WEBSTER – Helen M. (Dwyer) Groblewski, 101, died on Christmas morning, Wednesday, December 25, 2019 in Webster Manor after a period of declining health. Her husband of 50 years, Francis M. Groblewski, died in 1993.
She leaves a son, Robert and his wife of Florida; a daughter, Ellen M. Melanson of Spencer; 3 grandchildren, Daniel Grewe, Brian Grewe and Jesse Melanson; 2 great-granddaughters, Lily Melanson and Gwendolyn Rose Grewe; many nieces and nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews; her care giver, Dianna Nachajko of Webster; a close friend and former neighbor, Barbara T. Heider of Webster. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Mary Ellen Groblewski in 1946; 3 brothers, Richard J. Dwyer, Jr., Charles E. Dwyer and William F. Dwyer and by 3 sisters, Dorothy Groblewski, Elizabeth Quinn and Maureen Martin.
She was born in Worcester on January 6, 1918, a daughter of Richard J. Dwyer, Sr. and Helen M. (Deary) Dwyer. She graduated from Bartlett High School in 1935.
Mrs. Groblewski first worked as a secretary for the Prout Insurance Company of Webster and then as a finishing dry cleaner with her husband’s and brother-in-law’s business Taylorcraft Dry Cleaners. She retired in 1943 to raise her family.
She was a member of Saint Louis Church and a former member of its League of Catholic Women. She enjoyed knitting, walking and baking.
Her funeral will be held Tuesday, December 31, from the Sitkowski & Malboeuf Funeral Home, 340 School Street, with a Mass at 11:00 AM in Saint Louis Church, 15 Lake Street. Burial will be in Saint Anthony’s Cemetery. A calling period will be held from 9:00 to 10:30 AM Tuesday, December 31, in the funeral home, prior to the Mass. Donations in her name may be made to Saint Louis Church, 15 Lake Street, Webster, MA 01570.