Helen P. Izabel

Helen P. (Zimolag) Izabel, 96, of Wethersfield, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 9, 2023. Born in Shelton on February 5, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Stanislaus and Helen (Lojek) Zimolag.

She married John F. (Gian) Greco on June 28, 1947 at the Church of St. Michael in Derby. Mom’s talents were endless. She was an excellent dancer, artist and seamstress. She loved going to many places to dance, including the Polish Club in Harford to dance the Polka, Cha-Cha, Rumba and many others! She was a fantastic artist – from freehand drawing and painting to crafts to coloring in later years. She knitted and crocheted and made us amazing clothes, even our doll clothes. Mom was also an excellent cook and baker – always a cake in the oven! She was a savvy business woman; owning and managing her own apartment buildings in the 1970’s.

A loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Helen will be forever missed by her three children, Karen Dellorso and husband John of Oxford, Lori Leclerc and husband David of Broad Brook and John Greco, Jr. of Beacon Falls; four adored grandchildren, Kristie Lane, John Dellorso, III, Larissa Raymond and her husband Kurt and Samantha Bryan and her husband David and her four cherished great-grandchildren, Madalena and Liliana Dellorso, London Lane and Melody Raymond. In addition to her parents, Helen was sadly predeceased by her beloved daughter, Debra (Greco) Kemmett and her five siblings, Michael Zimolag, Sophie Szablowski, Mary Mazur, Stella Zimolag and Irene Martin.

Special thanks to Kimberly Hall North of Windsor for their compassionate care.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Friday (September 15) at Corpus Christi Church (Christ the King Parish) 601 Silas Deane Highway, Wethersfield. Everyone is asked to meet directly at the church. Burial will be private. Donations in Helen’s memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 200 Executive Blvd., Suite 4B, Southington, CT 06489.Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the D’Esopo Funeral Chapel of Wethersfield. Donations in Helen’s memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 200 Executive Blvd., Suite 4B, Southington, CT 06489. To share a memory of Helen with her family, please visit www.desopofuneralchapel.com.