20, 1943, and to this union one son was born.
In addition to her parents, Helen was preceded in death by her husband Stanley W. Nowaczynski in 1979; her son Ronald C. Nowaczynski in 1975; and sister Violet Soltis.
Helen leaves behind her grandchildren, Kelly M. Robertson and husband Jeff, of Saint Louis, Missouri; Kerry A. Goodin and husband Thomas K. of Lebanon; and Kristy L. Nowaczynski of Frankfort, Illinois; great-grandchildren, Jenna Robertson, Sidney Robertson, Anthony Lansdown, Thomas K. Goodin II, and Tiffany Goodin; one great-great-grandson, Daemyn Herrington; and one great-great-granddaughter, Abbigale Goodin; and a host of dear friends.
During her years in Chicago, she was a long-time member of the St. Albert The Great Church in Chicago, Illinois. After moving to the area, she became a member of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church of Lebanon where she was a faithful parishioner for a number of years until her health began to fail.
Helen Nowaczynski (Busia) was a loving wife and mother, a caring and adoring grandmother, and a dear sister and friend. Growing up, her granddaughters called her “Busia,” which is Polish for Grandmother. She was Busia from the time they learned to talk. Helen will be fondly remembered for her adventurous spirit and love of travel which took her all over the world. She will be sadly missed, but a lifetime of moments and memories will be forever cherished by family and friends.
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