…formerly of Tewksbury; 89
ROCHESTER, NH - Mrs. Helen (Indorato) Driza, age 89, died peacefully on Wednesday, July 26, at Rochester Manor in Rochester, NH, after a long period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Leon J. Driza, who died in 1984.
She was born in Boston, in February 1928, one of four children of the late Santo and Gaetana Indorato, and raised in Medford. She lived in Tewksbury from 1950 until 2012, when she moved to Rochester, NH, in the care of her daughter.
As a resident of Tewksbury, she was an active member of the Tewksbury Senior community, and since moving to Rochester, was active in the Dover, NH Senior community.
She leaves her daughter, Lisa A. Gibbs, and her life partner Bruce Kelleher, of Rochester, NH; two grandchildren Erica L. Ferguson and her husband James of Haverhill, MA and Michael A. Gibbs of Rochester; her BFF, Rose Sergy of Medford; and was predeceased by her daughter Diane Driza in 2012; and her life companion Edwin Samuelson in 2011; siblings, Mary Reale, Josie Indorato, Samuel Indorato, and nephew Santo Indorato.
Visiting hours Sunday, August 6, from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m. in the Tewksbury Funeral Home, corner of 1 Dewey and 975 Main Sts. (Rte. 38) TEWKSBURY CENTER, Ph. (800 in MA or 978) 851 2950. Committal Prayers will be offered at Tewksbury Cemetery on Monday, Aug 7, at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the American Heart Association, 300 5th Ave., Waltham, MA 02451 or The Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock, 1 Medical Center Dr., LebanonNH, 03756 http://www.chadkids.org will be appreciated. tewksburyfuneralhome.com