Helen A. (Zalenski) Truszkowski, age 95, formerly of Lynn, died in Brentwood, Calif., after a long battle with dementia April 15. Beloved wife of the late Stanley J. Truszkowski.
Born in Lynn on Sept. 29, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Walenty and Anna (Kopcenska) Zalenski, who both had immigrated to the United States from Poland in the early 1900s. Helen grew up and spent most of her life in Lynn, attending St. Michael’s Grammar School and graduating from Lynn Classical High School in 1936.
After high school, Helen worked as a secretary for the General Electric Company in Lynn and later as a part-time sales clerk at what is now Zimman’s department store on Market Street for many years.She was an active member of St. Michael’s Church involved with the Retiree’s and the Polish National Alliance Lodge 630 and Sacred Heart Church.
After spending most of her life in Massachusetts, in 2004 she relocated to Tracy, Calif., and Brentwood, Calif., to be near her daughters. Helen enjoyed cooking, baking, crocheting, knitting, shopping watching her favorite TV shows and being near her family.
She is survived by her daughters, Eileen Wigton of Brentwood, Calif., Linda Lucchetti and her husband Randy of Lincoln, Calif.; one grandson, Benjamin Wigton and his fiancee Allison Johnstone, of Clayton, Calif.; three great-grandchildren, Nathan, Chloe and Morgan Wigton, all of Brentwood, Calif.; several nieces, nephews and friends. She was predeceased by her brother Edwin S. Zalenski.
The family wishes to thank the staff of “A Place for Seniors” in Brentwood and Vistas Hospice for the wonderful care and support they provided.
Service information: A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday, April 30, at 11 a.m. at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 500 Fairview Ave., Brentwood, Calif. Inurnment will take place in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Lynn, to be announced on a later date