New Bedford – Michaelina “Helen” (Cebula) Zielinski, aged 91 years, died Friday, April 6, 2007 at New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home in New Bedford, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late John S. Zielinski. She is survived by a daughter J. Cynthia (Zielinski) Mello and her husband John of New Bedford, and a son James J. Zielinski of N. Dartmouth, a grandson Michael J. Mello and his wife Jacqueline and a great grandson Brendan all of Lakeville, MA and a sister Adella Blaszczak of Manchester, Conn. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Zielinski was born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Michael and Ana (Gunia) Cebula. She lived in this area all her life. She was the head bookkeeper at S.E. Supply Co until her retirement.
Mrs. Zielinski’s Funeral will be Tuesday, April 10, 2007 from the Perry Funeral Home, 111 Dartmouth St. at 9:30 A.M. with a Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish at St. James, on County St. at 11 A.M., Burial will follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery #2 . Visiting hours will be Tuesday Morning prior to mass.