Helen Mary Kutia Brusseau

Norwich- Helen Mary Brusseau, age 92 of Norwich, passed away at Harrington Court in Colchester on August 31, 2016. She was born in Norwich on August 14, 1924 to the late Leon and Eva (Sakowich) Kutia.

Helen was a member of the “Greatest Generation” having worked as a production line worker with her husband at Hamilton Standard Propeller during World War II. She then went on to retire as a housekeeper from the Norwich Hospital. She was a communicant at Bozrah Center Congregational Church.

Helen is survived by a son Frederick G. Brusseau and his wife Carol of Chelmsford, Mass., a daughter Barbara Contino and her husband Richard of Bozrah, four grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Family and friends may visit Church and Allen Funeral Home, 136 Sachem St. Norwich on Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. A funeral home service will be held on Wednesday at 12:00 p.m. followed by interment at St. Nicholas Cemetery in Norwich. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Bozrah Center Congregational Church, Route 163, Bozrah, CT 06334. Please visit www.churchandallen.com to leave an online condolence for the Brusseau and Contino families.